Share price down after Sainsbury’s reported bumper Christmas Retail Sainsbury's claims to have won the grocery market share for the fifth consecutive Christmas, with sales up nearly four per cent
Tesco and Sainsbury’s to shed light on Christmas sales performance Business The UK’s biggest supermarket groups will shed light next week on how they fared over the key Christmas period amid pressure on shoppers’ budgets. Tesco and Sainsbury’s will both provide third-quarter updates for investors and analysts, where they will reveal their sales for the weeks running up to Christmas. Both grocers are expected to reveal [...]
Retail bosses warn of £7bn cost burden after Budget Retail UK retail bosses have written to the Chancellor to warn of the wide-ranging damage from the Autumn Budget on their sector, including “inevitable” job losses and price rises. In a letter coordinated by the British Retail Consortium (BRC), 79 signatories, including bluechip retailers Tesco, Next, and Greggs, said they had “significant concerns” about the impact [...]
Businesses warn of £400m in extra costs after Reeves’s Budget tax raid November 8, 2024 Businesses across the UK are sounding the alarm over rising costs after Rachel Reeves raised taxes by some £40bn at the Budget last week. The Chancellor announced that employer’s national insurance contributions (NIC) will increase by 1.2 per cent to 15 per cent, and the threshold at which businesses start paying the levy will be [...]
Snack hack: Tesco follows Sainsbury’s with ice cream meal deal July 25, 2024 Sainsbury’s and Tesco have taken meal deal enthusiasts by storm, with a new item added to their popular lunchtime offer. Now, in addition to your usual sandwich and drink, you can pick up an ice cream or lolly to complete your meal deal at both supermarkets. At Tesco, this could see you set with a [...]