Weather has overtaken inflation as the primary driver of UK grocery sales growth in May, according to new data from NIQ. Total till sales at UK supermarkets grew by 3.3% for the four weeks ending 18 May 2024. This growth was fueled by shifts between wet and warm weather, which pushed value growth at supermarkets to 5.1%, a two-month high excluding Easter.
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Published: 12 February, 2024
Some supermarkets reported buoyant sales over the festive period. James Bayley crunches the numbers.
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Published: 22 January, 2024
Supermarkets are reporting a consistent uptick in sales of this much-talked about category– and not just during the traditional post-festive period. James Bayley reports.
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Published: 11 January, 2024
Despite record spend on groceries during Christmas in UK supermarkets, sales of beer, wine and spirits were all in decline over the same period.
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Published: 18 September, 2023
One of the UK’s leading craft spirits retailers, Master of Malt, has announced a partnership with 52 selected Sainsbury’s stores across the UK.
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According to Kantar, sales are falling at all the major multiples, but it’s not all doom and gloom. During the 12 weeks to 12 June, supermarket sales, including alcohol, groceries and softs, fell 1.9% year on year. Supermarket alcohol sales are also declining, down 12% year on year in the same period.
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Now in its fourth year, Harpers can exclusively reveal the 2022 Wine Direct Awards results.
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Published: 02 March, 2022
Concha y Toro, the UK’s second-largest wine company by retail sales, will mark B Corp month with a wide-ranging social media campaign.
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Chilean producer Concha y Toro has launched a new organic range under its Cono Sur label.
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Published: 22 January, 2020
Sainsbury's has announced its CEO Mike Coupe will retire from the supermarket group in May this year.
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Published: 30 April, 2019
The need for age verification has led the first UK till-free supermarket to remove wines, beers and spirits from its shelves.
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Published: 25 April, 2019
The proposed merger between Sainsbury’s and Asda has been blocked by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
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Published: 22 November, 2018
Prominent South African winemaker Bruce Jack officially launched his new eponymous wine range yesterday at High Timber restaurant in London.
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Published: 14 November, 2018
“Suppliers effectively operate in a climate of fear as Sainsbury’s and Asda act as gatekeepers to the market”, the Food and Drinks Federation (FDF) has said in the latest round of consultations on the proposed supermarket merger.
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An increasingly competitive retail environment has led to yet another mega-merger, this time between Asda and Sainsbury’s. We ask what this new giant force could have in store for wine
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Published: 05 February, 2018
Think Rum revealed the winners of this year’s awards at the second annual event held last week, with Sly Augustin taking the prestigious Rum Champion of the Year gong and the Best Individual Rum Bar award.
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Sainsbury’s has reported 2.3% growth in like-for-like first quarter sales, excluding fuel, compared to a 0.3% increase seen in the previous quarter, partly in thanks to the sunny start to the summer.
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Published: 28 March, 2017
High levels of shopper-satisfaction and the willingness of consumers to linger in the wine aisle, are presenting opportunities to engage the customer and drive trade-up sales, a new supermarket study has suggested.
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Published: 16 March, 2017
Sainsbury's has warned of "very competitive" trading conditions in the wake of the post-Brexit sterling slump as the supermarket suffered a slight sales decline in the fourth quarter of the financial year.
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Published: 24 February, 2017
Top Chilean label Viña Santa Rita has paired up with London's National Gallery for a three-year partnership linking wine and art.
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