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Retailers are spending billions fighting shrink, but are they finally getting smarter about loss prevention? - Grocery Gazette - Latest Grocery Industry News
12+ hour, 18+ min ago (983+ words) From self-checkout misses to concealed items and checkout skipping, retail loss is becoming more complex, more expensive and harder to spot. Food retail has always had a complicated relationship with loss. High footfall, high transaction volumes, busy stores, fast-moving products…...
Coca-Cola chosen as soft drink partner of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games - Grocery Gazette - Latest Grocery Industry News
11+ hour, 34+ min ago (311+ words) Coca-Cola has been selected as the official soft drinks partner to the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games and an official partner of Team Scotland. The Glasgow 2026 games will take place from 23 July to 2 August across four venues in the city, with CCEP…...
Co-op opens renovated store in Cuckfield, Sussex - Grocery Gazette - Latest Grocery Industry News
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (290+ words) Co-op has opened the doors to a renovated store in Cuckfield, Sussex, which is the first of four stores to launch this week ahead of Easter. The Cuckfield store has reopened following a four-week investment programme to renovate and extend…...
M&M’s announces 'urgent recall' over undeclared peanut and gluten risk - Grocery Gazette - Latest Grocery Industry News
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (337+ words) Shoppers in the UK are being warned not to eat a recalled M&M's product after food safety officials flagged a potentially serious allergen risk. 3D Trading is recalling M&M's Pipoca (popcorn) after it emerged that the product, which was…...
From jam-less Jammie Dodgers to matcha mayo: the best April Fools’ Day pranks of 2026 - Grocery Gazette - Latest Grocery Industry News
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (1175+ words) Grocery brands have once again marked April Fools" Day by unleashing a wave of increasingly bizarre, brilliantly deadpan and occasionally unsettling product launches. From a Jammie Dodger with no jam, to Aldi opening its own law firm and Heinz leaning…...
Asda sees best sales performance since April 2024 - Grocery Gazette - Latest Grocery Industry News
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (323+ words) Ocado and Lidl continued to lead in sales growth over the 12 weeks to 22 March with an increase of 12.3 per cent and 9.6 per cent, respectively, according to the latest figures from Worldpanel by Numerator. Sainsbury's achieved record sales growth of 5.5 per…...
Sainsbury’s announces £5bn investment in backing British farming - Grocery Gazette - Latest Grocery Industry News
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (307+ words) Sainsbury's has announced a "5bn investment into farming across fresh produce, dairy, meat and poultry in the UK and Ireland. The retailer expanded its long-term partnership with 62 British berry farms and agreed on new five-year contracts with Angus Soft Fruit, Chambers,…...
Sainsbury’s celebrate opening of renovated flagship in Kent - Grocery Gazette - Latest Grocery Industry News
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (251+ words) Sainsbury's opened a new flagship store following a major renovation to its location in Tonbridge, Kent, yesterday. The retailer made a multimillion-pound investment to transform the location into a larger superstore for customers as part of its expansion plans to…...
Coca-Cola Zero Caffeine and Zero Sugar relaunches in GB - Grocery Gazette - Latest Grocery Industry News
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (222+ words) Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) has relaunched the Coca-Cola Zero Caffeine Zero Sugar across Great Britain with a rebranded black and gold pack design. The updated packaging aims to reflect a more premium choice for evening consumption as the business aims…...
Ben & Jerry’s: the long fight to keep an activist brand independent - Grocery Gazette - Latest Grocery Industry News
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1195+ words) What began as one of the most unusual acquisitions in consumer goods has become a 25-year battle over who really controls Ben & Jerry's. Its corporate owner or the independent board created to protect its social mission? That is what makes…...