Food & Drink
Morrisons to close four stores
Asda like-for-like sales edge up 0.5% in second quarter
Walmart has announced that Asda increased its like-for-like sales by 0.5% in its second quarter. In the three months to 30 June, total sales rose by... View Article
Waitrose stocks pullet eggs in UK supermarket first
Waitrose & Partners has become the first supermarket in the UK to stock pullet eggs. Produced by hens that are around 18 weeks old, the smaller... View Article
Co-op to open first north east franchise store at Newcastle University
The Co-op will be opening its first franchise store in the North East through a partnership with Newcastle University Student Union. The existing students’ union store... View Article
Waitrose launches range of non-alcoholic aperitifs
Waitrose & Partners has launched a range of non-alcoholic aperitifs to meet customer demand for low and no alcohol drinks. The range of three apertifs has been... View Article
Lidl introduces reusable fruit and veg bags nationwide
Lidl has introduced new reusable fruit and vegetable bags across all of its UK stores. Called the ‘Green Bags’, they are priced at 69p for two. Georgina Hall,... View Article
Tesco to cut 4,500 jobs at its Metro stores
Tesco has announced plans to cut around 4,500 jobs at its Tesco Metro stores as it looks to “serve shoppers better” in what it describes as... View Article
Ocado completes arrangements for online grocery delivery tie-up with M&S
Ocado has completed the sale of 50% of its UK retail business to Marks & Spencer as it embarks on a joint venture with the high... View Article
Waitrose extends its Unpacked trial
The Waitrose supermarket chain is expanding its ‘Unpacked’ trial where customers can fill their own containers with products. Waitrose originally planned to run the trial at... View Article
Greggs’ success driven by popularity of vegan sausage rolls
Greggs has reported an uplift in sales and profit in the first half of the year as the company benefits from the popularity of its vegan... View Article
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