Supermarkets

Average household supermarket spend hit £460 this Christmas, Kantar finds

Household spending on take-home groceries hit a record high this Christmas at £460 on average, according to the latest data from Kantar. Overall take-home sales at the grocers rose by 2.1% over the four weeks to 29 December compared with last year. It comes as Katar found that people were…

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Aldi sales hit £1.6bn in ‘best Christmas ever’

Aldi recorded its best Christmas ever in 2024 with sales topping £1.6bn in the four weeks to Christmas Eve.Over the period, total sales rose by 3.4%, while seasonal Christmas products rose by 10% year-on-year and its Specially Selected range rose by 12% compared with the same period in 2023.  Aldi…

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Ocado Retail partners with Holland and Barrett

Ocado Retail is expanding its health and wellness offering by launching a new partnership with Holland and Barrett, the UK’s leading wellness retailer.  This is the first time that a mainstream high street retailer, apart from M&S, will be available on Ocado’s website. From today, Ocado will be adding hundreds…

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Co-op to open 75 new stores in 2025

Co-op has announced its plans to continue growing its estate with a planned 75 new stores to open throughout 2025 across the UK.  The new stores will be a combination of Co-op estate and franchise stores.  Up to 25 stores are due to be operated by the retailer as part…

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Lidl turnover tops £1bn in ‘most successful Christmas yet’

Lidl has welcomed its “most successful Christmas yet” as turnover exceeded £1bn for the first time and sales rose by 7% in the four weeks to 24 December.The group welcomed more than two million more customers through its doors over the period, with 23 December marking its busiest day.  It…

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Ocado customers missing Christmas items amid warehouse malfunction

Hundreds of Ocado orders have been delivered with missing items after a malfunction at one of its Customer Fulfilment Centre’s (CFC). Some customers said their orders were missing chilled and frozen products, with others claiming to be without dozens of items, according to reports from Mail Online. It is understood…

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Aldi to invest over £40m in Scotland over next two years

Aldi is set to invest over £40m into its Scottish store estate over the next two years, with three new sites set to open in 2025.Arbroath, Baillieston and Kirkintilloch stores are set to open next year, while its Carluke, Glenrothes and Stirling stores will undergo a refurbishment. The company said…

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Tesco donates 1.9 million meals to charity in November

Tesco donated 1.9 million meals’ worth of long-life food items between 25 November and 30 November collected in all the retailer’s large and Express stores. Every item donated through the Tesco Winter Food Collection provides support for charities FareShare and Trussell in the run up to Christmas. Donations to Trussell…

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Network Rail retail sales rise 10% to £233m in Q2

Network Rail saw its total retail sales rise 10% to £233.7m for the second quarter from July to September, spelling an increase of over £21m on the same period last year.  Additionally, retail sales overtook the previous quarter, jumping by over £8m. Network Rail’s annual retail sales for 2023/24 surpassed…

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Aldi to invest £650m in expansion plans in 2025

Aldi is set to invest around £650m across the UK in 2025 as part of the group’s ongoing expansion plans.   This includes the development of new stores in Fulham Broadway in London, Billericay in Essex, and Cheadle in Stoke-on-Trent, with the supermarket targeting around 30 new store openings next year.…

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