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Discounters are driving force in UK grocery market reports Kantar

Discounters are driving force in UK grocery market reports Kantar

Grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks ending 2 October 2011, show the grocery market growing at 5.1% per year. Although this is a strong performance, it remains below the 5.7% grocery price inflation, said

11/10/2011 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Waitrose to roll out self-checkout across UK network

Waitrose to roll out self-checkout across UK network

Waitrose is rolling out self-checkout across its UK branches. The self-service technology is being provided by retail and banking solutions provider, Wincor Nixdorf. The agreement will see Wincor Nixdorf providing equipment and services across Waitrose supermarkets and its growing number

11/10/2011 | Retail News | Read More
Waitrose to launch multi-channel 20-day value campaign

Waitrose to launch multi-channel 20-day value campaign

Waitrose is launching a 20-day multi-channel campaign focusing on value tomorrow. Called ‘1,000s of ways to great value’ it comprises: essential Waitrose: Over 1,000 great value daily essentials Brand Price Match: Over 1,000 everyday branded products at the same price

05/10/2011 | Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
Waitrose to open 100 new stores on back of new distribution centre

Waitrose to open 100 new stores on back of new distribution centre

Waitrose is to open 100 stores and create 10,000 new jobs over the next three years with the opening of a new regional distribution centre (RDC) in Chorley, Lancashire.  Waitrose managing director Mark Price today met with Prime Minister David

04/10/2011 | Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
Waitrose steps into fashion and beauty market in Canary Wharf

Waitrose steps into fashion and beauty market in Canary Wharf

Waitrose is re-launching its flagship store in Canary Wharf today (8 September 2011) as Waitrose, Food, Fashion & Home. The £15m revamp of the three-storey 74,000sq ft store introduces men’s and women’s fashion to the Waitrose brand and a beauty

08/09/2011 | Food-to-go retailers, Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
Kantar Worldpanel: Aldi bags record market share in the UK

Kantar Worldpanel: Aldi bags record market share in the UK

Discount retailer Aldi has bagged a record 3.6% share of the UK grocery market, according to the latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel. Figures, published today for the 12 weeks ending 7 August 2011, reveal Aldi’s sales grew by 24.4% in the

16/08/2011 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Planet Retail: private label accelerates during downturn

Planet Retail: private label accelerates during downturn

Private label has increased its penetration across Europe during the economic downturn and is poised for further sustained growth and increased marketing support. Those are the findings of the latest Planet Retail latest research – Private Label growth drivers for

10/08/2011 | Data Time, Research | Read More
John Lewis teams up with Sally Gunnell in 2012 countdown

John Lewis teams up with Sally Gunnell in 2012 countdown

      John Lewis Partnership has announced former Olympic champion and world recorder holder, Sally Gunnell, will be the ambassador of its Partners in Sport programme, in the countdown to London 2012. Designed to enable its employee engage in

29/07/2011 | Olympics, Retail News, Retailer News | Read More

Morrisons outperforms grocery market, reports Kantar Worldpanel

Morrisons outperformed Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury’s in the 12 weeks ending 10 July 2011, according to the latest grocery market share data from Kantar Worldpanel. With growth of 5.6%, Morrisons was the only retailer in the top four to grow

19/07/2011 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Aldata: customer analytics and price optimisation are key for retailers

Aldata: customer analytics and price optimisation are key for retailers

Retailers need to get closer to their customers to build loyalty, argues Aldata, a global leader in retail and distribution optimisation software. Fiona Briggs reports Retailers are playing a risky game, claims retail and distribution optimisation specialist Aldata. In a

08/07/2011 | Loyalty schemes, Retail Technology, Services Time, Supply chain | Read More
Discounters Aldi and Lidl bag canny shopper spend from Asda

Discounters Aldi and Lidl bag canny shopper spend from Asda

Discount retailers Aldi and Lild are poaching shopper spend from Asda, the latest Kantar Worldpanel grocery share figures reveal. Data for the for the 12 weeks ending 12 June 2011 show Aldi and Lidl have grown at nearly 18% year-on-year

21/06/2011 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Grocery market polarises between discounters and premium end

Grocery market polarises between discounters and premium end

Shopper spend on groceries is polarising between discount retailers, Aldi and Lidl, and the premium supermarket, Waitrose, the latest share figures from Kantar Worldpanel reveal. Figures published today for the 12 weeks ending 15 May 2011, show Aldi and Lidl are

24/05/2011 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Waitrose and M&S help make record Fairtrade bunting to support cotton farmers

Waitrose and M&S help make record Fairtrade bunting to support cotton farmers

Fairtrade campaigners, including Marks & Spencer and Waitrose, have contributed to a world record-breaking line of Fairtrade bunting to highlight a campaign demanding fair trade justice for West African cotton farmers. The Fairtrade Foundation hung a total of 3.3km (two

18/05/2011 | Ethical sourcing, Fairtrade, Sustainability Time | Read More
Liberation Foods adds Fairtrade peanut butter to Harry Hill range

Liberation Foods adds Fairtrade peanut butter to Harry Hill range

Fairtrade nut company Liberation Foods is adding peanut butter to its range of Harry’s Nuts Fairtrade nutty products, which feature the comedian Harry Hill. The new Fairtrade Crunchy Peanut Butter will be listed in 190 Sainsbury’s stores from June 2011.

17/05/2011 | Ethical sourcing, Fairtrade, Manufacturer news, Product Time, Retail News, Spreads and preserves, Sustainability Time | Read More
Easy Bean claims first with Fairtrade ready meals

Easy Bean claims first with Fairtrade ready meals

Prepared meals company, Easy Bean, is claiming a first with the launch of two Fairtrade ready meals. The products – African Palava and New Mexican Chilli – will be available at 100 Sainsbury’s stores from 18 May 2011 and in

10/05/2011 | Ethical sourcing, Fairtrade, Product Time, Ready meals, Sustainability Time | Read More
Discounters Aldi and Lidl achieve record market shares in UK

Discounters Aldi and Lidl achieve record market shares in UK

Discount retailers Aldi and Lidl have rung up record market shares in the UK, according to the latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks ending 17 April 2011. The German-owned Aldi and Lidl chains

27/04/2011 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Waitrose shoppers develop taste for Five Valleys Cordials

Waitrose shoppers develop taste for Five Valleys Cordials

Cotswolds-based Five Valleys Cordials reports its range is flying off the shelves in local Waitrose stores and it is stepping up production to meet demand. The cordials went on sale in Waitrose stores nationally earlier this month in an exclusive

31/03/2011 | Retail News, Retailer News | Read More

Inflation overtakes grocery market growth, reports Kantar

Grocery price inflation has hit 4% and overtaken market growth for the first time since mid-2009, according to the latest share figures from Kantar Worldpanel for the 12 weeks ending 20 March 2011. Growth at grocery retailers has fallen from

29/03/2011 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Retail apps and mobile web sites deliver value

Retail apps and mobile web sites deliver value

Mobile phones will overtake PCs as the most common web access device worldwide by 2013 (source: Gartner). It’s against this backdrop retailers are launching mobile-enabled web sites and apps to keep pace with their customers, wherever they may be; writes

25/03/2011 | Online retailers, Retail News | Read More
Waitrose to list Five Valleys Cordials in exclusive deal

Waitrose to list Five Valleys Cordials in exclusive deal

Waitrose is to list contemporary drink company Five Valleys Cordials in an exclusive national deal. The Cotswolds-based company, which was set up in May 2009, has launched three flavours into Waitrose stores across the UK. The variants are: Apricot &

23/03/2011 | Product Time, Retail News, Retailer News, Soft drinks | Read More
Waitrose lifts food sales by 4% and pushes home value and top-tier

Waitrose lifts food sales by 4% and pushes home value and top-tier

Waitrose’s sales increased by 9.8% to £4.97bn in the year ending 29 January 2011 with a like-for-like increase of 4% in food. Operating profit increased by 3% to £274.9m. Waitrose said it had attracted on average around  300,000 new weekly

09/03/2011 | Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
John Lewis is consumers’ favourite retailer in Verdict poll

John Lewis is consumers’ favourite retailer in Verdict poll

John Lewis has topped Verdict’s poll of consumers as the UK’s favourite shop for the fourth year in a row. It beat Ikea, ranked second, to the top slot and sister company, Waitrose, placed third. John Lewis was also ranked

01/03/2011 | Data Time, Polls | Read More
Discounters Aldi and Lidl enjoy double digit sales growth in UK

Discounters Aldi and Lidl enjoy double digit sales growth in UK

Discount retailers Aldi and Lidl are enjoying double digit sales growth, according to the latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks ending 20 February 2011. With sales up 13.4% and 13.6% respectively, they are

01/03/2011 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Waitrose to open 39 stores to become 280-strong chain

Waitrose to open 39 stores to become 280-strong chain

Waitrose has announced plans to open 39 news stores in 2011. The move will create a 280-store chain and 3,000 jobs. More than two thirds (27) will be convenience outlets including Old Brompton and Palmers Green in London, both opening

05/01/2011 | Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
Discounted? Aldi posts £54m profit loss

Discounted? Aldi posts £54m profit loss

UK shoppers flocked to discounter Aldi in recession but the latest accounts filed at Companies House for the German-owned chain show the attraction has waned. Figures for the 12 months to 31 December 2009, reveal it made a £54m pre-tax

08/10/2010 | Discount retailers, Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
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