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Albert Heijn To Use WhatsApp To Assist With Christmas Cooking

Albert Heijn has announced that it will be teaming up with WhatsApp to offer cookery advice to consumers during the forthcoming Christmas period. On 24,...

Seven In Ten UK Shoppers To Visit Discounters Over Christmas

Some 69 per cent of UK consumers plan to visit a Lidl and/or Aldi supermarket to purchase at least some of their Christmas food and drink, according to res...

Co-op Private-Label Champagne Triumphs In Taste Test

In the UK, consumer group Which? has carried out a taste test of mince pies and champagne that demonstrates that “supermarket own-label products can...

Sainsbury's Brings Back Mog the Cat for Christmas

UK retailer Sainsbury's has released its new Christmas ad featuring children's character Mog the cat. The lighthearted offering from Sainsbury...

Ocado To Boost Pre-Christmas Workplace Numbers

UK online retailer Ocado has announced that it will be recruiting around 1,800 additional staff to work in its supply-chain, business support services, del...