Tesco is tightening its grip on the UK supermarket crown Retail Tesco has boosted market share again as it outperforms peers in the ever-more competitive UK grocery space. In its first-quarter results this morning, the supermarket giant reported a 5.9 per cent uplift in food sales and a 6.2 per cent rise in home and clothing sales. Tesco now has 28 per cent of the UK [...]
Aldi to cut up to 350 jobs at UK headquarters Retail Discount grocer Aldi is set to cut up to 350 roles at its UK headquarters in Atherstone, near Birmingham, as cost pressures bite. The changes will affect some buying department positions, including non-food, finance and some back-office functions, according to reports. Aldi joins Tesco, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s in cutting jobs in the wake of October’s [...]
‘It’s not where we want to be’: Asda sales shrink as supermarket rivals eat into market share Retail Asda’s sales have dropped again after it continued to lose market share to its supermarket rivals, according to new figures. Revenue in its second quarter of its financial year was down 2.2 per cent, with a 5.3 per cent like-for-like decline, as its sales slump accelerated. Competitors like Morrison’s, Tesco and Sainsbury’s have been slowly [...]
