Grocery News
Read the latest grocery industry and retail news affecting supermarkets across the UK. We offer insight into the latest market trends affecting supermarket shoppers and suppliers, examine the latest grocery profits and losses and offer uptodate analysis on store initiatives openings and more.
Asda adds 87 new ready meals, including Pizzagne
Co-op Group and Southern Co-op merger cleared by CMA, with 17 sites to be sold
The Co-operative Group and Southern Co-op have received approval from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to merge, allowing the two societies to begin bringing their…
Lidl’s Deluxe range tops £1bn in sales for first time as shoppers trade up
Lidl’s premium own-label range, Deluxe, has exceeded £1 billion in annual sales for the first time, as more shoppers choose to trade up. The range delivered…
Lidl launches ‘Lidl Christmas Everybody’ Slade parody starring Shaun Williamson
Lidl has launched a new social-first Christmas campaign in the run-up to its festive advertising. Entitled ‘Lidl Christmas Everybody’, the campaign is a parody music video…
Waitrose to open in Bristol Airport from summer 2027
Waitrose is to open at Bristol Airport through its extended wholesale partnership with Lagardère Travel Retail, which will enable it to trade within three Relay stores…
Asda appoints David Potts as CEO to lead next stage of transformation
Asda has appointed David Potts, the former Morrisons chief executive, as its new group chief executive, with immediate effect. As a result, Allan Leighton has stepped…
M&S to open five UAE foodhalls, including its largest outside UK
M&S is expanding its food business in the UAE, with five new large format foodhalls set to open over the next 12 months. The new destination…
Tesco to sell Czech and Slovak businesses to Ahold Delhaize for £1.5bn
Tesco is to sell its Czech Republic and Slovakia businesses to Ahold Delhaize in a deal worth €1.7 billion (£1.5 billion) , as it looks to…
Aldi to invest £17.5m in solar panels at 230 more UK stores
Aldi is to invest a further £17.5 million in solar panels at 230 more UK stores between 2027 and 2031, as the supermarket looks to generate…
Tesco food MD Gordon Gafa to step down after 15 years
Tesco’s managing director of food, Gordon Gafa, is to leave the supermarket after 15 years. He will step down from his role at the end of…
