Iceland
This coverage focuses on Iceland’s operations and strategy in the UK retail sector, including store performance, product innovation, marketing campaigns, leadership decisions, and sustainability efforts. Reporting examines how Iceland addresses consumer trends, competitive pressures, and operational challenges — providing insight for executives, managers, and professionals in grocery, frozen food, and value retail.
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Jan- 2022 -5 JanuarySupermarkets
Grocery sales hit £11.7bn in December
Take-home grocery sales reached £11.7bn in December alone as shoppers upped their spending to celebrate Christmas, according to the latest figures from Kantar. Over the 12 weeks to 26 December 2021, shoppers spent £31.7bn primarily boosted by the December performance. Although down by 3.0% compared with 2020, spending remains higher…
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Dec- 2021 -23 DecemberSupermarkets
Iceland MD urges people to get vaccinated as staff absences surge
Iceland managing director Richard Walker has urged colleagues to get vaccinated as the number of staff absences reached a new high at the supermarket. The retailer, which employs roughly around 30,000 people, said that due to the Omicron variant, staff absences have quadrupled. During the peak Christmas period, Walker noted…
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Nov- 2021 -10 NovemberSupermarkets
Retail and Hospitality leaders sign UK soy manifesto
UK industry leaders from 27 major businesses, including all of the biggest UK grocery retailers – Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, Marks and Spencer and Iceland – and a group of restaurant brands have signed the UK soy manifesto. This commits them to cutting deforestation and habitat destruction out of UK…
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9 NovemberSupermarkets
Grocery sales fall 1.9% as shopper habits stabilise
Take home grocery sales fell by 1.9% over the 12 weeks to 31 October 2021- but are still higher than before the pandemic – up 7.3% compared with 2019, according to the latest figures from Kantar. Kantar said the results come as consumers’ shopping behaviour “is beginning to stabilise” and…
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Oct- 2021 -12 OctoberSupermarkets
Grocery sales dip 1.2% as fuel shortage limits visits
Take-home grocery sales fell by 1.2% over the 12 weeks to 3 October 2021, as the reduced availability of petrol saw shoppers limit the number of trips to supermarkets, according to the latest figures from Kantar. Despite this dip, sales remain 8.1% higher than they were before Covid-19 and every…
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Sep- 2021 -23 SeptemberSupermarkets
Supermarkets warn of panic-buying amid ongoing labour crisis
Leading UK supermarkets are reportedly concerned about a surge in panic-buying during the run-up to Christmas, as supermarkets continue to face an “array” of pressures including the ongoing HGV driver shortage. The boss of Iceland has today warned customers against panic-buying over the period, as managing director Richard Walker told…
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Aug- 2021 -26 AugustSupply Chain
Supermarket leaders warn of Christmas supply shortages
Supermarket leaders from across the UK have warned of supply chain issues over the Christmas period due to the ongoing shortage of HGV drivers. Richard Walker, executive chairman at Iceland, told the BBC that he estimated the UK’s shortage of lorry drivers to now be 100,000, with the group 100…
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17 AugustSupermarkets
Grocery sales fall 4% as pre pandemic habits return
Grocery sales fell by 4.0% during the 12 weeks to 8 August 2021 compared with the same time last year as consumers have started to return to pre-pandemic spending habits, according to the latest figures from Kantar. In the shorter term, Kantar found sales are declining much more slowly: by…
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9 AugustShopping Centres
Kirkstall Bridge shopping park sold for £25.2m
LondonMetric Property has announced that it has sold its retail park, Kirkstall Bridge shopping park, for £25.2m to a UK institutional investor. The 120,000 sq ft shopping park was originally developed by the group in 2015 after acquiring the site in 2011. Following the recent re-letting of a 21,000 sq…
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Jul- 2021 -22 JulyCoronavirus
Gov to announce list of workers exempt from isolation
Business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has revealed that the government is set to announce the list of Uk workers who will be exempt from self-isolation rules later today (22 July). Kwarteng revealed the news while speaking to the BBC’s Radio 4 Today programme. Staff that work in the key sectors that…
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