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Supermarket chain Sainsbury’s announced that it is currently considering options regarding the expansion of its convenience stores, potentially offering franchise deals as a new means of finding more suitable locations. The announcement comes after both Tesco and Morrisons have made moves to strengthen their convenience branches, with the former currently...

Morrisons reported an underlying sales growth of 3.4% in the 13 weeks leading up to April 30th. The figure shows a marked increase on the figures expected by analysts, which put growth at approximately 1.8%. Chief executive of Morrisons, David Potts noted that the figure signifies a very positive start...

The decline of shop prices continues to slow, as figures from April show “the shallowest rate of deflation” seen since November 2013. Prices fell by 0.5% in the month, a significant decline from the 0.8% drop shown in March, as shops battled with rising import costs whilst remaining competitive with...

Iceberg lettuce and other British grown salad produce are returning to supermarkets, marking the end of the crisis brought on after bad weather conditions resulted in poor Spanish harvests. Some chains such as Tesco and Morrisons are offering the items at a reduced price of 50p, making them cheaper than...

The rising cost of imports have led Co-Op to make the decision to acquire its fresh meat produce exclusively from British sources. The store had noted that its meat imports had more than doubled in costs over the past two decades, with the price of imports set to continue to...

Supermarket chain Sainsbury’s have announced plans to trial the sale of Patisserie Valerie products in store, with the items being sold within the luxury cakes brand’s own packaging. The supermarket will also be expanding its trial with Sushi Gourmet brand, after a finding success with the already existing locations in...

In the wake of the resurgence of premium tonic and gin-based cocktails, Brockman’s gin saw a significant increase of 245% in UK sales. After its launch in 2008, the company gained over 50 new listings in 2016 with Marks & Spencer and Harvey Nicholls amongst others. In addition to the...

This autumn retail giant Marks & Spencer will launch an online delivery service, to further expand on the impressive performance of its food halls. The company believes that they can no longer ignore the most rapidly expanding aspect of the grocery industry, being new and improving delivery services. The products available...

Online retailer Amazon have announced a new fulfilment centre in Warrington, where the packing and shipping of Amazon items occurs. The centre will provide up to 1,200 permanent jobs with a competitive salary and several benefits for employees. The announcement comes in the wake of the company announcing plans to...

Due to rising inflation, British shops are axing more and more workers to offset rising costs. Jobs in the industry fell by 2.2% compared to the same period last year, with total number of hours worked also falling by 6% according to the British Retail Consortium. The inflation rate coupled...