Jun 23, 2020 | News, Retailing
The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar show take-home sales from British supermarkets increased by 13.7% year on year in the 12 weeks to 14 June 2020, covering the full lockdown period. Shorter term, the latest four-week ending numbers suggest that...
Jun 17, 2020 | News, Retailing
Waitrose.com has processed more than 150,000 online orders in a week for the first time, more than double the amount of weekly orders it was fulfilling at the start of this year. Despite this milestone, Waitrose revealed that the demand for online delivery is...
Jun 9, 2020 | News, Retailing
While overall shopper confidence remains at one of the lowest levels on record, consumer trust in food has hit a seven-year high, according to the latest results from the IGD Shopper Confidence Index. The IGD Shopper Confidence Index in May 2020 remains low at -10...
Jun 4, 2020 | Coronavirus, News, Retailing
Morrisons’ new phone shopping service, aimed specifically at the old and vulnerable during the current pandemic, has received over 100,00 orders in its first two months of operation. Launched in April, the new telesales shopping platform was introduced in response to...
May 27, 2020 | Coronavirus, News, Retailing
British take-home grocery sales rose by 14.3% during the 12 weeks to the 17th May, the fastest rate since comparable records began in 1994, according to the latest figures released by Kantar. Fraser McKevitt, head of retail and consumer insight at Kantar, said: “The...
May 20, 2020 | News, Retailing
Announcing its full year results for the 52 weeks ended 28 March 2020, Marks and Spencer said the UK M&S Food business outperformed the market and saw strengthening sales performance as changes to range, value, and customer communication took effect. However, CEO...
