Shoppers continue turning to own label groceries as yearly food bill to leap by £682 November 8, 2022 Sales of own-brand groceries shot up last month while fewer consumers forked out for a Halloween pumpkin this year, as households seek to trim down costs. Shoppers are increasingly switching to cheaper alternatives of food essentials, as historically high levels of inflation amp up the pressure on Brits this winter, according to data from insights [...]
Tesco wins appeal against Lidl over logo trademark November 3, 2022 Tesco has won a court of appeal scrap with rivals Lidl, allowing it to argue the latter applied for a trademark claim “in bad faith”. In a judgment this week, Britain’s biggest supermarket has been “permitted to continue to argue at trial that a wordless version of Lidl’s logo was periodically filed and refiled by [...]
Tesco raises price of meal deal due to soaring cost of food October 21, 2022 Tesco has raised the price of its well-liked lunchtime meal deal for the first time in a decade as the cost of food soars. The supermarket giant said its meal deal “continues to represent excellent value” but soaring food prices has forced it to up the cost. Inflation is currently at 10.1 per cent while [...]
Tesco pledges £1m for food banks and charities ahead of most difficult winter October 21, 2022 Tesco has put up £1m in support for food banks and charities following a desperate appeal about impending winter shortages. The supermarket giant responded to a plea from the Trussell Trust, who warned they are facing their most difficult winter to date. With the cost of living crisis eating into millions of people’s finances and [...]
Energy bill fears: Tesco sales of air fryers triple and electric blankets up 500 per cent October 12, 2022 Brits have flocked to buy air fryers and electric blankets in a bid to cut their energy use ahead of the winter. Supermarket giant Tesco reported the countertop frying appliance which deep-fries food without oil experienced a tripling in sales over the past year. Sales rocketed 200 per cent year on year as customers look [...]
Every little helps: Tesco reboots ‘kids eat for free’ scheme amid cost of living pressures October 7, 2022 Tesco has announced it will be bringing back its Kids Eat Free scheme during the October half-term, as the cost of living crunch continues to batter Brits. The offer means parents can spend as little as 60p to claim one free child’s meal worth up to £3.25 when showing their Clubcard at checkout. To cover [...]
Tesco: Shoppers ‘watching every penny to make ends meet’ October 5, 2022 Tesco has warned of “tough times” as Brits are “watching every penny to make ends meet” this winter. The grocery giant reported a slimmer profit for the first half, after customer behaviour has normalised after lockdown and the supermarket has invested in keeping its prices competitive for shoppers. The country’s largest supermarket posted a £413m [...]
Revealed: These are Britain’s most popular companies to work for September 21, 2022 New research has revealed the top companies Brits want to work for the most. The data shared with City A.M. analysed the top searches for jobs and careers on Google, to see which private sector companies Brits are keenest to work for currently. Tesco came out as the most popular company, with the multinational supermarket seeing [...]
Discounters Aldi and Lidl keep taking market share as Brits now pay £571 more for groceries September 13, 2022 Discounter Aldi has become Britain’s fourth largest supermarket for the first time while Lidl’s market share is also in the lift, according to new data out this morning. The findings come as Brits are now paying a record £571 more on average for their groceries than last year Grocery price inflation hit 12.4 per cent [...]
Lidl joins Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Primark to shut shops for Queen’s funeral September 12, 2022 Top supermarkets and retailers including Lidl, Waitrose and Sainsbury’s are set to shut their UK stores on the day of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral. Major retailers B&Q and Primark will also close shops for the bank holiday to mark the Queen’s state-funeral next Monday. Some supermarkets are also working on plans to cut some of [...]