All The Grocer articles in 01 February 2025 – Page 2
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NewsWH Smith high street sales down 6% ahead of potential sell-off
The retail chain has confirmed it is in talks to sell its high street business to focus exclusively on the Travel division
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NewsVirgin Wines raises a glass to ‘highly encouraging’ Christmas
Revenues increased 6.7% year on year over the six weeks to 27 December, with sales over the month as a whole up 9% compared with December 2023. The DTC wine retailer said it was the highest level seen since the peak period during the Covid lockdowns
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NewsNaked Wines give investors first glimpse of possible turnaround
Naked has pivoted away from attracting customers through heavy discounting
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NewsMedia Bites 29 January: Rachel Reeves speech, Diageo, WH Smith and Starbucks
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will give a speech later this morning
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NewsMorrisons turnaround gathers momentum to end the year on a high
Morrisons has delivered its strongest quarter for almost four years following a year of ‘urgent reinvigoration and positive progress’
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NewsCity snapshot: WH Smith high-street sales slides but Morrisons is on the up
WH Smith’s high-street stores saw sales fall 6% as the company gears up for a potential sell-off. Morrisons delivered its strongest quarter for almost four years
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NewsVadasz launches ‘first-ever’ kimchi shot via Ocado
The shots have a ’unique savoury umami flavour’
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NewsGordon Ramsay becomes Flora global brand ambassador
The chef has adopted Flora to ‘help home cooks elevate their usual cooking routine’
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NewsHarlech Foodservice takes over customers from retiring local wholesaler
Pembrokeshire Foods owners said its ‘beloved customers’ would be ‘in very good hands in the future’
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Category ReportMaking light work of housework: cleaning trends 2025
Shoppers want strength and efficacy in their cleaning products. So, which brands are helping to turn a tough job into a breeze?
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NewsAF Blakemore sales drop 4.6% after losing major supply deal with EG Group to Asda
AF Blakemore said positive actions on high-margin categories and cost control meant adjusted EBITDA increased by 52% from £19.3m to £29.4m
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NewsTesco to cut 400 jobs as it ‘simplifies’ the business
The Tesco job cuts come despite the supermarket recording its “biggest ever” Christmas sales
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NewsGluten-free pizza brand White Rabbit invests £500k into bakery upgrade
It has installed a ‘state-of-the-art’ oven, specially designed for cooking gluten-free sourdough
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NewsCMA launches investigation into sale of The Famous Grouse
The blended whisky is the fourth-biggest spirits brand in the UK off-trade
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NewsSainsbury’s health and beauty offer set for a makeover
Sainsbury’s beauty category share has trebled over the past four years, and the business is keen build on the momentum as the Next Level strategy enters its second year
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NewsSavers to open 30 new stores this year
It follows a year of successful trading, according to the retailer
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NewsRude Health launches chilled soya drink with added calcium
The launch of a fortified soya drink with a clean deck is the first of its kind alternative milk
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NewsMorrisons boss refuses to rule out more job cuts
Baitiéh said Morrisons had already saved £600m in cost savings and productivity in the past two years, but said that process was now being expanded
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NewsDiageo sells Cacique rum to La Martiniquaise
It’s the second brand sold by Diageo in six months
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NewsHarrison Ford stars in global Glenmorangie campaign
The mini-series depicts the Star Wars actor enjoy ‘the authentic Scottish experience’