The latest release from the insight business Kantar, based on data from its 30,000-strong shopper panel, indicates that in the 12-weeks to 17 April 2022 grocery retail spend in Great Britain fell by 0.6% versus 2020. This is the first time since the beginning of the pandemic that this comparative has been negative, showing once again the impact the first lockdown had on boosting the sector. Com...

Ocado Retail has announced a decrease in revenue of (5.7)% to £564.7m in its first quarter, 13 weeks to 27 th February 2022. Customer growth but declining basket Ocado’s active customer base increased by 31% year-on-year (YoY) to 835,000. Order numbers also grew to 367,500 per week, an increase of 11.6% compared to Q1 2021. The value of the average basket fell (15)% YoY to £124. This re...

A group of leading UK grocers has joined forces to launch a Refill Coalition to co-design and develop innovation refill solution The Refill Coalition brings together M&S, Morrisons, Ocado and Waitrose & Partners with supply chain solution specialists CHEP. The group was convened by Unpackaged, a pioneer in zero waste retail business models. The Coalition will explore how key food staples (e...