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How retailers can guarantee success this festive season

Whether it’s Aldi’s Kevin the Carrot, or John Lewis’ The Bear and The Hare, Christmas adverts are often the ones…

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Grocery sales slow to lowest September growth in two years

Shopping momentum has fallen in September, with grocery sales slowing to +1.7% in the last four weeks. According to new…

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UK grocers criticised over ‘harsh’ working conditions for tea and fruit farmers

Oxfam has alleged that “poor pay” and “harsh working conditions” are commonplace on farms and plantations in Brazil and India…

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Tesco scraps its first-ever Jack’s store

Tesco has confirmed it is closing the first-ever discount Jack’s store, only around a year after it unveiled its new…

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Aldi posts ‘record’ full-year results

Supermarket retailer Aldi has reported an 11% increase in sales to £11.3bn for the financial year ending December 2018. The…

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Supermarket growth remains flat over summer

Supermarket growth remained flat for the 12 week period to 11 August, with all chains barring discount brands Aldi, Lidl…

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Grocery spend falls despite the start of summer weather

Total grocery sales fell by -0.5% in the last four weeks, despite the start of warm summer weather at the…

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UK grocery market sees ‘modest’ growth despite wet start to summer

The latest grocery market share figures, published by research, data and insight consultancy company Kantar, show supermarket sales grew by…

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The Hut Group acquires natural haircare brand Christophe Robin

The Hut Group (THG), has acquired the luxury natural haircare brand Christophe Robin. Established in Paris in 1999 by its…

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CMA blocks Sainsbury’s-Asda merger

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has blocked the Sainsbury’s-Asda merger after finding it would lead to “increased prices in…

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