The power of summer: Primark sales inch above pre-pandemic levels June 20, 2022 The owner of Primark has put recovering sales down to the power of summer, tourism and the march back to the office. Associate British Foods (ABF), which owns sugar ad agriculture businesses alongside the budget retailer, said sales over the past six months were four per cent higher than pre-pandemic levels, though they remain around [...]
Pret A Manger to close 30 stores after lockdown, putting 1,000 jobs at risk July 6, 2020 At least 1,000 jobs are understood to be at risk at Pret A Manger as it prepares to close 30 of its shops following a brutal lockdown. Pret has said it has suffered “significant operating losses” during the UK-wide shutdown of non-essential shops since late March. And while it has reopened 339 of its 410 [...]
Exit without paying at any till: Aldi trialling first checkout-free supermarket September 20, 2021 Aldi is trialling its first checkout-free store to allow customers to shop at the supermarket and exit without the need to pay at a till. The discount supermarket chain said the store is in London but declined to give further details of the location of the trial site. It said shoppers will scan a smartphone [...]
McDonald’s maps out post-Covid expansion in UK and Ireland June 20, 2021 McDonald’s has announced a major post-Covid expansion in the UK and Ireland, with the fast food chain set to open 50 new restaurants and create 20,000 new jobs. The fast food giant is also planning to introduce “Grab & Go options in areas with a high worker population and improved click and collect facilities”. There [...]
Aldi extends Deliveroo service across London November 20, 2020 Aldi has extended its trial with Deliveroo to 130 stores across the UK, including 16 London branches. The budget supermarket announced this morning that Londoners will be able to order groceries through the Deliveroo app, to be received in as little as 20 minutes. Orders within 6km of participating stores, which include Tooting, Camden and [...]
Aldi launches click and collect service in London ahead of Christmas December 16, 2020 Aldi has launched a click and collect service in London for the first time as its ramps up its online shopping capacity to cater to a surge in demand. The budget supermarket said it will extend its click and collect service to four stores in outer London boroughs, where customers will be able to order [...]
Shakespeare: Aldi’s click service sees them set to collect January 6, 2021 Discount supermarket chain Aldi announced in December that it would be expanding its click and collect grocery service to more than 200 stores across the UK in the run-up to Christmas. The service was already in high demand across the country after beginning the first trial in the Midlands in September, and was brought in [...]
Marks & Spencer ramps up online capacity ahead of ‘most digital Christmas yet’ October 26, 2020 Marks & Spencer is ramping up its online delivery capacity in the run up to what it said will be “the most digital Christmas yet”. M&S, which said festive-related searches are up 80 per cent on last year, will add more than 500 Christmas temporary employees. The new seasonal workers will be employed in addition [...]
Aldi to create 4,000 jobs in £1.3bn UK investment as profits soar September 28, 2020 Aldi’s has announced plans to invest £1.3bn in the UK over the next two years as it reported a 49 per cent increase in profit for 2019. The German discount supermarket said it would open 100 new stores in the UK in 2020 and 2021, sticking to its target of 1,200 stores by 2025. Aldi, [...]
Nando’s reopens 94 UK restaurants for takeaway and delivery May 26, 2020 Nando’s has reopened 54 restaurants across the country, with a further 40 sites ready to reopen for delivery and click and collect tomorrow. The Peri-Peri chicken chain said it had successfully completed trials at a number of restaurants and was ready to expand its takeaway service across the UK. Nando’s will offer a reduced menu [...]