May 22, 2018 | News, Retailing
Cranswick plc results for the year ended 31st March 2018 have been announced. It is said to be a year of record capital investment for Cranswick, with capital expenditure of £59 million to add capacity, extend capability and drive efficiencies. Key features also...
May 21, 2018 | News, Retailing
Iceland has became the first UK supermarket to install a reverse vending machine in store in support of the Government’s intention to introduce a Deposit Return Scheme in England. Iceland continues to reduce the impact of plastic packaging on the environment, and will...
May 21, 2018 | Brexit, News, Retailing
Overseas-owned companies are making up a substantial share of the UK food sector, accounting for nearly half (47%) of the turnover of the UK’s leading food companies. Research by the commercial law firm EMW shows this is a rise from 44% last year. Overseas owned...
May 18, 2018 | News, Retailing
A partnership agreement between Ocado Group plc and The Kroger Co. has been announced. Ocado has signed a partnership agreement with Kroger under which Ocado’s technology will be used in the US exclusively by Kroger for grocery and other food distribution...
May 16, 2018 | News, Retailing
Trade unions GMB and Unite say Unilever has some serious questions to answer about whether information was withheld from staff regarding the closure of its Colman’s mustard facility in Norwich. Following this announcement, which was made in January 2018, the...
May 16, 2018 | News, Retailing
New research from retail consultancy firm Newton indicates that when it comes to choosing a supermarket, price is not a priority for consumers. It’s reported that supermarkets believe ‘price is the priority’, however Newton’s research shows that only 27% of consumers...
