The four weeks ending 22 June 2013 saw mixed fortunes for the UK’s leading supermarkets with the majority of sales growths coming from the discounters and Waitrose, according to the latest retailer performance figures released today by global information and
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The Midcounties Co-operative has appointed former Waitrose director Mark Wilson as group general manager (GGM) of its Food Retail business. Wilson, who was director, retail operations (North) for Waitrose, will take over responsibility for Midcounties’ 240 supermarkets and convenience stores
Waitrose is growing at over three times the market average, according to the latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks ending 9 June 2013. Waitrose’s sales grew by 10.4% in the period versus 3% total
Waitrose has selected pricing intelligence specialist, Profitero, as the data provider for its Brand Price Match initiative in a multi-year agreement. The Waitrose Brand Price Match scheme pledges to match the price of branded groceries on the shelves of Tesco as it
Aldi has posted an all-time record share of 3.5%, increasing from 2.8% last year, according to the latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel for the 12 weeks ending 12 May 2013. The discount retailer also achieved its highest ever year-on-year growth,
Walkers and Muller have the highest number of promotions running across the five leading online supermarkets, according to analysis of the 10 most popular FMCG brands for the week commencing 13 May 2013 by pricing intelligence provider Profitero. Based on Kantar Worldpanel’s recent
Asda is accelerating development of its multi-channel business with investment in click and collect for food and general merchandise and same day delivery on grocery home shopping. Announcing a 4.5% uplift in total sales, including petrol, to £22.8bn for 2012
Waitrose, Aldi and Lidl have all posted record market shares, according to grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel for the 12 weeks ending 14 April 2013. The latest data show an increasingly polarised grocery market. Edward Garner, director at Kantar Worldpanel,
Despite a slow start to the Easter trading period and the cold weather, Easter falling early provided a welcome boost to March food and drink sales at the UK’s leading supermarkets, according to the latest retailer performance figures released by
Sainsbury’s is the clear winner among the big four UK supermarkets, according to the latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel for the 12 weeks ending 17 March 2013. Aldi and Waitrose, meanwhile, have posted the strongest growth with sales up 30.8%
Shoppers are economising but not compromising, according to the latest retailer performance figures released by global information and insights company Nielsen. UK consumers are spending more at value retailers (discounters) to make household budgets stretch further, but are also willing
Tesco has matched grocery market growth for the first time since June 2011 and maintained its market share, according to the latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks ending 20 January 2013. Tesco’s sales
Large increases in TV and press advertising spend resulted in a strong finish to 2012 for the UK’s leading supermarkets, according to the latest retailer performance figures from Nielsen. They show aggregate sales growth for the UK’s leading supermarkets during
Waitrose is stocking the Pro range of premium cleaning products from the British manufacturer, Astonish, in supermarkets from February 2013. The announcement, which sees the manufacturer significantly boost its presence among the UK’s leading supermarkets, follows a strong year of
Festive grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published today (15 January 2013) for the six weeks ending 6 January 2013, show the grocery market growing at 3.8% over Christmas and the New Year, driven by price inflation rather than volume
Discount retailers Aldi and Lidl and the premium supermarket, Waitrose, were the biggest winners in the lead up to the festive period, according to the latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks ending 23
Waitrose is opening a new store at Burghmuir, Stirling, in early 2013. It will be the retailer’s fifth store in Scotland and joins existing outlets in Byres Road in Glasgow, Newton Mearns, and Morningside and Comely Bank in Edinburgh. Waitrose
Sainsbury’s is the star performer of the big four supermarkets, the latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel for the 12 weeks ending 25 November 2012 reveal. It has beaten grocery market growth of 3.2% with a year-on-year sales increase
Convenience of online shopping and a retailer’s website functionality are key motivations for the adoption of online grocery shopping by consumers, according to Kantar Media Compete’s Online Shopper Intelligence Report, released today (30 November 2012). One fifth of the UK internet
UK supermarkets have seen a slow down in year-on-year grocery sales growth in November 2012, despite increased advertising spend, voucher give-aways and promotions aimed at attracting cautious shoppers, according to the latest figures released by Nielsen. Aggregate sales growth for
Waitrose and John Lewis at home are trading side by side for the first time in the UK in Ipswich. The new stores opened their doors on 8 November 2012 with the John Lewis at home Christmas shop reported
Despite fewer voucher promotions to support footfall and the level of sales on promotions plateauing at 35%, UK retail grocery sales for the four weeks ending 13 October 2012 still improved on the rate of growth seen in the previous
Waitrose is launching an online food video channel called Waitrose TV this autumn. It has been created in conjunction with Red Bee Media and is designed to help inspire a nation of cooks, whether watching on their computers, tablets or
Specialist, award-winning bean company Easy Bean, is extending its range of meal pots with Italian Pasta e Fagioli, in Waitrose this month. It will be available from Ocado and other outlets shortly. The new recipe feature borlotti beans and orecchiette
