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12th March 2018 CLICK ON A CATEGORY TO SEE TOP NEWS HEADLINES IN THAT SECTOR. SELECT AN ICON TO READ THE FULL NEWS ARTICLE

INDUSTRY OVERVIEW

UK MULTIPLE RETAILERS

CONVENIENCE & WHOLESALE

HIGH STREET RETAILERS

Higher food prices sap British consumer spending

IRELAND RETAIL

FOODSERVICE & HoReCa

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

How to prevent a Brexit food crisis? Dig deep for fair pay on farms

INDUSTRY OVERVIEW Serious violence and injury against shop workers grows

Independent retailers expect big-wins from Booker-Tesco merger

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Minister launches first industry-led Retail Sector Council

‘Go tackle Carillion or someone else’ – Philip Green tells MP

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INDUSTRY OVERVIEW




The weekly shop is back at resurgent Tesco

UK MULTIPLE RETAILERS Tesco and Morrisons show fastest growth of the Big 4 in latest GB market data

Aldi joins packaging waste crackdown


IRELAND RETAIL


FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Asda and D.E. Brand trial shows the benefits of ‘Cleanpal’ for the fresh produce supply chain

Sainsbury’s chief accused of ‘unscrupulous’ changes to staff benefits

Lidl records highest sales growth of all Britain’s major supermarkets

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Co-op refunds £500,000 to suppliers over unfair charges

IRELAND RETAIL


FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Scan-&-Go: Co-op shoppers to avoid tills with phone app

CONVENIENCE & WHOLESALE Best-One signs up 60 ex Mace and Costcutter store

Gillet’s spar rolls out payment app Zapper across estate


Blakemore launches mobile app for Spar retailers

Bestway van operation receives new branding

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INDUSTRY OVERVIEW




Poundland takes on Primark with rollout of Pep&Co fashion outlets

IRELAND RETAIL


FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Boots parent company hires new finance chief

HIGH STREET RETAILERS ‘Challenging year’ at Waitrose

Supreme Courts backs Iceland in refrigeration rates appeal


Next facing £30m equal pay claim from shop-floor staff

Ocado uses technology to improve fraud detection

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INDUSTRY OVERVIEW




IRELAND RETAIL


FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Lidl confirms it had plans to build new larger store on Fortunestown Lane

South Dublin Dealz planning appeal refused

IRELAND RETAILERS Irish consumer sentiment slips in February reflecting a ‘pull-back’ in spending

Celtic Pure teams up with Legacy Consultants


SuperValu announces three new stores for 2018

Dunnes Stores restructures 40 companies in group reshuffle

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INDUSTRY OVERVIEW




Latest UK Foodservice inflation drops by more than 50%

IRELAND RETAIL


FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Essential Cuisine chefs hit the road for ‘Chefs Adopt A School Week’

FOODSERVICE & HoReCa Sodexo study says gender-balanced teams are ‘more successful’

KFC brings back Bidvest Logistics for delivery


Hospitality industry responds to government calorie reduction report

Deltic Group ditches plastic straws for ecofriendly alternative

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Sales increased by 2.3% Y-o-Y

Market Share remained same M-o-M

15.6%

T E S C O

Sales increased by 2.7% Y-o-Y

A S D A

Market Share increased by 0.1% M-o-M

27.9%

16.2%

IRELAND RETAIL


FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Sales increased by 1.1% Y-o-Y M O R R I S O N S


S A I N S B U R Y ’ S

INDUSTRY OVERVIEW

10.2%

Market Share decreased by 0.1% M-o-M

Sales increased by 2.7% Y-o-Y Market Share decreased by 0.2% M-o-M

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