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Lidl Plans More Than 50 New UK Stores as Discount Competition Intensifies

riad beladi09/10/2026

by riad beladi09/10/20260

Lidl GB plans to open more than 50 stores during its current financial year as part of a £600 million investment programme, continuing its expansion in a British supermarket market where discount retailers have...

Tesco Raises Profit Forecast as Sales Growth Continues to Lag Behind Earnings

riad beladi09/10/2026

by riad beladi09/10/20260

Tesco has raised the lower end of its annual profit forecast after reporting higher profits for the first half of its financial year, underlining the supermarket group’s ability to improve its financial performance in...

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Brexit Ten Years On: Britain Took Back Control. But Where Did It Take Britain?

riad beladi07/10/202607/10/2026

by riad beladi07/10/202607/10/20260

By R Beladi, ISN Editor There was a time when Britain was at the centre of the European project that is true, and without ever quite feeling that it belonged to it. London use...

Bakers Basco secures £25,000 settlement after reusable bakery equipment removed from grocery supply chain

riad beladi06/10/2026

by riad beladi06/10/20260

Investigation traced baskets taken from retailers including Iceland, The Food Warehouse and Farmfoods as Bakers Basco steps up action to protect vital supply-chain assets LONDON- Bakers Basco has recently been involved in further legal...

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Supermarkets Rethink Their Shelves as GENERATION Z Embrace New Tastes and Tighter Budgets

riad beladi06/10/202606/10/2026

by riad beladi06/10/202606/10/20260

Supermarkets are quietly rewriting their product ranges as shoppers bring new tastes, tighter budgets and different eating habits into the weekly grocery shop. The shift is becoming particularly visible in the growing presence of...

Possible Sainsbury’s-Morrisons Merger Raises Regulator Questions

riad beladi05/10/2026

by riad beladi05/10/20260

A possible merger between Sainsbury’s and Morrisons could face a major test from UK competition regulators if the two supermarket groups return to the negotiating table. Sainsbury’s held preliminary talks with Morrisons earlier this...

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How Grocery Retailers Can Streamline Daily Operations

riad beladi05/10/202605/10/2026

by riad beladi05/10/202605/10/20260

Grocery retail runs on small operational decisions repeated hundreds of times each day. Receiving delays, inaccurate inventory, slow shelf replenishment, inefficient picking, poor cleaning schedules, and badly planned deliveries can all reduce margins. The...

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Quickmart Opens KSh15 Billion IPO as Kenya’s Supermarket Expansion Enters a New Phase

riad beladi05/10/2026

by riad beladi05/10/20260

Kenyan supermarket chain Quickmart has opened its initial public offering, putting 2 billion existing shares on sale as the retailer prepares for a planned Nairobi Securities Exchange listing. The offer opened on 5 October...

Meijer Opens 159,000-Square-Foot Supercenter as US Grocery Retailers Keep Investing in Stores

riad beladi05/10/2026

by riad beladi05/10/20260

Meijer has opened a new 159,000-square-foot supercenter in Plymouth Township, Michigan, adding another large physical store to its growing network at a time when much of the grocery industry is investing heavily in online...

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Walmart Takes Aim at Shein on Fashion Prices — But Can It Really Compete?

riad beladi05/10/202605/10/2026

by riad beladi05/10/202605/10/20260

Walmart is pushing further into fashion with Scenario, its new women’s brand aimed at shoppers looking for more trend-led clothing without moving too far away from Walmart’s low-price reputation. The timing is interesting. Shein,...