Dec 12, 2017 | News, Retailing
Supermarket sales have increased in value by 3.1% year on year, due to Christmas being just around the corner and grocery inflation, which now stands at its highest level since 2013, at 3.6%. According to Kantar Worldpanel, the biggest four grocers (Tesco,...
Dec 11, 2017 | Dairy, News, Retailing
A quarter of Christmas shoppers plan to trade up to premium retailers or supermarket premium ranges for Christmas, with cheese being the produce most likely to be ‘upgraded’. According to research from YouGov conducted for digital and customer experience agency...
Nov 24, 2017 | News, Retailing
Food Management Today recently attended an exclusive event hosted by tech start-up Spoon Guru, which has recently announced the appointment of former Asda chief executive, Andy Clarke, as its chairman. Below, we offer a taste of what Clarke had to say… On the market...
Nov 17, 2017 | News, Retailing
Asda has seen its sales grow by 1.1% for the third quarter ending 30th September, as Walmart announced its financial earnings for the period. Net sales in the retailer were also up 3.6%, with the company seeing “improved results as customers responded to investments...
Nov 14, 2017 | News, Retailing
The UK’s competition regulator has provisionally cleared Tesco’s £3.7bn takeover of Booker. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has stated that the deal could in fact increase competition in the wholesale market and mean reduced prices for consumers. CMA added...
Nov 13, 2017 | News, Retailing
Nisa Retail has announced that its members have voted in favour of Co-op’s offer to buy 100% of the business for up to £137.5 million. A majority of 75.79% of Nisa’s members voted for the deal, as opposed to 24.1% who voted against. The offer requires clearance from...
