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Waitrose Owner John Lewis Partnership Returns To Annual Profit

The John Lewis Partnership, which owns the Waitrose supermarket chain, reported a return to annual profit that reflected improved trading in its food busin...

As Tesco And Sainsbury's Seize The Moment, Others Face Uphill Task

As British shoppers try to stretch their spending further each week, supermarket leaders Tesco and Sainsbury's are using their superior financial firepower...

Gen Z Consumers 'Behave Like Boomers' When Grocery Shopping: Study

Some 59% of Generation Z consumers prefer to shop for groceries in-store rather than online, the same percentage as those in the Baby Boomer generation, a...

UK Spring Budget – The Retail And Food & Beverage Industry Response

Here's how retail, food and beverage industry associations reacted to UK finance minister Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget statement.

John Lewis And Co-op Latest UK Retailers To Raise Staff Pay

The John Lewis Partnership and the Co-op became the latest British retailers to increase staff pay as they react to a rise in the government-mand...

UK Supermarkets' Sales Growth Slows In February, NIQ Says

Sales growth at British supermarkets slowed to 5.3% in February, from 6.6% in January, reflecting a fall in food inflation, industry data showed.

Britain's Greggs Anticipates Further Growth In 2024

British food-to-go retailer Greggs said it expected another year of growth in 2024 after it posted a 13% rise in profit last year.

UK's M&S Wins Court Challenge Over Blocked Marble Arch Store Plan

The British government's decision to block retailer Marks & Spencer from rebuilding its flagship store in Marble Arch in central London was unlawful, t...