Upmarket grocer favoured by PM Boris Johnson and fiancee Carrie Symonds lifted by strong demand during Covid By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:51 BST, 15 May 2021 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 15 May 2021 An upmarket grocer favoured by Boris Johnson and his fiancee Carrie Symonds has been lifted by strong demand … Read more
Covid costs weigh on Sainsbury’s: Grocer dives into the red despite booming sales By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:09 BST, 28 April 2021 | Updated: 22:09 BST, 28 April 2021 Covid hit: In the 12 months to March 6 Sainsbury’s slumped to a £261m loss Essential retailer status has sent Sainsbury’s sales rocketing … Read more
Britain’s biggest supermarket was set up in 1919 at the height of the Spanish flu epidemic. Today Tesco has a commanding 26.9 per cent share of the grocery market, thanks to a strategy of offering value under such celebrated slogans as ‘pile-em-high, sell-em-cheap’ and Every Little Helps. During the current pandemic it’s a proposition that … Read more
Upmarket grocer Booths fights off festive competition from the German discounters By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:03 BST, 15 January 2020 | Updated: 22:03 BST, 15 January 2020 Sales at upmarket grocer Booths rose over Christmas as it fought off intense competition from the German discounters. The chain, known as the ‘Waitrose … Read more