Welcome to the January-February issue of Grocery Trader. Asda will donate the equivalent of one million meals during the start of 2025, as part of a brand new “Winter Fruit and Veg pledge” with FareShare and the Coronation Food Project. Running from January to March, the initiative will see over 420 tonnes of fresh fruit and vegetables donated to the UK’s biggest charity fighting hunger and tackling food waste. The donation will support FareShare’s nationwide network of charities including afterschool and breakfast clubs, homelessness shelters, and older people’s lunch clubs.

READ THE JANUARY / FEBRUARY ISSUE HERE

Tesco is calling on government to provide a clear and comprehensive plan to support UK farmers in the transition to net zero as it announces new plans to set up two low carbon concept farms in its supply chain to trial low carbon farming methods and help suppliers accelerate innovation.

Sainsbury’s has announced that it will increase pay for its 118,000 hourly-paid colleagues by a total of five per cent this year, taking the total salary for a full time colleague outside London from £22,882 to £24,026 by August 2025. Colleagues across both Sainsbury’s and Argos will move from £12 to £12.45 per hour in March, and £13.15 to £13.70 for those based in London, with a further increase to £12.60 per hour in August and £13.85 for those based in London.

VLAM, the Flanders Agricultural Marketing Board, took Grocery Trader to the Flanders region in Belgium, for a tour of farms, wholesale operations, producers and production facilities. Jeroen Buyck, CEO of leading Belgian exporter CALSA, says Belgium will be exporting more vegetables to Spain and Italy. Crops in southern Europe have been damaged by climate volatility, giving Belgium the chance to export more vegetables such as cabbages and leaks, of which Belgium is the world’s number one exporter, sending 60,000-70,000 tonnes overseas every year.

In the ever-evolving retail landscape, where consumer expectations are evolving at the pace of the advancing technology that supports it, competition is fiercer than ever. This means staying ahead requires more than just keeping up – it demands innovation. The spotlight is on how retailers are leveraging technology, particularly AI, to enhance customer experiences and meet soaring consumer expectations, writes Anna Clymo, Retail Principal at leading UK tech consultancy BJSS.

Retail businesses were set to enjoy a strong golden quarter despite gloomy consumer confidence, and industry experts are already predicting a return to pre-pandemic levels of business success. Despite worries surrounding the UK autumn budget, consumers have shown to have higher incomes and savings to draw on, and an appetite for promotional and discounted goods, writes Jon Bance, Chief Operating Officer at Leading Resolutions.

Enjoy reading the issue.

 

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