3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (166+ words) The Grocer ABF’s sugar crisis set to deepen as Primark sales slide ABF’s sugar business has been hit by high gas prices, with this year’s poor beet crop set to deepen the division’s losses in 2027 ABF has warned that its…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (203+ words) Feisty is aiming to boost retail distribution after launching as a digital-first brand Protein soda startup Feisty has secured backing from the venture capital arm of British American Tobacco to grow its UK retail footprint. The London-based brand was founded…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (301+ words) Source: Growth Hub / Holland & Barrett Breakout Wellness UK was launched in spring 2026 by the innovation consultancy Growth Hub to support retail-ready health and wellness brands Holland & Barrett is throwing its weight behind British challenger brands by joining forces with the…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (717+ words) Retail bosses and ministers have announced a groundbreaking partnership aimed at creating 100,000 jobs for young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) within the time of the current parliament. The landmark partnership includes a new retail work experience programme…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (519+ words) Artificial intelligence firm Anthropic has published a set of ‘blueprints’ for retailers to build their own e-commerce bots that shop on behalf of customers. The blueprints contain “the harnesses, patterns, and guardrails” a retailer’s engineering team needs “to get a…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (247+ words) Knorr brand ambassador Fred Sirieix will front a campaign for the new liquid concentrated stocks Knorr is set to launch its first liquid concentrated stock, in a move it claims will “transform” the category. Available in Chicken and Beef flavours,…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (433+ words) The prevailing view was that the problem sat in stores. That was where the variances were being discovered, where the stock adjustments were being made and where the commercial impact was most obvious. The logic seemed straightforward enough: if the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (198+ words) The changes amount to an extra 750,000 online slots per year Co-op has introduced early morning delivery slots to cater to families who need emergency lunchbox items in the “back-to-school scramble”. Delivery will be available from 7am, two hours earlier than usual,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (555+ words) Itsu’s products are available in more than 10 fixtures in larger supermarkets, helping boost brand awareness Itsu’s runaway growth across multiple UK grocery fixtures has contributed to soaring profits in its fmcg division. Turnover at Itsu Grocery raced 33% higher (or by…...