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Tesco Offers Free Food To Staff In Bid To Cut Down On Waste

Tesco has announced that it is introducing 'Colleague Shops' in all of its UK stores, which will allow staff members to take food that is approaching its e...

Co-Op Cuts Food Prices Following £50 Million Investment

UK retailer the Co-op has announced that it is investing £50 million to cut the prices of hundreds of everyday food products. The retailer says th...

Healthy Food Options To Boost Eating-Out Trend: IGD

Almost one third (31%) of consumers would eat out more often if healthy options were readily available, according to new research by UK-based grocery resea...

Discounters Can Defy Amazon By Saying No To Tech: Gadfly

Think you have to be online to succeed in UK retail these days? Think again. Some of the winners over the crucial holiday period don't even sell via the...

Investors Wary Of 'Value Trap' UK Retailers As Brexit Looms

Investors seeking to snap up bargains among slumping UK retail stocks had better beware that some discounts may be too good to be true. Simon Murphy, a...

Tesco, Sainsbury's Cut Thousands Of Jobs As UK Retail Costs Rise

Tesco and Sainsbury’s, the UK’s biggest grocers, are cutting thousands of jobs as intense competition and wage increases heap more pressure on...

Aldi, Lidl Named Top UK Brands By YouGov

Discount retailers Aldi and Lidl have topped the YouGov BrandIndex list of the top 10 UK brands for the fourth year in a row. The BrandIndex list measur...

Dixons Carphone CEO To Take Top Job At Boots Pharmacy

Walgreens Boots Alliance has announced the appointment of Sebastian James and president and managing director of the Boots pharmacy chain. James, who is...