Jul 16, 2020 | News, Retailing
Dairy company Arla Foods is joining Sainsbury’s in a new voluntary scheme that will see its farmer owners receive a guaranteed price and home for their calves at conception when producing Aberdeen Angus beef for the retailer’s Taste the Difference range. The...
Jul 9, 2020 | News, Retailing
Asda has partnered with delivery service Uber Eats which aims to offer customers home delivery in as little as 30 minutes. The trial, which launched in stores in Leeds, Pudsey and Birmingham, Barnes Hill, gives customers a choice of over 300 Asda own-brand products...
Jun 26, 2020 | Coronavirus, News, Retailing
Supermarket Tesco’s sales rose by 9.2% in the first quarter of 2020 as shoppers bought more food during fewer trips throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Group like for like sales for the retailer grew 8.2% to £13.4bn, with the amount being bought also up by 64%,...
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...
