Supermarkets
Marks & Spencer Named Official Travel Kit Partner of Atlassian Williams Racing
Marks & Spencer has signed a multi-year agreement with Atlassian Williams Racing, becoming the Formula 1 team’s Official Travel Kit Partner as it prepares to compete across 24 races in 21 countries during the...
Tesco Moves Early to Strengthen British Farming and Fresh Food Supply
Speaking at the 2026 conference of the National Farmers’ Union, Tesco’s Chief Commercial Officer Ashwin Prasad made one thing clear: the future of British agriculture will be built on collaboration, data and practical innovation...
France: Reinvention in a Hyper-Competitive Grocery Market
France’s supermarket sector is entering 2026 in a cautiously stabilised position. Inflation has eased from its peak, but consumer confidence remains fragile. The French shopper has always been price aware, yet the cost-of-living crisis...
Carrefour 2030: A Strategic Reset Focused on Core Markets, Fresh Leadership and Digital Acceleration
When Carrefour unveiled its “Carrefour 2030” plan, it was more than a routine strategic update. It marked a decisive repositioning of one of Europe’s largest retailers at a time when food distribution is under...
Love in the Aisles: Are Supermarkets the UK’s Most Underrated Dating Spot?
How many couples have met in supermarkets? There is no official national statistic tracking “aisle-to-altar” love stories. Yet anecdotal evidence, consumer surveys and the simple logic of human behaviour all point in one direction:...
Back to Basics: Why Plant-Based Is Growing Again – And This Time It Looks Sustainable
The UK’s plant-based sector is stirring back to life. After several years of cooling momentum, the latest data from Nielsen shows that chilled plant-based food volumes grew by just under 1 per cent across...
John Lewis Partnership announces £180m pay investment
Hourly shop floor pay rises 6.9%: equivalent to £1,600 a year for full time frontline Partners Nearly 90% voluntary: driven by desire to invest in Partners, beyond the requirements of the National Minimum Wage...
Trader Joe’s Crowned America’s Favourite Supermarket: A Shift That Shakes the Grocery World
For decades, grocery shopping in the United States has been dominated by familiar names — Publix in the Southeast, Kroger in the Midwest, and Walmart’s sprawling stores everywhere. But in a development that has...
Free Grocery Store Shocks Nation as Crowds Line Up for Cost‑Free Carts
Free Grocery Store Shocks Nation as Crowds Line Up for Cost‑Free Carts In an unprecedented retail experiment that has exploded across social media and news feeds this week, New York City briefly became home...
Could Shopper Alarm Over Price Disparities Push the FTC on Walmart?
Shoppers have long flocked to Walmart for low prices, but new details suggest those savings may come at a hidden cost. In January 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit against PepsiCo...