Grocery

Shop prices have fallen into deflation for the first time in three years

Waitrose plans to open 100 new c-stores as part of £1bn investment drive

Tesco has named former Costa and John Lewis exec as customer and digital director

Co-op has set up a scheme to create over 600 apprenticeships in the early years sector

Aldi to overtake Asda as UK’s third-largest supermarket in the next five years

Retail sales have risen driven by discounts and a summer of sport

WHSmith unveils its new Smith’s Kitchen format to take a bite out of the food-to-go market

Asda denies union claims that workers could strike at Skelton store

Shoppers turn to promotions as grocery prices rise for the first time in over a year

Sainsbury’s boss urges government to slash business rates to save stores and jobs

Asda chair says he is ‘embarrassed’ by performance as he urges co-owner to step back

Asda owner has blamed the ‘challenging retail environment’ as revenues and like-for-likes slump

Deliveroo has praised ‘strong growth’ in grocery after striking new retail partnerships

Morrisons has extended its surplus food partnership to convenience stores

Morrisons is going to make major improvements to its loyalty card

Retail sales have ‘returned to growth’ as shoppers spend more on food

Tesco has more than doubled the size of its marketplace in under two months

Asda owners to invest £30m into supermarket chain to arrest sales slump

Greggs has posted a rise in sales and profit as it continues to invest in growth

Ocado is extending its debt maturities by raising millions of pounds in bonds

Uncertain outlook despite shop price inflation stabilising

Iceland has posted record profits as shoppers devoured its £1 range

Waitrose has unveiled a new format as it wades into grocery c-store arms race

Price, value and competition: The factors determining this year’s back-to-school winners and losers

Marks & Spencer unveils its new-look, small-format food store in London

‘Lord Rose’s intervention shows that Mohsin Issa has become an albatross around Asda’s neck’

Holey crusade: Krispy Kreme boss Jamie Dunning on his mission to freshen up the brand

Sainsbury’s removes friction with new checkout technology

Asda’s three new priorities to turnaround tumbling sales and evaporating market share

Working from home: How many days do the UK’s biggest retailers allow?

Q&A: Candy Kittens co-founder on retail tie-ups, its new head office and the secret to sweet success

Space race: Who is set to move in on Carpetright’s vacant stores?

Q&A: Greggs boss Roisin Currie on price rises, new stores and taking on McDonald’s

Carrefour trials palm payments in store

How loyal will customers be to Pret a Manger without their free drinks and cheap food?

From opportunistic deals to brighter prospects – the forces shaping investment in retailers

‘The UK is famous for online grocery but where else could retail find talent to export?’

Q&A: Ocado boss Tim Steiner on M&S, Getir’s UK retreat and listing in New York

Co-op commits to closing socioeconomic pay gap

What to look out for in Ocado’s interim results amid its dispute with M&S

Unwrapping festive sales growth: 2024’s Christmas bestsellers revealed

Promotional research for Lloyds Bank and Snapchat, By Ben Sillitoe

Sainsbury’s leverages AI to improve animal welfare

The Christmas Forecast 2024

Promotional research for Lloyds Bank, Marigold and Snapchat

Forecast data: Food, beauty and homewares retailers most likely to win this Christmas

Promotional research for Lloyds Bank, Marigold and Snapchat, By Rebecca Taylor

Discover the top trends on grocery shoppers’ lists

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Why reducing food waste is an untapped silver bullet

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