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
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
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
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
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
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 &
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
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
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
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
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
Shoppers are reaching for premium ranges such as Tesco Finest and Morrisons’ The Best, according to the latest grocery market figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks ending 13 June 2010. In spite of total grocery market
