Supermarkets
Bakers Basco Returns to the Isle of Man and Isle of Wight After 18 Years to Tackle Supply Chain Equipment Misuse
London, Bakers Basco’s investigations team has completed its first operational visits to the Isle of Man and Isle of Wight in almost two decades, recovering more than 340 pieces of bakery equipment and strengthening...
Iceland partners with SAI, leveraging its AI Visual Language Model to reduce retail losses and shrink by 80%.
Reducing false alerts by almost 50% has led to greater adoption among staff, with a 90% response rate to crime alerts generated by the SAI One platform In addition to helping Iceland reduce...
Morrisons Debt Rises to £7.5 Billion as UK Grocery Competition Intensifies
Morrisons’ net debt has risen to £7.52 billion, highlighting the financial pressure facing the UK supermarket as competition from Aldi, Lidl and the major grocery groups continues to intensify. Newly filed accounts for Morrisons’...
Aldi Named Britain’s Cheapest Supermarket Again as Lidl Closes the Gap
Aldi has once again been named Britain’s cheapest supermarket, extending its winning run to seven consecutive months in the latest Which? price comparison. The consumer organisation compared the average prices of 93 everyday grocery...
H&M, Rituals, JD Sports and LOAF are among the leading brand and commerce leaders confirmed to speak at MACH X: Amsterdam
MACH X, the event that brings together the innovators redefining how modern commerce is constructed, will take place in Amsterdam between 29 – 30 September 2026 Bringing together progressive commerce leaders to share best-of-breed...
Giles Hurley Comments on Misleading Discounts at Big Supermarkets
Aldi Managing Director Giles Hurley has entered the supermarket pricing debate at a particularly significant moment for the UK grocery industry, with Aldi and Lidl set to face the same regulatory treatment as the...
KROGER HAS NOW CLOSED 39 STORES AS 60-STORE OVERHAUL CONTINUES
Kroger’s major store-restructuring programme is gathering pace, with 39 stores closed across nine banners as the US supermarket giant moves towards its target of approximately 60 closures. The programme focuses on underperforming locations and...
ALCAMPO PLANS UP TO 100 NEW STORES AS SPANISH SUPERMARKET FIGHTS BACK
Alcampo is reportedly preparing a major expansion in Spain, with plans to open between 80 and 100 new stores during 2026, according to Spanish media. The expansion represents a significant change in direction for...
UK Supermarkets Absorb Costs as Competition Pushes Margins to the Limit
Britain’s supermarket price war is doing something that would have seemed unlikely only a few years ago: retailers are absorbing more of their rising costs rather than passing the full increase on to shoppers....
ALIBABA’S HEMA SUPERMARKET RETREAT: CHINA’S HIGH-TECH GROCERY DREAM FACES A MAJOR RESEt
Alibaba is pulling back further from physical supermarket retail as its Hema operation faces another wave of closures, highlighting the brutal reality of China’s grocery market. A report published on 12 August 2026 says...