Oct 7, 2020 | News, Retailing
Tesco has seen its pre-tax profits for the first half of the year increase by more than a quarter, thanks to consumers buying more food during the Covid-19 pandemic and online orders doubling. Profits for the supermarket grew to £551 million in the 26-week period to...
Sep 24, 2020 | News, Retailing
The UK has been named “exemplar” in its efforts to reduce food waste, with the annual progress report published by WRAP and IGD now receiving the support of more than 210 businesses across the food industry. The UK’s Food Waste Reduction Roadmap and its strategy of...
Sep 15, 2020 | Coronavirus, News, Retailing
Shoppers spent £155 million less in supermarkets in August as the ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ scheme launched and people returned to pre-Covid routines, according to the latest grocery market share figures from Kantar. The latest figures show take-home grocery sales rose by...
Sep 1, 2020 | News, Retailing
Footballer Marcus Rashford is spearheading a taskforce with the food industry to help end child poverty in the UK. The Manchester United and England forward has enlisted the support of major retailers Tesco, Asda, Aldi, Waitrose, Co-op, Lidl, Iceland and Sainsbury’s...
Sep 1, 2020 | News, Retailing
Marks & Spencer’s entire food range is now available online following the launch of its partnership with Ocado Retail. The launch sees Marks & Spencer’s full range of 6,000 products available alongside Ocado’s own label goods and branded lines. This is...
Aug 26, 2020 | News, Retailing
Supermarket Tesco has announced that it will create 16,000 new permanent roles to support the growth of its online business. The new roles are in addition to the 4,000 permanent jobs already created since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The jobs will include...
