All Grocery articles – Page 89
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NewsTikTok enters grocery sector with fresh food offer
TikTok has launched a fresh food offer on its shopping platform
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NewsWaitrose removes best-before dates on 500 products to tackle food waste
Waitrose will remove the best-before dates on 500 fruit, salad and vegetable products in a bid to help customers reduce food waste.
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Opinion‘Beset by issues, does the Co-op face a blip or a full-blown crisis?’
C-store specialist the Co-op has spoken recently of the need to make its business more efficient and cost-effective in the short term in light of spiralling costs.
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NewsHotel Chocolat’s Japan venture reaches melting point
Hotel Chocolat’s Japanese joint venture has entered into “civil rehabilitation”.
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NewsM&S prepares for battle with heritage groups over Marble Arch redevelopment
A group of campaigners has launched crowd-funding to argue against M&S’ Marble Arch redevelopment plans.
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AnalysisDeep dive: How will the World Cup impact retail sales this Christmas?
Normally a summer event, due to the country’s hot weather the Qatar 2022 World Cup will take place from November 21 to December 18, closing a week before Christmas.
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DataData: Shop prices jump by highest ever rate as inflation spikes
Shop prices rose in July at the highest rate since records began in 2005.
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Opinion‘When Amazon and Walmart sneeze, all of retail could catch a cold’
Signs of pressure on two of the world’s leading retailers, US-based giants Amazon and Walmart, will send a shiver down the spines of businesses in the UK
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DataWalmart issues profit warning as costs soar and inflation bites
US retail giant Walmart has warned on profits for the second time this year, as soaring inflation curbed customer spending
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DataData: Two-thirds of customers limiting food spend as inflation surges
New data has found that two-thirds of customers are limiting their monthly food budgets as inflation sails to levels not seen in 40 years
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NewsAldi hikes staff pay for second time this year
Aldi has increased pay for shopfloor staff for the second time this year to re-claim its position as the UK’s highest paying supermarket chain.
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NewsThe Co-op to axe 400 head-office jobs
The Co-op has blamed the current “tough trading environment” as it unveiled plans to axe 400 roles at its Manchester head office
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NewsNon-food and online sales fall as cost-of-living crisis intensifies
Non-food and online retail sales have fallen in the month of June as the cost-of-living crisis continues for customers
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five things you need to know about booze specialist Naked Wines
Naked Wines has virtually doubled in size since selling Majestic just two and a half years ago, but its share price tumbled 40% last month after it warned sales and profits would take a hit this year amid “greater uncertainty” in the economy
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OpinionAsda customer chief: ‘Shoppers are ditching products at checkouts to stay within budget’
As the cost-of-living crisis begins to impact customers at the checkout, Asda chief customer officer Sam Dickson shines a light on the behaviours the grocer is seeing in its supermarkets and the measures it is taking to help families in need
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DataConsumer confidence stagnates at lowest ever levels
Consumer confidence remained low in July as shoppers feel the cost-of-living pinch
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NewsM&S buys logistics provider Gist for £145m to accelerate transformation
Marks & Spencer has purchased logistics provider Gist as it bids to take control of its end-to-end food supply chain
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NewsOcado losses widen as retail sales slide in ‘challenging’ market
Ocado has suffered widening half-year losses as sales made through its retail business slipped in what it called a “challenging” UK market.
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NewsMarks & Spencer finance boss Tonge quits to join Primark owner ABF
Marks & Spencer finance and strategy supremo Eoin Tonge is stepping down to join Associated British Foods (ABF), the parent company of fashion rival Primark.
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Opinion‘As Britain burns, it’s time for retailers to turn up the heat on the climate crisis’
Record-breaking temperatures and wildfires in suburbia this week must prove the catalyst for retailers to genuinely prioritise the planet over profit, writes Retail Week editor Luke Tugby