Food inflation steady but labour costs push up input prices
According to the British Retail Consortium, food inflation remained unchanged on the year as prices were driven up by non-food inflation.
Co-op estimates £206m loss from cyber attacks
Co-op has released its results for the six months ended 5th July 2025, with its net debt reduced to £43 million, down from nearly £1 billion in 2021.
Morrisons sales reach £4bn
UK supermarket Morrisons has updated investors on its Q3 trading for the 13 weeks ended 27th July 2025, finding that total sales had increased by 3.5%.
Worldpanel finds 51.2% of sales are own label lines
The latest figures from Worldpanel by Numerator have shown that take-home sales at the grocers grew by 4.8% over the four weeks to 7th September compared to last year.
Aldi to invest £1.6bn in new stores
Discounter Aldi has committed £1.6 billion to accelerate its store expansion plan over the next two years as it plans to open 21 new stores in the coming 13 weeks.
Waitrose H1 sales surpass £4bn while profits fall
The John Lewis Partnership, which owns Waitrose, has reported its interim results for the 26 weeks ended 26th July, finding that the retailer’s sales increased to £4.1 billion.