All The Grocer articles in 05 April 2025
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NewsCity snapshot: Pets at Home warns of profit drop next year
Pets at Home’s share price is down over 20% since it warned of a ‘unusually subdued’ pet retail market in November. Also, the Artisanal Spirits Company returns to profit
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NewsNaked Wines founder Rowan Gormley steps aside as new strategic plan takes shape
Founder Rowan Gormley stepped in to rescue Naked in 2023, but has now elected to step away
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NewsMajestic to accelerate on-trade ambitions with deal to acquire Enotria&Coe
Majestic said it had identified ‘significant potential’ to grow the business alongside its existing B2B arm
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NewsMorrisons non-food trading director exits after four months
It’s understood the exec, who on arrival was billed as one of the most experienced retail executives in Europe, had originally agreed to serve a 12-month contract
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NewsM&S investing £50m in stores in the north west, bringing 300 jobs to the region
The investment is part of M&S’s store renewal and rotation programme, credited with helping drive the retailer’s successful turnaround
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NewsCanned wine challenger Vinca rolls lightweight recycled bottles into Tesco
The bottles had a 47% lower total carbon footprint than glass, said Vinca
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NewsKerrygold relaunches spreadable butter into UK market
The new launch is designed to appeal to ‘butter lovers who crave the great taste of Kerrygold with added convenience’
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NewsJW Filshill appoints new regional development manager
Balfour will initially service Filshill’s KeyStore symbol estate across Ayrshire, Stranraer and Dumfries
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NewsAsda launches new face recognition technology to target shoplifters
Asda stressed that it did not expect store staff to put themselves at risk by confronting potentially violent criminals
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Comment & OpinionEx-head of Sainsbury’s Future Brands: how to understand buyers
It is critical to understand what your buyer is looking for and deliver on that, says Tom Forsythe, MD at Good & Proper
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NewsAldi claims supermarket ‘first’ with Dubai-style chocolate ice cream
The ice cream combines ‘decadent’ chocolate with ‘sweet, nutty’ pistachio and wafer
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NewsInnocent adds Juicy Water duo for kids
The drinks are made with 70% real fruit and a ‘splash’ of water, as well as natural flavours
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NewsOcado renames sourdough loaf after complaint from Real Bread Campaign
The Real Bread Campaign said it was contacted by a micro-baker in February, who claimed the marketing of Ocado’s loaf was not lawful
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NewsConservationists will appeal High Court judgment on overfishing
Conservation charity Blue Marine Foundation said the way quotas were allocated had led to the collapse of fish populations and the decline of fishing communities
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NewsFood delivery companies face ‘tough new laws’ on illegal couriers
Businesses failing to carry out checks could face fines of up to £60,000 per worker and director disqualifications as part of the effort to ‘clamp down on illegal working’
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NewsBrakes launches ‘Ways to Save’ cashback campaign
The ‘Ways to Save’ initiative kicks off with what the foodservice giant says is its most comprehensive cashback offer to date
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NewsWilko extends Deliveroo partnership to 212 stores
The boosted range of 14,000 products will be price matched to in-store prices
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NewsRibena confirms blackcurrant squash recipe change
Testing showed that two-thirds of shoppers preferred the new recipe, Ribena said
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NewsDuck sales boom in the mults on back of Gressingham success and promos
Duck sales in UK supermarkets rose by 27% last year, according to Kantar data
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Comment & OpinionDo supermarket loyalty schemes ease the pain of delivery apps?
Shopping for groceries on the aggregator apps is rife with ‘ouch’ moments