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UK Food And Grocery Market To Grow By £28.2bn By 2023

The UK food and grocery market is expected to grow by around 14.8% between now and 2023, giving it a value of £218.5 billion, according to research b...

Spar UK Announces New Flagship Store In Rotherham

Spar UK has announced that its partner Blakemore Retail has relocated its Thurcroft Spar store in Rotherham and re-launched it as a new flagship supermarke...

Lekkerland Sees Sales Marginally Down In 2017 Fiscal Year

German-based convenience wholesaler Lekkerland generated sales of €12.8 billion in full-year 2017, a decrease of 1.5% from the €13 billion the gr...

Healthy Options Helping To Drive Sales Of Snacks Across Europe, IRI Study Finds

Healthy snacking products such as nuts, popcorn, baked and vegetable crisps/chips, and individually portioned fruit are helping to boost on-the-go product...

Brits Too Busy to Shop Are A Boost For U.K. Convenience Stocks

Brits are still spending money on groceries, but only when it suits their busy lives. Consumers no longer want to spend two or three hours on a Saturday...

Three Quarters Of UK Shoppers Opt For Most Convenient Food Retailer

Almost three quarters of UK shoppers say that they usually choose the food retailer that is most convenient for them to use, according to new research from...

Some Gas With That Sandwich? Convenience Dominates Fuel Market In US

Major oil companies have been steadily squeezed out of the U.S. retail gasoline business, where refueling your stomach has become as important as topping o...

Convenience Firm McColl's Sees Marginal Increase In LFL Sales

UK convenience firm McColl's has posted a 0.2% increase in like-for-like sales in the first half of its financial year (26 weeks to 28 May), however LFL sa...