Latest News: supermarkets
July 6, 2020 7:44 am
Published by Angela Beevers
The Morrisons supermarket chain has appointed Jeremy Townsend as a non-executive director with immediate effect. Currently chief financial officer of Rentokil, Townsend was previously group finance director... View Article
June 26, 2020 9:12 am
Published by Angela Beevers
Tesco has increased its first quarter group sales by 8% to £13.4 billion and its like-for-like sales by 7.9% as customers bought more food during the Covid-19 pandemic.... View Article
May 13, 2020 2:03 pm
Published by Angela Beevers
The Morrisons supermarket chain has introduced ‘Speedy Shopping’ lanes both inside and outside its stores for customers doing smaller ‘basket’ shops. The new system aims to... View Article
May 12, 2020 2:06 pm
Published by Angela Beevers
Morrisons increased its like-for-like sales by 5.7% excluding fuel in the 14 weeks to 10 May although the supermarket said trading in the individual weeks of... View Article
April 8, 2020 9:58 am
Published by Angela Beevers
Tesco has said its operating costs could rise by between £650 million and £925 million in the current financial year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The... View Article
March 20, 2020 3:45 pm
Published by Angela Beevers
Aldi is to hire 9,000 new workers for roles in its stores and distribution centres as it looks to increase its workforce due to the coronavirus... View Article
March 19, 2020 7:35 am
Published by Angela Beevers
Sainsbury’s and Tesco are bringing in a number of new measures to help address issues arising from the coronavirus outbreak. Tesco is introducing a storewide restriction... View Article
March 17, 2020 5:29 pm
Published by Angela Beevers
Morrisons has introduced a range of measures to support its staff and customers during the coronavirus outbreak. The supermarket will be expanding its home delivery service ... View Article
February 28, 2020 4:01 pm
Published by Angela Beevers
Waitrose is rolling out its own online delivery service to a further 24 shops as it prepares for its split from Ocado. From 1 September, Ocado... View Article