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...
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 7, 2020 | Coronavirus, News, Retailing
Online retailer Ocado saw its sales over the last two months increase by 40% as more consumers shopped from home during the coronavirus pandemic. In its latest AGM trading statement, the online grocer said it had increased its capacity at its South East London...
Mar 10, 2020 | News, Retailing
The Government has relaxed restrictions surrounding supermarket home deliveries as more and more consumers look to stockpile on essentials following a growing number of coronavirus cases in the UK. Defra secretary, George Eustice, has said that by allowing night-time...