Nov 27, 2020 | News, Retailing
Organisers of the City Food Lecture have announced that the 2021 lecture will be given by Mel Smith, chief executive of Ocado Retail. Formed in August 2019, Ocado Retail is a 50-50 joint venture between M&S and Ocado Group which serves 350,000 households every...
Oct 13, 2020 | News, Retailing
Grocery sales rose by 10.6% over the latest four weeks as restrictions on eating out pushed consumers back into their homes, according to the latest market share figures from Kantar. The data also revealed that take-home grocery sales have risen by 9.4% in the 12...
Oct 9, 2020 | News, Retailing
Canadian fast-food chain Tim Horton’s has revealed plans to create 2,000 jobs as it continues its expansion across the UK. Having opened its first outlet in the UK in 2017, the company said it hopes to open a store in “every major city and town” over the next...
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...
