All Retail and Wholesale articles
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NewsRetail footfall down for sixth consecutive month
The BRC said it showed the need for the Chancellor to support shops in the budget on 26 November
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NewsBoots recruits former John Lewis chief customer officer Charlotte Lock
Lock announced her departure from the John Lewis Partnership as chief customer officer in January, as reported by The Grocer at the time
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NewsSainsbury’s CEO: ‘we’re not in any discussions’ to sell Argos
Sales at Argos grew by 2.3% in the first half of 2025
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NewsM&S shoppers braced for tax rises after Chancellor’s pre-budget speech
M&S chief Stuart Machin said feedback from customers showed Rachel Reeves’s speech had done nothing for confidence and instead left them ’very worried’
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NewsKitwave CFO David Brind to retire after 14 years
During his tenure, Brind has overseen 15 acquisitions and the wholesaler’s IPO in 2021
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NewsCreed Foodservice strategy director Philip de Ternant to retire
His retirement marks the end of a 19-year career with the business
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NewsAI could cut wholesaler order processes in half, industry predicts
AI voice agents will also act as a ‘major disruption’ to the wholesale sector, according to AI experts
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NewsThe BFG returns in Sainsbury’s Christmas advert 2025
The ad launches alongside a new range of BFG-inspired food, home, clothing and gifting items
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NewsNectar360 expands coalition with FareShare partnership
The partnership will allow Nectar members to earn points by donating money to the charity
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NewsSOS Wholesale owed creditors £10m upon collapse
A new report into the collapse of SOS Wholesale by administrators at Interpath revealed that over 200 trade creditors will pick up the majority of the tab
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NewsJJ Foodservice wins £3m contract to supply eight northeast councils
To meet the needs of the contract, JJ has added more than 100 new product lines
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NewsFWD: barring wholesale from higher business rates exemption is ‘anti-competitive’
Facing the cost increases, 80% of wholesalers say they will be forced to raise food prices
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NewsHospitality makes progress on gender diversity but ‘much more to do’
At the most senior levels women remain ‘significantly underrepresented’
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News500 large high street outlets at risk of closure, trade bodies warn
UKHospitality and the BRC are calling for hospitality and retail outlets to be exempt from a business rates surcharge
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NewsSysco and Meals & More call for government support over child food poverty crisis
The pair partnered to brief parliamentarians on the growing child food poverty crisis facing the UK
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NewsRetail sales volumes hit highest level since 2022
Retail sales volumes have hit their highest level since 2022, driven by strong performance from clothing and online retailers
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NewsSainsbury’s, Morrisons and Weetabix back free breakfast clubs
Early adopter schools will be offered discounts and free deliveries
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NewsSainsbury’s launches ‘elevated’ Taste the Difference Discovery range
The range includes 54 products including steaks, artisanal deli and cheese, modern ready meals, and wine and spirits
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NewsLidl triples pre-tax profit as market share booms
Lidl has kept its position as the UK’s fastest-growing supermarket, pulling in 38 million more visitors last year as shoppers flocked to the discounter
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NewsThe Wholesale Group to showcase own-brand range in UK-wide tour
Members can find out more about its range of products, try them and take part in blind taste tests