Latest News: food retail
June 7, 2021 8:10 am
Published by Angela Beevers
Sainsbury’s has now launched its new Neighbourhood Hub offering in a total of seven stores. Developed as a food-led extension of the supermarket’s convenience format, the... View Article
June 2, 2021 7:41 am
Published by Angela Beevers
Waitrose is expanding the range of products it offers as part of its ‘Unpacked’ refillable concept in response to growing customer demand. The 13 new lines... View Article
November 23, 2020 1:08 pm
Published by Angela Beevers
Morrisons has given its Edgbaston store a makeover to make it part-supermarket and part-fresh food takeaway. In the new ‘Market Kitchen’ section of the store, meals... View Article
November 23, 2020 8:06 am
Published by Angela Beevers
Cake Box, the specialist retailer of fresh cream cakes, has said it has made a sustained recovery since the height of the coronavirus pandemic when its... View Article
November 19, 2020 7:14 am
Published by Angela Beevers
M&S Food is launching a new specialist team that will tasked with driving disruptive innovation. Due to launch in January, the Innovation Hub will support M&S... View Article
October 9, 2020 9:12 am
Published by Angela Beevers
Central England Co-op grew its sales by 6.4% to £486.4 million in the six months to 8 August. The company said the performance was largely a... View Article
September 18, 2020 7:48 am
Published by Angela Beevers
Central England Co-op has begun a trial of body cameras to help keep store staff and security guards safe from acts of violence in-store. The trial... View Article
September 17, 2020 7:55 am
Published by Angela Beevers
Co-op has reported that its food retail business increased its sales by 5.2% to £3.9 billion in the first half of its financial year. The uplift came... View Article
September 14, 2020 7:59 am
Published by Angela Beevers
Waitrose has opened a new convenience shop in Dubai as part of its ongoing partnership with Fine Fare Food Market. The store is the retailer’s sixth in Dubai... View Article