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UK Supermarkets' Sales Of General Merchandise Dip Ahead Of Festive Season: NIQ

Sales of general merchandise, such as Halloween items, toys and clothing, fell 4.9% on the year at major UK supermarkets in the four weeks to 4 November, a...

Irish Grocery Inflation Down To Single Digits For The First Time In 2023: Kantar

Irish grocery inflation, which sits at 9.8% in the 12 weeks to 29 October, has dropped into single digits for the first time this year, according to the la...

UK Supermarket Booths To Scrap Most Self-Service Tills

Northern England supermarket chain Booths is to axe almost all of the self-service tills in its stores, saying the decision was in response to feedback fro...

Two Thirds Of UK Shoppers To Spend Less This Christmas: Accenture

Almost two thirds of UK adults are planning to cut back on spending this Christmas, according to latest research from Accenture, which is significantly mor...

Asda Completes £2.07bn Purchase Of EG's UK Business

Asda, Britain's third biggest supermarket group, said it has completed the acquisition of the majority of EG Group’s UK & Ireland business for an...

Matthew Barnes To Succeed Jason Tarry As Tesco UK CEO

Tesco has appointed Matthew Barnes as the new chief executive of Tesco UK, effective 1 March 2024.

British Shopkeepers Despair Over Retail Crime

The issue of theft and violence has been raised by many of Britain's biggest retailers in recent months, including Tesco, John Lewis and Primark, echoing s...

Irish Grocery Sales Increase 8.5% In Latest Four Weeks: Kantar

Grocery sales in Ireland increased by 8.5% in the four weeks to 1 October 2023, with store visits up 5.9% and shoppers making an average of 20.5 trips, acc...