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...
Apr 16, 2020 | Coronavirus, News, Retailing
GMB, the union for food producers, has called for Government to convene an urgent meeting with the big six retailers and the Food and Drink Federation after a major Tesco, Sainsbury and Marks and Spencer supplier admitted social distancing was impossible in its...
Feb 27, 2020 | News, Retailing
Walmart says it is considering selling its majority stake in Asda following ‘inbound interest’ from a ‘number of interested parties’. The news comes after UK regulators rebuffed Walmart’s proposals to merge Asda with Sainsbury’s last April, a move which would have...
