Supermarket sales on the rise, Kantar reveals

Supermarket sales on the rise, Kantar reveals

Nov 15, 2017 | News

Kantar Worldpanel’s latest grocery market share figures for the 12 weeks to 5th November show that supermarket sales have increased in value by 3.2% year on year in the run up to Christmas. Fraser Mckevitt, head of retail and consumer insight at Kantar Worldpanel,...
Tesco takeover of Booker given provisional green light

Tesco takeover of Booker given provisional green light

Nov 14, 2017 | News, Retailing

The UK’s competition regulator has provisionally cleared Tesco’s £3.7bn takeover of Booker. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has stated that the deal could in fact increase competition in the wholesale market and mean reduced prices for consumers. CMA added...
Supermarkets enjoy 17 months of consecutive growth

Supermarkets enjoy 17 months of consecutive growth

Oct 17, 2017 | News, Retailing

Supermarket sales have increased by 3.1% in value, compared with last year, according to the latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel for the 12 weeks to 8th October. The figure marks the 17th period of uplift in a row for Britain’s grocers, despite...
Dave Lewis announced as key speaker for City Food Lecture 2018

Dave Lewis announced as key speaker for City Food Lecture 2018

Oct 5, 2017 | News

Dave Lewis, group CEO of Tesco, will present the City Food Lecture 2018, the organisers have announced. The lecture will be held at London’s Guildhall on 28th February 2018 and is considered by many to be a key event in the food industry’s calendar. The event aims to...