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Shopping For Votes: Who Shoppers At The UK's Main Supermarkets Are Backing

The UK holds a General Election this Thursday (12 December), in what has been widely described as the 'Brexit election' – determining whether the cou...

UK's 'Big Four' Continue Slump As Discounters Gear Up For Christmas: Kantar

The UK's 'Big Four' supermarkets all saw a dip in sales in the 12 weeks to 1 December, according to the latest market share data from Kantar, with the disc...

Tesco Considers Thailand, Malaysia Exit

Britain's biggest retailer, Tesco , has signalled a further retreat from its once lofty global ambitions by starting a review of its remaining Asian busine...

Five Top Executives Leave Russian Food Retailer Magnit

Russia's second-largest food retailer Magnit has said that five top managers are leaving the company, but denied a media report that chief financial office...

Morrisons' Finance Boss In Pole Position For Top Job After Promotion

British supermarket group Morrisons has promoted finance chief Trevor Strain to the role of chief operating officer, putting him in pole position to eventu...

Fortnum & Mason's Performance Indicates Resilience Of Premium Positioning

A leading retail analyst has said that the full-year performance of upmarket retailer Fortnum & Mason, which saw profits rise 26% in the full-year...

Over Half Of EU Consumers 'Consider Environmental Impact Of Their Purchases': Study

More than half of EU consumers have environmental impact in mind when shopping, a new survey by the European Commission has found. The annual Consumer C...

Japan's Aeon Signs Up Ocado In Online Grocery Expansion

Japan's biggest supermarket group, Aeon Co Ltd has hired British online grocery pioneer Ocado to develop its e-commerce business, hoping to fend off rivals...