Currys’ revenues rise 6% in UK&I after strong summer
Full-year financial guidance remains unchanged, backed by tight cost controls and stable gross margins
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John Lewis and Waitrose lose 124 million pounds due to heat waves
The John Lewis Partnership saw its losses rise sharply in the first half of the year. According to the owner of the British retail chains John Lewis and Waitrose , ongoing…
Free-to-install phone charging equipment could make stores £1,500
ChargedUp allows customers to rent portable power banks that are compatible with all major smartphone models
Primark to launch online delivery in UK
Primark has announced that it will be launching home delivery in the UK – representing a U-turn for the retailer, which has fiercely resisted offering online delivery due to its…
PepsiCo expands non-HFSS range at Tesco
PepsiCo has expanded its non-HFSS range with three new products that launched at select Tesco stores on 9 September. The new range, titled WOW, has introduced three new…
Carrefour Belgium to test Instacart’s smart shopping cart
Carrefour Belgium will be testing the AI-powered Caper shopping carts from the American company Instacart. The smart carts promise to bring the convenience of online shopping to…
Spar veteran Pim Dirckx to become Scapino’s new CEO
Scapino has appointed Pim Dirckx as its new CEO. The former chief operating officer of Spar Netherlands will take over day-to-day management of the Dutch shoe and clothing chain…
ABF grocery sales rise as Hovis integration gathers pace
Associated British Foods (ABF) expects its Grocery division to deliver mid-single-digit sales growth in the fourth quarter, as it presses ahead with the integration of Hovis. It…
Waitrose sales rise 4% to £4.3bn despite widening John Lewis losses
Waitrose sales climbed four per cent to £4.3bn in the first half as the grocer continued to outperform its sister John Lewis department store business, despite mounting pressure…
Digital shelf labels could put almost 200,000 grocery jobs at risk, report warns
The widespread rollout of electronic shelf labels could put almost 200,000 grocery jobs at risk and lead to billions of dollars in lost wages, according to a new report. The…
Primark gives in after all: launches home delivery
Primark is set to offer home delivery in the United Kingdom. The discount retailer is thus abandoning a long-standing policy: customers were allowed to order online, but had to…
Lidl Hungary Opens Logistics Centre Large Enough To House 36 Supermarkets
Lidl Hungary has opened its largest logistics centre to date, in Kiskunfélegyháza, following an investment of nearly €165 million.