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Sainsbury’s Rebrands Value Brands As 'Stamford Street'

Sainsbury’s has announced it has moved all its entry price point private-label products to a new brand, Stamford Street.

Lidl GB Raises Staff Pay For Third Time In A Year

The British arm of German discount supermarket Lidl has raised pay for store and warehouse staff for the third time in 12 months, it said on Wednesday.

UK Finance Minister To Meet Food Manufacturers To Discuss High Prices

British Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt plans to raise concerns about the surge in food prices and discuss ways to ease the strain on families when he meets f...

UK Grocery Inflation Edges Lower To 17.2% In May - Kantar

British grocery inflation eased slightly for the second month in a row in May but remained close to record highs, industry data showed on Tuesday, providin...

Plant-Based Products 'Struggle For Growth' Due To Cost: NIQ

A new report from market researcher NIQ has found that despite 4.1 million (14.3%) of UK households consuming a vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian or flexitari...

UK Competition Watchdog Steps Up Examination Of Grocery Prices

Britain's competition watchdog will step up its work looking into grocery prices, but has so far not seen evidence pointing to specific concerns in the sec...

Lidl To Recruit 1,500 Workers For UK Warehouse Jobs

The British arm of German discount supermarket Lidl plans to recruit over 1,500 distribution centre workers to support its aggressive store expansion acros...

Tesco Not Profiteering Amid Cost Of Living Crisis, Says Boss

The boss of Tesco on Thursday hit back at the suggestion Britain's biggest retailer is making excessive profits as consumers struggle with a cost of living...