All Grocery articles
-
NewsBooths has reported record Christmas trading
Independent grocery chain Booths has hailed a record Christmas period, driven by what the retailer said was its service, quality and availability.
-
NewsFortnum & Mason outlines investment plans after profits and Christmas sales climb
Landmark department store business Fortnum & Mason intends to invest in a raft of initiatives after reporting a strong annual and Christmas performance.
-
AnalysisAfter a very merry ecommerce Christmas, Ocado aims to keep the cheer rolling into 2025
After delivering a record-breaking Christmas on the back of the best part of a year of constant growth, Ocado is riding high. How does it plan to keep up the momentum?
-
NewsAsda has bolstered its senior leadership team following cost-cutting shakeup
Asda has announced a raft of new senior leadership team appointments, days after chair Allan Leighton made swingeing changes as part of a cost-cutting drive.
-
NewsOcado has delivered “another record-breaking Christmas” and strong performance across 2024
Ocado has achieved “another record-breaking Christmas” with its highest ever level of sales over the festive trading period, along with a strong performance throughout 2024.
-
NewsKingfisher has hired Asda analytics tsar as new chief data officer
B&Q and Screwfix owner Kingfisher has hired Asda’s vice-president data and analytics as its new chief data officer.
-
NewsMarks & Spencer adds lower-emission lorries in net zero push
Marks & Spencer aims to cut carbon emissions through the adoption of zero and lower-emission lorries in its distribution network.
-
NewsAsda chair Leighton has launched cost-cutting with management shake-up
Allan Leighton has initiated his first major restructuring since returning to Asda, eliminating several regional manager positions as part of a shake-up aimed at improving performance.
-
AnalysisThe retailers considering price rises in 2025 as a result of the Budget
Christmas has been and gone and the results from peak trading are starting to rush in, with plenty more on the way.
-
NewsSainsbury’s unveils staff pay rise as Christmas sales climb
Sainsbury’s has reported a food market share gain for the fifth consecutive Christmas as shoppers turned to it for ”quality, value and service”.
-
AnalysisHow M&S achieved a ‘record’ Christmas – and where there’s room for improvement
Marks & Spencer’s Christmas performance beat expectations. We look at what lay behind success, where the retailer thinks it could do better and the outlook for 2025
-
InterviewQ&A: Tesco boss on customer sentiment, Christmas and dealing with increased costs
On a day that Tesco delivered the results of its “biggest ever Christmas”, chief executive Ken Murphy and chief financial officer Imran Nawaz spoke to the press about how customers behaved during the busy festive period, and how the grocery giant will deal with mounting costs.
-
NewsGreggs has surpassed £2bn in sales as it expects to maintain growth in 2025
Food-to-go retailer Greggs has reported it has surpassed £2bn in its full-year trading period, in what its chief executive described as a “another year of good progress”.
-
NewsM&S sees ‘another good Christmas’ as investment in quality and value pays off
Marks & Spencer has recorded “another good Christmas” as sales across food, home and beauty rose over the festive period.
-
NewsTesco sales jump as boss Murphy hails ‘biggest ever Christmas’
Tesco has delivered a jump in sales as boss Ken Murphy said the grocer’s focus on investing in value, quality and service led to it delivering its “biggest ever Christmas” trading period.
-
DataData: The categories shoppers plan to splurge and save on in 2025
Eating out and fashion are the leading categories for prioritising spending and making cuts this year, revealing the extent of polarisation in the market, according to Retail Week’s latest report.
-
Opinion‘There was no Christmas cheer at Asda, but don’t rule out a happier new year’
Asda, grocery’s leftover sprout at Christmas, will be one of the stories of the year as it battles to turn around performance under new chair Allan Leighton, says George MacDonald
-
NewsNisa has strengthened its senior retail team with new head of partnerships
Convenience store specialist Nisa has appointed a new head of partnerships in a bid to drive innovation within its strategic partner base.
-
NewsTesco, Sainsbury’s and Lidl post strong growth in Christmas trading
Average household spending on groceries hit a record high of £460 during Christmas trading according to the latest grocery sales figures from Kantar.
-
DataThe Christmas trading 2024 retail league table
Find out how retailers fared during the critical 2024/25 Christmas trading period with our league table benchmarking sales performance across the industry.