Jul 11, 2018 | News, Retailing
Sainsbury’s has appointed Martin Scicluna as its new non-executive chairman after beginning a search for the position in April. Scicluna is chairman of RSA Insurance plc and chairman of Great Portland Estates plc – he is said to be stepping down as chairman and...
Jul 10, 2018 | News, Retailing
Charles Wilson has announced he will be stepping down as CEO for Tesco UK & ROI as well as from the PLC Board after being diagnosed with throat cancer in April. Wilson will remain on the Tesco Executive Committee, and will focus on leading the Booker business,...
Jul 9, 2018 | Frozen Foods, News, Retailing
Greenyard Frozen UK Ltd has decided to recall a number of its frozen vegetable products from multiple major supermarkets after recent fears of them containing Listeria monocytogenes. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has reported that people using any form of frozen...
Jul 6, 2018 | News, Retailing
England’s success in reaching the World Cup quarter finals could see grocery sales rise over the weekend (Friday 6th and Saturday 7th July). Kantar WorldPanel has predicted a £860 million rise in grocery sales which is a 5% uplift on usual figures. Based on last...
Jul 5, 2018 | News, Retailing
Sainsbury’s has released its first quarter trading statement for the 16 weeks to 30th June, which shows a rise of 0.5% in comparison to 3% in the same period a year ago. Results also show like-for-like sales rising at 0.2% in comparison to last year’s 2.3%....
Jul 5, 2018 | Food Packing, News, Retailing
With the recent carbon dioxide (CO2) shortage meaning Warburtons had to suspend the production of crumpets, the company has now announced it is bringing crumpets back to the shelves. It was recently announced that British baking firm Warburtons had to suspend...
