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The CMA Has Drawn a Line Under Britain’s Supermarket Past
Why Britain’s competition watchdog believes Aldi and Lidl have outgrown the rules that once made them different For years, Britain had a simple distinction in supermarket retail. There were the big grocery chains —...
Lidl’s Biggest Problem May Not Be Prices — It’s Space
The discounter is still expanding fast. But Britain’s supermarket property battle is changing Lidl has spent years fighting for one thing above almost everything else: space. Not shelf space. Not advertising space. Land. Every...
Aldi and Lidl: The Discounters Have Become Too Big for the Old Rules
The UK’s supermarket rulebook is finally catching up with the discount revolution For years, Aldi and Lidl were the outsiders of British grocery retail. They were the supermarkets that operated differently. Smaller ranges. Smaller...
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...
Pilgrim’s Pride to Acquire Walker’s Deli & Sausage for £141.5 Million in Major UK Food Deal
Pilgrim’s Europe has agreed to acquire Walker’s Deli & Sausage Company from Samworth Brothers for approximately £141.5 million, strengthening its position in the UK’s premium pork, deli and prepared-foods market. Pilgrim’s Pride is expanding...
Interview: Alice Ancona, Chief Operating Officer, Americas Food & Beverage Show & Conference 2026
Last year, I had the pleasure of interviewing Alice Ancona, Chief Operating Officer of the Americas Food & Beverage Show & Conference. Our discussion focused on the exhibition’s growing international profile and its role...
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...