Jun 26, 2019 | News, Retailing
The latest grocery market share figures, published by Kantar, shows supermarket sales grew by 1.4% year on year during the 12 weeks to 16th June 2019. This marks a new milestone for the sector, which is celebrating a three-year trajectory of continuous growth dating...
Jun 25, 2019 | News, Retailing
Christine Tacon has announced this will be her final year as Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) as she sets out an approach to drive effective top-to-bottom compliance risk management by the retailers she regulates. Tacon is to step down from her role at the end of her...
Jun 7, 2019 | Food Packing, Food Waste, News, Retailing
Sainsbury’s has committed to cutting a further 1,284 tonnes of plastic this year which includes removing 489 tonnes’ worth of plastic bags that are currently used for loose fruit, vegetables and bakery items. The retailer will be removing plastic bags for these items...
Apr 25, 2019 | News, Retailing
The proposed merger between Sainsbury’s and Asda has been blocked outright by the Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA). The CMA’s judgement concludes the deal would be bad news for consumers. Stuart McIntosh, chair of the inquiry group, said: “It’s our...
Mar 20, 2019 | News, Retailing
J Sainsbury plc and Asda Group Limited has submitted its responses to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) Provisional Findings and Notice of Proposed Remedies document, stating it ‘strongly disagrees’ with the findings. Sainsbury’s and Asda say that both...
