UK Retail

UK Retail Down But Food Sales Continue To Outperform: BRC

UK retail sales decreased by 1% in March compared to the same period last year, according to a report from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and KPMG....

New Waitrose Report Reveals Key Food Trends For Britons

The Waitrose Food and Drink Report 2016, just published by the UK grocer, has identified four key trends in consumers' relationship with food, sh...

Wine On The Menu As Costa Coffee Launches New Concept Trial Store

UK chain Costa Coffee has announced that it will launch a new trial store that will offer alcoholic beverages in the evenings, along with its food and...

Sainsbury's Extends Vinyl Collection Into 67 More UK Stores

UK retailer Sainsbury's is further extending its vinyl record collection into 67 more stores, following the success of introducing vinyl sales in-store ear...

Tesco Partners With Potato Supplier Branston To Cut Down On Waste

UK potato supplier Branston has teamed up with Tesco to open a £5 million prepared potato factory. The new factory will produce approximately 3,50...

Waitrose 1 Range Performing Well After Initial Launch

Waitrose has seen an increase of 2.0% in total divisional sales this week, excluding fuel, compared to the same period last year. Waitrose 1 chille...

Summer Alcohol Sales Up At Waitrose

The latest trading update from UK retailer Waitrose has indicated an increase in sales of summer alcoholic drinks such as wine, by 15%, with Waitrose...

Summer Foods Still Proving Popular At Waitrose

UK retailer Waitrose has reported that summer foods are continuing to prove popular with shoppers, with items such as ice and soft fruit up 34% and 10%, re...