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: 15 February, 2024
Canned wine producer, The Uncommon, has secured £1.2m in private backing, focusing on scaling up production of its English wine to meet growing demand in alternative formats.
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Published: 13 March, 2023
Amazon has already moved into the grocery sector but is now upping its game with a range of own-label wines, finds James Bayley.
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Published: 15 February, 2023
With reliance on delivery services continuing to rise, James Bayley looks at how Ocado is capitalising on the trend.
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Now in its fourth year, Harpers can exclusively reveal the 2022 Wine Direct Awards results.
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Published: 25 April, 2022
Cono Sur, one of Chile’s leading wineries, has launched a new Sauvignon Blanc Blush into its Bicicleta range.
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Published: 20 April, 2022
Anglo-Italian wine brand, When in Rome, is about to debut its paper bottle via a national listing in Ocado, where it is due to land sometime this month.
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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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Published: 13 October, 2020
Sales of beer, wine and spirits (BWS) through supermarkets increased 17% in the four weeks to 3 October, meaning the category remained the fastest growing, according to new Nielsen research.
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Published: 27 August, 2020
M&S is betting heavily on its BWS range online, according to new data from retail analysts Edge Digital Shelf.
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