Waitrose welcomes Barry Dick to beer, wine and spirits team
January 21, 2022 7:18 amWaitrose has appointed Barry Dick as beer, wine and spirit bulk sourcing manager. Due to join the supermarket at the end of January, he will manage... View Article
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Lidl to open 900th UK store
January 19, 2022 8:17 amLidl will launch its 900th store in the UK tomorrow as it remains on track to open 1,100 stores by 2025. Situated on Edge Lane near... View Article
Aldi gives UK suppliers a £1.6 billion boost
January 17, 2022 7:40 amAldi has revealed that it has invested an extra £1.6 billion with British suppliers since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. This includes £125 million more... View Article
Tesco posts strong Christmas sales
January 13, 2022 8:33 amTesco increased like-for-like sales by 2.7% year-on-year at its core UK and Ireland supermarket business in the peak Christmas trading period despite the impact of supply... View Article
Lidl benefits from record footfall in run-up to Christmas
January 11, 2022 8:32 amLidl GB saw its sales edge up 2.6% year-on-year in the run-up to Christmas and by 21% on the same period two years ago. The discounter... View Article
Sainsbury’s to increase store staff pay to at least £10 an hour
January 10, 2022 7:13 amSainsbury’s is increasing its basic hourly rate of pay for all Sainsbury’s and Argos staff from £9.50 to £10 an hour. In addition, staff in inner... View Article
Grocery sales reached £11.7 billion in December
January 5, 2022 10:19 amShoppers spent £11.7 billion on groceries in the month of December as they made the most of Christmas festivities. Figures from Kantar also reveal that this... View Article
Sainsbury’s to match millions in donations in a bid to help families in need this Christmas
December 1, 2021 10:40 amSainsbury’s has launched this year’s ‘Help Brighten a Million Christmases’ initiative where every donation is matched by the supermarket up to the value of £1.5 million.... View Article
Asda sales edge down 0.7% in third quarter
November 30, 2021 9:31 amAsda has seen its third quarter like-for-like sales edge down 0.7% year-on-year, although sales remained resilient on a two-year basis with growth of 2%. In its... View Article
