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UK Baker Greggs' Comparable Sales Growth Sluggish In Fourth Quarter

British baker and food-to-go retailer Greggs has reported a modest 2.5% growth in fourth-quarter like-for-like sales, as tight-pursed Christmas shoppe...

Marks & Spencer Saw Food Sales Go Up By 8.9% In Run-Up To Christmas

Marks & Spencer reported a 8.9% like-for-like increase in food sales in the run up to Christmas, with the retailer stating it was the top-performing gr...

UK Shop Prices Dropped In December But Prices Likely To Rise In 2025, BRC Says

Shoppers at British store chains last month saw the sharpest fall in prices in more than three years but higher costs in 2025 mean retailers might struggle...

Aldi’s Specially Selected Range A Festive Champion, Notes GlobalData

Aldi's UK operation successfully used its Specially Selected premium private-label range to drive sales and footfall over the Christmas period, and maintai...

Tesco, Sainsbury's And Lidl Are UK Christmas Winners, Says Kantar

Britain's biggest supermarket group Tesco, No. 2 Sainsbury's and discounter Lidl were winners at Christmas, posting sales growth.

Black Friday Spending Lifted UK Retail Sales At End Of 2024

Black Friday spending helped lift retail sales in late 2024 but overall sales in the final quarter of last year proved disappointing, the British Retail Co...

Aldi UK Reports ‘Best Ever’ Christmas Trading

Aldi UK has reported what it said was its 'best Christmas ever', with sales of more than £1.6 billion in the four weeks to Christmas Eve.

Asda Kicks Off 2025 With Price Promotion Initiative

UK retailer Asda has unveiled the 'Big Jan Price Drop' initiative, which will see the grocer reduce the price of more than 2,500 household staples by an av...