Tesco has become the last of the major retailers to launch its 2024 Christmas ad campaign, with a heart-wrenchingly nostalgic advert showing how the holidays can be a confusing time of joy as well as loss.. The ad follows the story of Gary, who struggles to keep his Christmas spirit amid reminders of the absence of his grandmother – but his joy is …

Nov 28, 2024 · Arla is facing growing calls for a boycott of its products after it announced the launch of a methane-reducing feed additive trial across some of its dairy farms this week.. Several thousand social media users on X have been pledging to shun the dairy giant’s brands since Tuesday due to unsubstantiated claims the additive could be unsafe, with some also linking the product to wider ...

Sep 17, 2024 · 1.7% (8.4 million kg) Rising cocoa bean prices will “continue to have an impact on volume sales of chocolate, as manufacturers are forced to increase prices”, says Kantar analyst Joe Speller. It is still unclear how the October harvest will turn out. Suppliers are hoping a good season will push prices down, but if this doesn’t happen, they have warned retail prices will …

May 25, 2023 · Iceland Foods is to roll out a new feature that will enable customers to track the progress of their online order in real time. The new digital feature, which is available through the supermarket’s website and app, will give customers the ability to monitor the progress of their delivery van “up to the minute”, the supermarket said.

Aug 13, 2024 · Aldi is axing its click & collect service, with 18 August to be the final day groceries can be ordered online, The Grocer can reveal.. The discounter launched click & collect in September 2020, in the midst of the online shopping boom fuelled by lockdowns in the pandemic.By 2021 it was offered from more than 200 stores.. As of last week, it remained available from 174 stores, all of which will ...

Apr 15, 2024 · The hikes represent a 20.4% rise over two years, which will be hard for many retailers to swallow. And, in a landscape where the German-founded discounters Aldi and Lidl have led the pack by a significant margin in recent years, it narrowed the field, and made pay between the major retailers suddenly much more competitive.

Mar 22, 2024 · Attention-grabbing innovation was core to Coca-Cola’s efforts to re-engage shoppers last year, amid a 6.7% fall in volumes. In February 2023, a collaboration with Spanish singer-songwriter Rosalía saw the addition of Move to …

Jun 6, 2024 · The British Corner Shop is making a comeback after falling into administration earlier this year.. The expat favourite online platform, which sold more than 6,000 iconic British food brands to customers around the world, ceased trading after more than 20 years in January this year after a series of financial struggles. The British Corner Shop’s intellectual property – including website ...

Feb 21, 2020 · United Wholesale Scotland relaunched its Queenslie depot in Glasgow as its Warehouse of the Future last autumn. UWS spent £1m redeveloping the 170,000 sq ft depot to include a 48-metre screen in the foyer and 14 giant digital screen displaying paid-for product promotions and supplier messages.

Dec 19, 2024 · Sainsbury’s stores will operate extended hours leading up to Christmas, with supermarkets and convenience stores open from 6am to 11pm from 18 to 23 December.. Christmas Eve: Supermarkets open 6am–7pm, convenience stores 6am–9pm. Christmas Day: All stores closed. Boxing Day: Supermarkets open 9am–6pm, convenience stores 9am–9pm. 27–30 December: Normal trading hours.