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Sainsbury’s boss Simon Roberts takes home £5.18m in FY24

Sainsbury’s boss Simon Roberts benefited from a £5.18m pay packet for the year ending 1 March, after the second biggest…

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Is kidswear holding fashion retailers back?

Children’s apparel rarely commands the spotlight in retail reporting – but when it underperforms, the drag is felt quietly across…

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Discounters win out as grocery sales growth slows to 3% after Easter

Total Till sales growth slowed to +3% at UK supermarkets in the last four weeks ending 17 May 2025, following…

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A Lidl bit more: Why is Lidl investing in expansion?

On 28 April Lidl announced that it is going to invest £500m in store expansion, aiming to open more than…

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Supermarket chains are betting big on small stores

Asda plans to open 25 new convenience stores between June and December, having only opened 12 last year. As part…

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What do supermarkets stand to gain from hosting parcel lockers?

Parcel lockers are everywhere now – outside supermarkets, in petrol stations, by train lines – and the numbers back this…

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Today’s news in brief-7/5/25

Asda has appointed Rachel Eyre as its new chief customer officer, replacing David Hills. Eyre joins from Morrisons, where she…

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Asda appoints former Morrisons exec as chief customer officer

Asda has announced the appointment of Rachel Eyre as the new chief customer officer, succeeding David Hills in the role.  …

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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%…

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Today’s news in brief-24/4/25

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is reviewing the Low Value Import scheme, which allows goods under £135 to enter the UK tariff-free,…

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