Supermarkets

Lidl warns of price rises and HMV of job cuts amid backlash over UK budget

Lidl has warned of potential price rises, with HMV predicting job cuts as a result of cost increases caused by the UK government’s budget.Doug Putman, the owner of the...

Lidl and HMV say price rises and job cuts are likely due to UK budget

The bosses of Lidl and HMV have spoken of potential price rises and job cuts as a result...

Lidl returns to profit on sales of £10.9bn after slowing expansion

Lidl’s UK business has bounced back into profit after it slowed expansion in favour of improving existing stores,...

Sainsbury’s boosted by return to the office but warns of price rises

Food sales at Sainsbury’s have been boosted by a return to the office and fewer people dining out...

Cost increases for shops and pubs are real and large. Pity the small operators | Nils Pratley

Wednesday’s number of the day in the UK corporate scene was £60m. It is what Marks & Spencer...

Which are the best supermarket gins?

“Have we reached peak gin yet?” a leading food writer asked plaintively on social media a few weeks ago. Kicked off by the relaxation...

Morrisons agrees £331m property deal on extra long leases to cut debt pile

Morrisons has raised £331m to cut its debt pile through the sale of ground leases on 76 supermarkets as part of a turnaround plan...

Co-op chain turns to AI to identify criminals with weapons

The Co-op grocery chain has revealed its losses from crime rose by almost 20% to £40m in the first half of the year, and...

Co-operative Group returns to profit as almost £40m lost to shoplifting

The Co-operative Group has laid bare the impact of shoplifting as it said the cost of crime in its stores soared by almost 20%...

Mars brings Marathon name back in UK as nostalgia rises for retro sweets

Depending on your age and resistance to change, potentially it never went away, but 34 years after the shock Snickers rebrand the Marathon bar...

Stuart Rose gets hands-on at Asda. This can’t have been plan A | Nils Pratley

“We need a full-time fully experienced retail executive to come in,” said Stuart Rose, the chair of Asda, a month ago as he confessed...