UK Retail

Tesco, Sainsbury's Cut Thousands Of Jobs As UK Retail Costs Rise

Tesco and Sainsbury’s, the UK’s biggest grocers, are cutting thousands of jobs as intense competition and wage increases heap more pressure on...

Aldi, Lidl Named Top UK Brands By YouGov

Discount retailers Aldi and Lidl have topped the YouGov BrandIndex list of the top 10 UK brands for the fourth year in a row. The BrandIndex list measur...

Dixons Carphone CEO To Take Top Job At Boots Pharmacy

Walgreens Boots Alliance has announced the appointment of Sebastian James and president and managing director of the Boots pharmacy chain. James, who is...

Tesco Cuts Up To 1,700 Jobs In Bid To 'Simplify Operational Structure'

UK supermarket chain Tesco has said today that it is removing a number of roles from its stores, in order to 'simplify its operational structures to improv...

McVitie's Digestives Become Latest Victim Of 'Shrinkflation'

McVitie's is set to reduce packets of its classic Digestive biscuits by 100g, leaving consumers with seven fewer biscuits than before, as 'shrinkflation' c...

Marks & Spencer To Open New Distribution Centre In Supply Chain Shake-Up

UK retailer Marks & Spencer has announced plans to open a new clothing and home distribution centre in Hertfordshire in early 2019. The 495,000...

B&M Gets Christmas Sales Boost From New Stores

UK discount retailer B&M has reported revenue growth of 22.7% in the third quarter of its financial year, with strong sales during the Christmas pe...

Tesco Boss Hands Christmas Gift To His Enemies: Gadfly

Tesco had a good Christmas. The trouble is, it needed a great one. Chief Executive Officer Dave Lewis is trying to convince his investors to back the co...