Supermarkets
Supermarkets examines the strategies, performance, and operational challenges facing the UK grocery retail sector. This section reports on trading results, pricing strategy, supply chain management, sustainability initiatives, and consumer trends influencing supermarket performance. Retail Sector’s Supermarkets coverage provides analysis and insight for retail leaders, buyers, and suppliers, exploring how competition, regulation, and innovation are shaping profitability and long-term growth across the grocery landscape.
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Apr- 2025 -30 April
Supermarket sales rise 9.6% amid Easter boost
Total Till sales increased 9.6% at UK supermarkets during the last four weeks ending 19 April 2025, up by 2.7% against sales recorded in March, as the late Easter boosted sales for April, according to new data released by NielsenIQ (NIQ). This rise was helped by shoppers opting to “indulge…
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30 April
M&S cyber attack tied to teenage cyber criminal gang
Marks and Spencer’s major cyber attack has been linked to Scattered Spider, a gang of British and American teenage cyber criminals, according to the Telegraph. The incident, which caused a widespread outage of M&S’s contactless payments and click-and-collect services over the Bank Holiday weekend, forced customers to ditch their full…
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28 April
Lidl to invest £500m in store expansion
Lidl has announced that it is set to open more than 40 new stores across the country, investing £500m in the process. The supermarket has published its 2025 site requirements brochure, outlining hundreds of potential locations for new stores, including high streets, retail parks, and mixed-use town centre sites. The…
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25 April
M&S halts online orders amid cyber attack fallout
Marks and Spencer has paused all online orders through both its website and apps following a cyber attack that hit the retailer last week. In a statement the group said it was “truly sorry for the inconvenience”, and had taken the measure as part of “proactive management”. A statement on…
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22 April
M&S apologises after glitch forces shoppers to abandon carts
Marks and Spencer has issued an apology to its customers after its contactless payments and click-and-collect services experienced a widespread outage over the Bank Holiday weekend. Customers were frustrated by the lack of an official statement from the company or any warning signage in the store indicating that there was…
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22 April
Asda to open 25 convenience stores as part of turnaround strategy
Asda is reportedly getting ready to expand its convenience store footprint with 25 openings in new locations between June and December of this year, according to The Telegraph. It is understood that the supermarket chain’s strategy is to grow its smaller store formats in a bid to reach more local…
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17 April
Sainsbury’s forecasts flat profits ahead despite 7.2% uplift in FY25
Sainsbury’s has forecast flat profits for the coming year, revealing that it expects its operating profit to drop to around £1bn, below market expectations of £1.08bn. This comes despite seeing its operating profits jump 7.2% to £1.036bn for the year ended 1 March 2025. Overall, the company posted a profit…
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16 April
Iceland opens new £100m warehouse
Iceland Foods has officially opened its brand new 500,000 square foot distribution centre in Warrington, marking a major investment in the retailer’s supply chain and reinforcing its commitment to long-term growth. The £100m facility, developed in partnership with GXO Logistics, the pure-play contract logistics provider, will employ more than 750…
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16 April
Asda appoints new chief people officer
Asda has appointed James Goodman, Tesco’s UK and ROI people director, as its new chief people officer. Goodman spent 12 years at Tesco, where he most recently was responsible for all people related matters, including labour relations, recruitment, learning, early careers and health and wellbeing. More broadly, he also worked…
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15 April
Co-op Wholesale signs multi-year partnership deal with Roadchef
Co-op Wholesale has confirmed a multi-year contract with UK motorway service area operator, Roadchef, in a partnership set to drive its businesses forward. The contract includes introducing Co-op’s range into eight former Spar-operated grocery stores, expanding the availability of its own-brand products at motorway service locations nationwide. Following Co-op’s recent…
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