Retail Intelligence

Tesco To Create 16,000 More Permanent Jobs In Online Boom

Britain's largest supermarket Tesco on Monday said it will create an additional 16,000 permanent jobs to support the exceptional growth in its online busin...

Greencore Halts Production At Northampton Plant

Greencore has announced that, in consultation with the Department of Health & Social Care, Public Health England and other government bodies, it ha...

Happy Drink In Sad Times: Champagne-Makers Gather Pandemic Harvest

Winemakers in France's Champagne region are this week gathering a bumper grape harvest, but there is a bitter aftertaste: the slump in demand for bubbly ca...

Mars Ireland Names Brendan McLoughlin As Country Manager

Mars Ireland has announced the appointment of Brendan McLoughlin as country manager to head up its business in Ireland. He will succeed Bill Heague in h...

Nestlé Launches Vegan Alternative To Tuna

Food giant Nestlé is launching a new plant-based tuna alternative in Switzerland this month ahead of a global rollout, hoping that consumers eating...

Aryzta Sticks With Chairman Nomination, Despite Shareholders Opposition

Aryzta's has said that its Board still proposes the election of Andreas G. Schmid as member and Chair of the Board of Directors, despite opposition fr...

Irish Consumer Sentiment Slips In August On Renewed COVID Concerns

Irish consumer sentiment slipped back slightly in August following three positive months in a row, research shows. The recently published KBC Bank...

Activists' Pick For Aryzta Chairman Eyes Asset Sales: Report

The man proposed by activist shareholders to become chairman of Swiss baked goods group Aryzta would sell non-core assets and simplify the company, he told...