Tesco distribution centre staff to take strike action
May 3, 2018 8:45 amStaff at Tesco’s distribution centre in Dagenham are to stage a 24-hour strike over pay. With the strike due to start on Thursday 17 May, the... View Article
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Ocado signs new partnership with Sweden’s ICA
May 2, 2018 8:09 amOcado is embarking on a new partnership in which it will supply its online shopping and delivery technology to Swedish retailer ICA. With around 1,300 stores... View Article
Sainsbury’s and Asda lag behind big four rivals for sales growth
May 1, 2018 9:27 amNew figures on the grocery market for the 12 weeks to 22 April show that Sainsbury’s and Asda had respective market shares of 15.9% and 15.5%... View Article
Merchant Gourmet teams up with Waitrose on pop-up Grain & Graze counter
May 1, 2018 8:27 amMerchant Gourmet, the pulses, grains and seeds brand, has teamed up with Waitrose to launch a pop-up Grain & Graze counter in Waitrose’s Salisbury store. For... View Article
Sainsbury’s and Asda agree potential merger deal
April 30, 2018 8:38 amSainsbury’s has announced that it has agreed terms with Walmart for its proposed merger with the Asda supermarket chain. In a statement, Sainsbury’s said the combined... View Article
Sainsbury’s posts uplift in underlying profit
April 30, 2018 8:38 amSainsbury’s has increased its full year pre-tax underlying profit by 1.4% to £589 million. In the year to 10 March, total sales rose by 9% to... View Article
Co-op launches new mobile website to enable staff to manage shifts digitally
April 26, 2018 8:23 amThe Co-op has launched a new mobile website to enable food store staff to manage their shifts digitally. Following a successful trial involving hundreds of colleagues,... View Article
CMA gives green light for Co-op’s takeover of Nisa
April 24, 2018 7:41 amThe Competition and Markets Authority has approved the Co-op’s proposed acquisition of member owned retailing and wholesaling group Nisa Retail. The Co-op has offered to buy... View Article
Sainsbury’s trials delivery by electric cargo bike
April 20, 2018 8:16 amSainsbury’s is piloting a grocery delivery service by electric cargo bike. The trial will see a fleet of five zero emission bikes delivering up to 100... View Article
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