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Wincanton Withdraws Support For CEVA Deal In Favour Of GXO Bid

British logistics firm Wincanton withdrew its support for CEVA's proposed deal, in favour of GXO Logistics' higher offer, which valued the company at about...

UK Supermarket Chain Asda Raises Pay For Store Workers By 8.4%

Britain's third-largest supermarket group Asda said it would give more than 120,000 store workers an 8.4% pay rise from 1 July, following a similar move by...

Tesco Unveils Accelerator Programme To Support Up-And-Coming Brands

Tesco has introduced a new Accelerator Programme, which will seek to support a number of the UK's 'most exciting and innovative' emerging brands, the retai...

UK Retailer Sainsbury's Plans To Cut 1,500 Roles

British supermarket group Sainsbury's said it plans to cut about 1,500 roles, as it seeks cost savings to invest back into the business.

GXO Outbids CEVA Logistics In Battle For UK's Wincanton

US-based warehousing firm GXO Logistics has offered to buy UK peer Wincanton for about £762 million (€889.9 million), topping an offer by CEVA L...

Online Supermarket Ocado Forecasts Stronger Growth

Ocado has forecast faster growth this year after an improved performance from its automated warehouse technology unit helped to deliver better-than-expecte...

ECR Retail Loss Publishes Report On 'Rehumanising' Self-Checkout

A new report from ECR Retail Loss explores how 'people-centred' design solutions can improve the self-checkout experience in stores, in turn helping to cut...

UK's M&S Announces 10.1% Raise In Store Workers' Pay

British clothing and food retailer Marks & Spencer said it would give around 40,000 store workers a 10.1% pay increase from 1 April, a move that reflec...