Aug 29, 2019 | News, Retailing
Aldi is set to become the first UK supermarket to scrap plastic packaging on multipacks of tinned tuna. From mid-September, the supermarket will sell four-packs of Tuna Chunks in Brine with a cardboard sleeve, instead of plastic, in over 270 stores across the...
Aug 28, 2019 | News, Red Meat Processing, Retailing
Tulip Ltd has been sold by Denmark’s Danish Crown to The Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation. The transaction, unanimously approved by Pilgrim’s Board of Directors and funded with cash on hand, valued Tulip Limited at £290 million. The deal will include Tulip’s 12...
Aug 28, 2019 | Brexit, News, Retailing
The announcement that discounter Lidl is expecting UK suppliers to meet the cost of any EU tariffs on products moving from the UK into Ireland as a consequence of a no-deal Brexit should act as a warning for FMCG suppliers to prepare for a new round of cost price...
Aug 28, 2019 | News, Retailing
Aldi is launching a nationwide campaign to give 20 primary schools across the UK the chance to win £20,000 each to be spent on new sports equipment The Kit for Schools initiative launches on 6th September and is part of Aldi’s long-standing partnership with Team GB....
Aug 23, 2019 | News, Retailing
Morrisons is to close four of its supermarkets with the potential loss of 400 jobs. The stores in question are in Swindon town centre, Ince, Crawley and Shirley in the West Midlands. A spokesperson for Morrisons said: “We will now be going through a consultation...
Aug 20, 2019 | News, Retailing
The latest grocery market share figures, published from Kantar, show year-on-year supermarket sales were flat during the 12 weeks to 11th August 2019 as the tough comparisons with 2018’s strong summer continue. Fraser McKevitt, head of retail and consumer insight at...
