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Waitrose to ramp up convenience store expansion with 100 new sites August 21, 2024 The premium grocer Waitrose will expand its store portfolio by around a third over the next three years in one of its “biggest periods of expansion” as it ramps up investment into ‘Little Waitrose’ convenience shops. The Berkshire-headquartered company will invest over £1bn in a project to open 100 new stores and revamp a further [...]
Asda continues to lose market share while grocery inflation rises for first time since March 2023 August 13, 2024 Asda and the Co-op have continued to lose market share while a rise in grocery inflation has led to overall sales increasing significantly for Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Lidl. Take-home sales at the grocers rose by 3.8 per cent in the four weeks to August 4, 2024, compared with the same period a year ago, according [...]
John Lewis gets approval to build hundreds of homes in London July 26, 2024 Bromley council has greenlit a scheme to build more than 350 rental homes in partnership with John Lewis on a brownfield site in the area.
Waitrose wine favourite puts vineyard up for sale July 12, 2024 A British rosé producer which supplies Waitrose has been put up its business and 33-are vineyard up for sale.
Supermarkets hope for Euro 2024 boost as Asda and Co-op lose ground June 18, 2024 Asda and the Co-op are the only major supermarket brands in the UK to have lost market share over recent weeks, according to new figures.
Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Aldi: Who owns Britain’s biggest supermarkets after Asda takeover? June 12, 2024 British supermarkets like Tesco, Asda, Sainsburys, and Waitrose might be household names, but who is pulling their strings?
Waitrose expands into meal-kit delivery with Dishpatch takeover June 7, 2024 Waitrose has expanded into the meal-kit delivery market with the takeover of Dishpatch, a UK-based company which works with chefs including Angela Hartnett, Michel Roux Jr and Rick Stein.
Marks and Spencer: Five charts revealing the remarkable turnaround of a British icon May 25, 2024 Wracked by poor sales figures, rickety online infrastructure and a general identity crisis M&S, the once darling of the British high street has pulled off a remarkable turnaround.
Waitrose slashes prices in bid to win over middle class shoppers from Marks and Spencer April 3, 2024 Waitrose is cutting prices for the fifth time in over a year as it battles Marks and Spencer as the favoured grocery spot of middle class shoppers.
‘We were wrong’: Coffee brand pulls out of Tesco after learning ‘simple truth’ February 20, 2024 The boss of an independent coffee brand has opened up about the decision to pull its products from the shelves of Tesco.