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Waitrose Welcomes Planet Farms’ Vertically Farmed Salads In UK First
Waitrose has become the first UK supermarket to stock vertically farmed salads from Italian agritech pioneer Planet Farms, marking a...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
May 8


Gene-Altered Superfruits Set to Hit UK Supermarkets in 2026
British consumers could soon find gene-edited fruits with longer shelf lives and added health benefits on supermarket shelves, as new...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
May 5


Morrisons Unleashes Tally The Trolleybot In UK’s First Robot Retail Trial
In a pioneering move for the UK retail sector, Morrisons has become the first supermarket in the country to introduce aisle-roaming...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
May 2


Co-op Temporarily Shuts Down IT Systems Following Cyber Threat
The Co-operative Group has taken swift action to shut down parts of its IT infrastructure following an attempted cyberattack. Image:...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
May 1


Joybuy’s Quiet Foray Into the UK Grocery Market
Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com has quietly begun its foray into the UK grocery market through its online platform Joybuy. Following a...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Apr 28


Grocery 'Hold Up' for M&S, Following Cyber Attack
Marks & Spencer (M&S) says it has stopped taking online orders as the company struggles to recover from a cyber attack. Image: M&S...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Apr 28


Aldi Backs British With Strawberry Price Drop And Local Pop-Up
Aldi is giving British strawberries an early boost this spring with a nationwide price promotion aimed at getting more shoppers to buy...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Apr 25


Iceland Opens UK’s First In-Prison Shop To Help Inmates Rebuild Lives
Iceland has opened the UK’s first in-prison convenience store at HMP Oakwood, the largest prison in England, offering inmates the...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Apr 24


Shelf Watch Reveals Less Than 20% of Supermarket Products Labelled as Scottish
Less than one in five own-brand food products on Scottish supermarket shelves are labelled as Scottish, according to a major new survey...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Apr 23


Asda Unveils Ambitious Expansion Of Express Stores Across The UK
Asda has announced plans for a major expansion of its convenience store network, with a target to open 300 new Asda Express stores across...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Apr 22


Easter Bargains for Shoppers, But What About Growers?
While several supermarkets are offering discounts on vegetables this Easter, Farmers Guide has investigated the consequences of this...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Apr 17


Supermarkets Slash Easter Veg Prices To 8p To Help Families Celebrate For Less
Several leading UK supermarkets have rolled out deep Easter discounts on British-grown vegetables, with key seasonal produce slashed to...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Apr 16


Tesco Tightens Belt With £500M Cuts Amid Tax Hike And Price War Turmoil
Tesco has said it plans to slash a further £500m in costs, as the supermarket chain tries to cushion the blow of Rachel Reeves’s tax...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Apr 11


Aldi Surpasses Asda as Third Largest Food Retailer in UK Market Snapshot
Aldi overtook Asda as the third biggest food and drinks retailer in the UK for a month in Q1, according to Kantar data seen by The...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Apr 10


Supermarket Roles Evolve Amid Supply Challenges and Data-Driven Decisions
The role of supermarket buyers is undergoing significant transformation as the retail industry faces a myriad of challenges, including...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Apr 9


Fresh Produce Industry Celebrates as FPC Fresh Awards Finalists Announced
The Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) has revealed the finalists for the prestigious 2024 FPC Fresh Awards, setting the stage for a...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Aug 12, 2024


Britain to Track One Billion Grocery Prices in Inflation Overhaul
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) announced a major overhaul of its inflation measurement system on Tuesday. Starting in March...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Aug 8, 2024


Retailers Urged to Close Early Amid Rising Far-Right Unrest
Retailers across the UK have been advised to close early in response to planned far-right gatherings, following a wave of vandalism,...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Aug 8, 2024


Morrisons Expands Food Waste Battle with Too Good To Go in Convenience Stores
Morrisons has extended its partnership with the surplus food app Too Good To Go to include its Morrisons Daily convenience stores. The...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Aug 8, 2024


Loyalty Schemes Fail to Halt Shoppers' Shift to Discounters, New Research Finds
New analysis by research group Pricer has revealed that UK supermarket loyalty schemes and promotional discounts are failing to prevent...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Aug 6, 2024
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