Supermarkets
Supermarket wars: Co-op could be set to buy Nisa and double its store footprint
Earlier this month, Sainsbury’s put its £130m takeover talks with convenience store brand Nisa on hold. The supermarket decided to…
Discounters undercut the UK’s biggest supermarkets as people opt for cheaper food
German discount supermarket chain Lidl has overtaken Waitrose as the UK's seventh-largest grocer. Rising inflation has pushed cash-strapped consumers towards…
Here’s how many plastic bags Tesco won’t be selling each year anymore
Tesco, the UK's biggest supermarket, will stop selling 5p pastic bags in its 6,553 stores across the country in just…
People should brace themselves for higher food inflation until 2022
Food and grocery inflation is set to reach 2.5 percent this year – the highest level since 2013. While the…
British people really like British food
When it comes to shopping British people are not so fussed where things come from, except it seems for food.…
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Fathers are losing out — we spend just half as much on them as on Mothers
Though across the UK people spend £700m ($895m) celebrating our Fathers each year, this is half of what we spend…
Supermarket Lidl’s US expansion: “It’s a wake-up call for a lot of retailers”
German discount supermarket Lidl is opening its first US stores today. The brand will be opening its first nine stores…
UK consumer confidence is up despite Brexit-related price increases
UK consumer confidence reached a four-month high in May despite inflation since last year’s Brexit vote causing prices to rise…
Tesco’s £3.7bn Booker deal faces scrutiny from competition watchdog
The competition watchdog has launched an initial investigation into Tesco's planned £3.7bn takeover of Booker, the largest UK wholesaler. The combined company…
The rise of free from diets: why balance is better than exclusion
Fancy an almond milk latte, some courgetti (courgette spaghetti), or brownies made from beetroot? Replacements for gluten, sugar, and dairy…