Co-op strikes deal with Just Eat on online home delivery
Co-op has become the second major retail chain in the UK to partner directly with Just Eat Takeaway on online home delivery services, hoping to provide further convenience to its customers. The announcement on Friday will help expand Co-op’s reach and footprint as it looks to compete more strongly with its rivals. ASDA already has […]
Tesco begins process to replace outgoing chairman John Allan
British retailer Tesco recently shared that it is preparing to find a replacement for John Allan, who is set to step down as chairman in 2024, Sky News reports. The role is one of the FTSE-100’s most prestigious boardroom posts, according to the outlet. As per UK corporate governance rules, Allan will be ‘timed out’ in just […]
Tesco continues ‘Tetris-style’ logistics to make Christmas across UK greener
By combining deliveries with 15 top suppliers and implementing a roadmap that is truly transformational, Tesco will spare the UK of some 450 tonnes of harmful emissions in its deliveries during the festive period. Tesco’s ‘road traffic control’ leaders say their deliveries of broccoli, carrots, parsnips and trifle will continue to be combined in many […]
Aldi reveals Christmas Super Six deals for 19p, and they are all vegetables
Aldi is at it again. Although the discount retail chain still trails the top three UK supermarkets in terms of market vue by a large margin, its continual low price points are drawing in new customers. As Kantar noted in its most recent release of grocery sales here, they have been outpacing their rivals by […]
Could slight ease of inflation mean brighter Christmas for supermarkets?
Late last week, the UK supermarket sector received some positive news from Kantar’s Worldpanel division heading into the Christmas holiday: the slight decline in the rate of inflation led to a nearly 6% rise in grocery sales in the previous 12 weeks. That was its best performance since March 2021. With inflation still hovering at […]
Highlighting fresh produce, Lidl has gotten 770,000 additional shoppers over the past year
Discount retailer Lidl GB says that as inflation continues to tighten budgets, more families are turning away from traditional supermarkets in the UK to their stores. So just how much of a transition are they seeing? According to its latest financial reports, Lidl claims that more than 770,000 shoppers have been choosing their supermarkets each […]
Report: Eat Them to Defeat Them campaign led to £34.1 million in veg sales
Very few campaigns aimed at increasing consumption of fresh produce in any nation have really worked, despite the myriad efforts of action groups and government agencies. However, one in the UK focused on helping children – Eat Them to Defeat Them – has garnered immense interest from consumers, who have increased vegetable purchases by £132 […]
Freshfel launching Environmental Footprint methodology for fruits and vegetables
Freshfel Europe is developing what it calls a “a state-of-the-art, standardized methodology” in hopes of improving sustainability across the fresh produce industry. Under its Freshfel Environmental Footprint Initiative, the group and its members plan to launch the Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules (PEFCR) for fruit and vegetables. The goal is that more transparency, better communication […]
