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Easter Egg Sales Down As UK Shoppers Spend On Activities Rather Than Chocolate

UK consumers are spending less on chocolate eggs and more on leisure activities at Easter, according to research from analytics company GlobalData. In 2...

Nestlé To Bring Back Orange Smarties This Easter

Global food giant Nestlé has announced it will bring back Orange Smarties this spring, exclusively in Ireland and the UK. The food giant will rel...

Waitrose, Asda Launch Twists On The Classic Easter Egg

UK retailers are going all out this Easter, launching new alternatives to traditional chocolate eggs in a bid to catch shoppers' attention. Upmarket gro...

Easter Sales Bring Brief Boost To UK Retail

UK retail sales increased by 5.6% in April of this year, compared to the same period in 2016 on a like-for-like basis, according to figures from the Britis...

UK Consumers To Spend Almost £4 Billion This Easter, Study Finds

UK consumers will spend £3.9 billion on food, gifts, and cards this Easter, according to a survey by market analysts GlobalData. Although thi...

SuperValu Predicts €17 Million In Sales Of Lamb This Easter

Irish retailer SuperValu has announced that it expects to sell €17 million worth of lamb this Easter. This figure equates to 225,000 lambs, which t...

UK Retail Down But Food Sales Continue To Outperform: BRC

UK retail sales decreased by 1% in March compared to the same period last year, according to a report from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and KPMG....