| Date | Title | Description |
| 08.09.2026 | Tesco and Boots lead 100,000 jobs pledge to tackle Neets crisis | Tesco, Boots and dozens of other retailers have pledged to create 100,000 new jobs in a bid to tackle the youth unemployment crisis, which they say is trapping young people in a “doom loop”.
A group of top high street firms – which also inc... |
| 08.09.2026 | Veg-Led Food & Plant-Based Alternatives Can Coexist, Says Redefine Meat After Doubling UK Footprint | 5 Mins Read Redefine Meat has gained a listing for its 3D-printed meat alternatives at nearly 400 Tesco stores, marking a significant expansion less than a year after it entered UK supermarkets.
“We don’t think the future of plant-based foo... |
| 07.09.2026 | Next dodges ‘hammer blow’ with equal pay court victory | Retail giant Next has won an equal pay appeal allowing it to pay warehouse workers more than shop-floor staff, warning that its defeat “would have represented a hammer blow to retail employment in the UK”.
The FTSE 100 retailer told shareho... |
| 30.08.2026 | Lord Walker calls for Healey to cut business taxes | Iceland boss Lord Richard Walker has urged Andy Burnham and John Healey to cut taxes for businesses and to stop focusing on the cost of living.
Walker, who backed Labour at the last election, said Healey should ease costs for employers.
The... |
| 28.08.2026 | October Budget could be a ‘tipping point,’ Asda boss warns Burnham | Andy Burnham’s first Budget in October could be a “tipping point” for British businesses and the economy, the chair of supermarket giant Asda has warned.
Allan Leighton, who is attempting to push through a turnaround of the grocer, said it ... |
| 28.08.2026 | Asda in ‘foothills of recovery’ as grocer returns to growth | Asda has posted sales growth for the first time in more than two years, marking a “major milestone” in the turnaround led by Allan Leighton on his comeback at the grocer.
The discount supermarket saw like-for-like sales excluding fuel grow ... |
| 27.08.2026 | Asda turnaround king Allan Leighton hopes for summer boost | Allan Leighton, the turnaround expert charged with leading Asda’s resurgence, has been known for his showmanship. During his first stint at Asda in the 90s, he kicked off an annual managers’ conference by revving into the auditorium on a Ha... |
| 24.08.2026 | Morrisons pledges to slash prices as price war intensifies | Morrisons has pledged to match prices with its rivals on hundreds of products, as the debt-ridden grocer ramps up an emerging price war between UK supermarkets.
The private-equity-owned supermarket has vowed that 500 of its “everyday essent... |
| 24.08.2026 | John Caudwell and Stuart Rose blast ‘tax creep’ | Billionaire political donor John Caudwell and retail bigwig Lord Stuart Rose have hit out at the “creep of taxes” hitting businesses across the country.
The influential business veterans have joined a campaign led by entrepreneur group Helm... |
| 22.08.2026 | Can debt-ridden Morrisons become a Big Four supermarket again? | “Nothing but difficult” is how one retail analyst describes the road ahead for Morrisons boss Rami Batiéh. Since taking charge of the grocer in November 2023, the chief executive has faced an uphill battle, as the group – once a firm member... |
| 19.08.2026 | Supermarkets ‘actively shielding’ shoppers as food inflation falls again | Food inflation fell again in July to its lowest level in nearly five years, as retailers claim they are “actively shielding” consumers from worse price rises.
The rate of food price inflation slipped to 1.3 per cent last month, down from 1.... |
| 18.08.2026 | Asda credit card firm Jaja faces 15 per cent loan interest as debt pile swells | The company behind the Asda credit card has added to its debt pile after posting a widening loss.
Jaja Finance, which operates the supermarket’s card alongside its own credit card services, has drawn down nearly £50m from a debt facility si... |
| 13.08.2026 | Could a ‘land blocking’ rule change spell danger for Aldi and Lidl? | German discounters Aldi and Lidl have rapidly taken control of the UK’s budget grocery market in recent years. But could new curbs on ‘land blocking’ slow their insurgency?
Only a few decades ago, Lidl and Aldi were oddities. By 2008, the G... |
| 12.08.2026 | Brits think supermarkets are profiteering – despite slowing food inflation | The majority of Brits think that supermarkets are profiteering from rising food prices caused by the Iran war despite the Chancellor John Healey recently admitting there was little evidence of the practice, new polling has revealed.
Some 70... |
| 03.08.2026 | Retailers hit back at Healey’s ‘profiteering’ threat | Retailers have hit back at the Chancellor’s warning against profiteering, saying they will prove they have fought hard to keep food prices down during the Iran war.
Chancellor John Healey said at the weekend that the Treasury is prepared to... |
| 02.08.2026 | Healey revives ‘price-gouging’ threat as cost of living options narrow | Chancellor John Healey has revived threats against retailers over profiteering as his cost of living options have narrowed due to problems facing the country’s public finances.
Healey warned supermarkets that they would not be able to take ... |
| 22.07.2026 | Future Food Quick Bites: Non-Dairy Milk Frother, Lactoferrin Powder & Vegan Crousty | 4 Mins Read Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Lavazza’s Alpro-endorsed milk frother, HappyVore’s kebab collab, and the FDA’s self-GRAS update. New products and... |
| 08.07.2026 | The former African gold miner taking on the billionaire Issa brothers | Roadside Real Estate has been along a weird and wonderful journey since it was first floated on the stock market.
The company began life as Sovereign Mines of Africa, hunting gold deposits in the farthest corners of the African continent. B... |
| 08.07.2026 | Tesco ‘in talks’ to exit eastern Europe | Tesco is reportedly considering cutting loose its business in central and eastern Europe in a move to end its expansion outside of the UK and Ireland.
The supermarket giant has hired bankers to explore the possibility of a sale of its opera... |
| 07.07.2026 | M&S chair: Tax and employment costs holding back Britain | Rising taxes and employment costs are holding businesses back from investing in Britain and helping it “prosper,” an M&S boss has said.
Archie Norman, chairman of the retail giant and former chief executive of Asda, told shareholders on... |
| 25.06.2026 | Mark Kleinman: Share price slump moves Steiner closer to Ocado checkout | Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his City AM column
Five words might have given it away: “Ocado confirms that the CEO and the board continually engage in long-term succession planning an... |
| 22.06.2026 | Ocado to replace founder Steiner as shares plunge | The board of Ocado is on the hunt for a successor to its founder and chief executive, Tim Steiner, as the e-commerce group faces up to a rapidly falling share price.
The FTSE 250 firm, which offers online shopping and warehouse automation s... |
| 22.06.2026 | David Lloyd gyms limbers up for £4bn London float | The owner of David Lloyd gyms is considering a £4bn London listing in what would be a major boost for the capital’s stock exchange.
TDR Capital, which also owns Asda, is eyeing up the initial public offering (IPO) despite a dearth of high-p... |
| 18.06.2026 | Tesco fuel sales drag up slowing growth | Tesco has revealed a nearly 20 per cent boost in fuel sales as the Iran war sends petrol prices soaring, dragging up otherwise slowing revenue.
The FTSE 100 supermarket saw fuel sales jump by 19.5 per cent to £1.7bn in the three months to M... |
| 09.06.2026 | ‘Ladder of opportunity is wobbling’: Retail bosses urge Starmer to ease cost of youth employment | Retail bosses have called on the Prime Minister to set out urgent measures to tackle youth unemployment, warning that the “ladder of opportunity for young people is wobbling”.
A group of supermarket and high street chiefs are set to call on... |
| 29.05.2026 | Ocado shares rocket after striking Asda home deliveries deal | Supermarket giant Asda has struck a deal with Ocado for the grocery technology company to take over all home deliveries from next year, as it looks to completely overhaul its online shopping business.
Ocado will “quickly replace and upgrade... |
| 29.05.2026 | As it happened: Stocks rise on Iran peace hopes; Asda and Ocado deal | Good morning and welcome back to the City AM liveblog.
After investors kicked into sell-off mode on Thursday amidst spiking tensions as the US and Iran exchanged strikes, attention is quickly turning back to hopes of a peace deal this morni... |
| 27.05.2026 | Lidl leapfrogs Morrisons to become UK’s fifth-biggest supermarket | Lidl has soared past struggling Morrisons to become the UK’s fifth-biggest supermarket, as its heavy discounting gave the grocer an edge in the fiercely competitive market.
The German grocer snatched an 8.6 per cent market share, powered by... |
| 20.05.2026 | M&S boss says supermarket price caps ‘completely preposterous’ | The boss of M&S has dubbed government proposals to urge supermarkets to cap the prices of foods as “completely preposterous”.
Stuart Machin, chief executive of the retail giant, called on the government to cut red tape and taxes on groc... |
| 13.05.2026 | Q1 Report 2026 | Q1 Report 2026
Wed, May 13, 2026 08:30 CET Report this content
Financially
Group Multi-Year Overview Q1 2026 Q1 2025 2025
Net Revenue (MSEK) 27,5 * 122,5
EBITDA (MSEK) 0,7 * 5,1
Profit After Financial Items (MSEK) −2,3 * −4,6
Total Assets (... |
| 12.05.2026 | Only 19% of Major Retail Supply Chain Decisions Are Delivered as Intended | Retailers are being held back from essential supply chain transformation by outdated decision-making methods, according to new research from Kallikor.
The Deciding in the Dark report surveyed 200 senior retail supply chain leaders across th... |
| 06.05.2026 | Supermarkets round on Aldi and Lidl over ‘rigged’ system | A host of leading British supermarkets have rounded on German discounters Aldi and Lidl over fears competition is being “distorted” by a “rigged” system.
Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Iceland are ramping up pressure on the competition watchdog... |
| 24.04.2026 | Modern slavery reporting is forcing manufacturers to rethink labour practices at home | - |
| 07.04.2026 | Leon founder: Labour ‘killing’ restaurant industry | The founder of fast food chain Leon has accused the government of “killing” the restaurant industry by saddling the industry with a crushing tax burden.
John Vincent, who founded Leon and recently bought it back, said on Tuesday “everyone k... |
| 03.04.2026 | UK Food Prices Soar: Supermarkets Demand Action Amid Inflation Crisis | UK supermarket executives convened with Chancellor Reeves. High food inflation threatens household budgets. Middle East geopolitical tensions disrupt global supply chains. This drives up core costs for grocers. Retailers also cite significa... |
| 01.04.2026 | Forget ‘price gouging’ – this is where competition is really failing | Rachel Reeves is scapegoating supermarkets for rising oil prices while ignoring algorithms that can learn ant-competitive pricing strategies, says Paul Ormerod
The government is desperately trying to convince the public that it is doing som... |
| 01.04.2026 | Supermarket bosses meet Rachel Reeves amid dire food inflation warning | The bosses of some of the UK’s biggest supermarkets met Chancellor Rachel Reeves in emergency cost of living talks on Wednesday, amid warnings that food inflation could rise to double digits this year.
Leading supermarkets including Tesco, ... |
| 31.03.2026 | Reeves summons supermarket bosses again after snub | Rachel Reeves has summoned supermarket bosses for a Downing Street meeting on Wednesday after being snubbed last week.
The new meeting will be attended by executives at Sainsbury’s and Tesco but bosses at Asda, Aldi and John Lewis will miss... |
| 30.03.2026 | White van men ‘bleeding cash’ in Iran war diesel chaos | The country’s fleet of tradesmen are “bleeding cash,” with the Iran war’s fuel chaos pushing the price difference between petrol and diesel to its widest level in decades.
A litre of diesel cost 179.9p on Sunday on average – up more than 35... |
| 30.03.2026 | Starmer urges Brits to ‘act as normal’ as fuel shortage fears grow | Sir Keir Starmer has urged Britons to “act as normal” despite energy chiefs’ warning that there could be fuel shortages within days.
The Prime Minister’s spokesman said that the UK had a “resilient and diverse” supply of energy sources as h... |
| 29.03.2026 | Reeves and Miliband to call on G7 to follow UK’s energy lead | Rachel Reeves is set to call on fellow G7 nations to follow the UK’s lead in the transition to renewable and nuclear power as the unfolding energy crisis ripples through global economies.
The Chancellor is expected to urge G7 partners to co... |
| 29.03.2026 | ‘No need to take action’ on fuel duty, says Labour minister | A Labour cabinet minister has pushed back against rallying calls for the government to hand petrol retailers some reprieve, stating there is “no need” to axe the planned hike in fuel duty.
Education secretary Bridget Bridget Phillipson said... |
| 28.03.2026 | Reeves’ energy bill crackdown prompts industry backlash | Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ push to crack down on “profiteering” among retailers has led to backlash across industry as suppliers are warning of shortages on the horizon.
Reeves has been warned by industry bosses that the focus on profiteerin... |
| 27.03.2026 | Asda boss says ‘plenty to do’ in turnaround after sales drop | The boss of Asda has said he has “plenty to do” to complete his turnaround of the firm after sales and earnings slumped.
The supermarket giant, the UK’s third largest, took £21bn of sales excluding fuel in 2025, down by 3.3 per cent, while ... |
| 20.03.2026 | Incompetent managers will sink the government’s NEETs plan | Scrapping all funding for management apprenticeships is a big mistake, says Petra Wilton
If Pat McFadden wants more young people not in education, employment or training (known as NEETs) to succeed in work, this week’s decision to essential... |
| 05.03.2026 | Estate agency Foxtons says ‘government-driven’ costs harming bottom line | Leading estate agency Foxtons has hit out at the “strain” caused by national insurance and minimum wage hikes as it contends with a “challenging” market.
The firm said “government-driven” pressures are harming its bottom line, as revenue gr... |
| 04.03.2026 | Asda boss: Government ‘more and more difficult’ to deal with | The boss of supermarket chain Asda has said the government has become “more and more difficult” to deal with, claiming the pressures on business posed by policy have ballooned since he began his career.
Allan Leighton, Asda’s chair, said bu... |
| 26.02.2026 | Sainsbury’s could slash 300 jobs in head office shakeup | Retail giant Sainsbury’s could axe up to 300 jobs as it overhauls its tech and head office teams across its supermarket and Argos operations.
The grocery is restructuring its technology and data unit into one dedicated team for Argos and tw... |
| 23.02.2026 | Former Amazon boss to keep CMA chair | Doug Gurr has been confirmed as the government’s preferred candidate to continue in the role of chair of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
Gurr, a former boss of Amazon UK, was parachuted into the role on an interim basis last Ja... |
| 18.02.2026 | London’s Mondra, fresh off an €11.8 million Series A raise, merges with Austrian sustainability startup inoqo | Mondra, a London-based AI-powered supply chain intelligence platform, and inoqo, a Vienna-based sustainability intelligence platform, have today announced a strategic merger.
This merger is intended to create a single, unified global entity... |
| 13.02.2026 | Solution International strengthens UK leadership in baby bottles and soothers | Solution International strengthens UK leadership in baby bottles and soothers
Fri, Feb 13, 2026 09:10 CET Report this content
Bedfordshire - 2026-02-13
Solution International has reinforced its position in the UK baby feeding market, supply... |
| 22.01.2026 | Solution International Ends 2025 with Strong Momentum and a Clear Growth Vision for 2026 | Solution International Ends 2025 with Strong Momentum and a Clear Growth Vision for 2026
Thu, Jan 22, 2026 09:05 CET Report this content
Bedfordshire - 2026-01-22
Solution International enters 2026 as an emerging multi-category player with ... |
| 19.01.2026 | Stuart Rose steps down as EG Group chair ahead of US IPO | Stuart Rose has stepped down as chair of EG Group ahead of the forecourt firm’s flotation in New York later this year.
The retail industry veteran and Conservative peer has been replaced with immediate effect by Roland Smith, the current ch... |
| 09.01.2026 | FTSE 100 Live: Sainsbury’s and Unite dish shareholders cash; Mining merger talks | Good morning and welcome back to the City AM liveblog.
It was Britain’s retail sector taking centre stage yesterday amid a fresh influx of corporate updates that gave a snapshot of the industry’s December performance.
Tesco came out swingin... |
| 07.01.2026 | Christmas grocery shopping hits fresh high while Brits make budget trimmings | Brits splashed out on groceries in the run-up to Christmas but watched their budgets more than ever, as own-brand products and cut-price veg caught the eyes of shoppers.
Festive grocery sales increased by 3.8 per cent on the previous year, ... |
| 26.12.2025 | Asda: Will 2026 be the year supermarket giant bounces back? | This time last year, analysts warned that Asda needed to “dig down into its soul” if it was to turn around its fortunes.
After a rollercoaster 2024 in which it struggled with debt, strikes and falling sales, the Leeds-headquartered supermar... |
| 19.12.2025 | Solution International drives sustainable progress through disciplined ESG efforts | Solution International drives sustainable progress through disciplined ESG efforts
Fri, Dec 19, 2025 09:30 CET Report this content
Bedfordshire - 2025-12-19
Solution International shares how it is delivering sustainable progress across its ... |
| 17.12.2025 | Wild by Tart launch limited edition gin in national supermarkets | The founders behind Wild by Tart have launched a limited edition gin in national supermarkets as they look to expand from their restaurateur roots.
The duo, who started their culinary careers as food columnists for the Evening Standard Maga... |
| 10.12.2025 | Leon to close sites and cut jobs as it enters administration | Fast-food chain Leon is set to enter administration, close a number of locations and cut jobs as part of a bid by its new owner to turn around the struggling chain.
The company was bought back by co-founder John Vincent last month from Asda... |
| 04.12.2025 | UK eco-cleaning brand OceanSaver lands €2.1 million to grow retail presence and product lines | Leeds-based OceanSaver, a UK-based eco-friendly cleaning brand has raised €2.1 million (£1.9 million) to continue its expansion and get its products on to more supermarket shelves.
The funding from NPIF II – Mercia Equity Finance, which is ... |
| 27.11.2025 | MarTech Interview with Tim Mason, CEO of Eagle Eye | To start, can you please tell us a bit about your professional journey and what led you to your current role as CEO of Eagle Eye?
I’ve had over 30 years’ leadership experience in the grocery and retail industries, with a strong background i... |
| 11.11.2025 | Christmas adverts in 2025 review, from John Lewis to AI Coca-Cola | As the embers of bonfire night slowly cool in the rain, our minds are turned to Christmas in its full commercial glory. It’s funny how at this time of year people start to look at ads – the same people that have been actively avoiding them ... |
| 11.11.2025 | Asda: KKR and TDR commit £23m to credit card firm Jaja after warning | The private equity backers of Jaja Finance have contributed another £23m in equity funding after the Asda credit card firm warned on its ability to continue as a going concern, City AM can reveal.
A group of existing shareholders participat... |
| 06.11.2025 | Investors pile into Sainsbury’s, but will it last? | Sainsbury’s has proved a good bet for investors this year as the grocer goes from strength to strength, but will it last into 2026?
The UK’s second-largest supermarket has seen a 50 per cent uplift in share price since April, with another f... |
| 24.10.2025 | Mondra Fuels European AI Expansion with £10M Investment | Mondra, a London-based AI climate tech, secured £10M Series A funding. This investment fuels aggressive European expansion, targeting the Netherlands, Germany, and France. It also significantly enhances product capabilities, extending beyon... |
| 23.10.2025 | London-based Mondra raises €11.8 million to help the food industry cut emissions | Mondra, a London-based climate tech platform using AI to deliver product-level intelligence for supply chain resilience, has raised €11.8 million (£10 million) in a Series A funding round. The round was led by AlbionVC and Planet A Ventures... |
| 23.10.2025 | Mondra Closes £10M Series A Funding Round | Jason Barrett, Founder & CEO, Mondra
x
Please enable JavaScript
Video Player is loading.Play Video
Play
Unmute
1xPlayback Rate
2x1.5x1x, selected0.5x
Captions
captions off, selectedAmerican English CaptionsWatch on Open.Video
ShareFulls... |
| 22.10.2025 | Solution International drives value through strategic partnerships and trusted retail networks | Solution International drives value through strategic partnerships and trusted retail networks
Wed, Oct 22, 2025 09:26 CET Report this content
Stockholm - 2025-10-22
Solution International takes a ‘never standing still approach’ to remain a... |
| 22.10.2025 | Eagle Eye Launches Smart Rewards for Retailers | Eagle Eye, a leading SaaS and AI technology company that delivers loyalty, personalised promotions and omnichannel marketing solutions for retail, travel and hospitality brands, today announced the launch of Smart Rewards, a real-time loyal... |
| 21.10.2025 | The MTick Arrives in Asia: DFI Retail Group Leads as First Asian Retail Partner with GenM to bring Visibility and Accessibility to the Menopause Support | 1 billion women are experience menopause at any given time—yet 87% feel overlooked and underserved by retailers and brands.1
For the first time, the MTick® is going global, as leading Asian retailer DFI Retail Group partners with GenM to ch... |
| 15.10.2025 | Hyperlayer lands £30m to help legacy lenders take on fintechs | London-based fintech Hyperlayer has secured £30m in fresh funding to support its mission to help established banks compete with digital first rivals.
The firm’s tech is designed to work alongside existing banking infrastructure, which it sa... |
| 14.10.2025 | Meat and coffee prices drive grocery price inflation | Grocery price inflation in the UK passed five per cent in September to its highest level since July after the cost of fresh meat and coffee jumped.
Like-for-like grocery price inflation rose to 5.2 per cent over the four weeks to 5 October ... |
| 07.10.2025 | Asda credit card firm Jaja Finance warns of ‘material uncertainty’ over going concern status | The firm behind the Asda credit card has warned of “material uncertainty” over its ability to continue as a going concern after reporting widening losses, City AM can reveal.
Jaja Finance, a fintech co-owned by billionaire Mohsin Issa and p... |
| 01.10.2025 | Introducing Solution International - A Leading Player in Baby and Child Products | Introducing Solution International - A Leading Player in Baby and Child Products
Wed, Oct 01, 2025 09:28 CET Report this content
Stockholm - 2025-10-01
Headquartered in the South East England, Solution International is a multi-faceted consu... |
| 29.09.2025 | Eagle Eye Unveils Smart Rewards, A Real-Time Omnichannel Loyalty and Incentive Solution for Retailers | New real-time personalization execution solution from the leaders in retail loyalty technology instantly creates rewarding customer experiences when they matter most
LONDON, Sept. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Eagle Eye, a leading SaaS and AI te... |
| 29.09.2025 | Profit spikes at Asda billionaire’s property empire | Profit at the property empire co-founded by a billionaire backer of supermarket giant Asda spiked to a new record in 2024, it has been revealed.
Monte Blackburn was set up by brothers Mohsin and Zuber Issa in 2016 and has a number of proper... |
| 25.09.2025 | Pizza Express slices value by over £40m as sales slide | Pizza Express slashed its value by more than £40m in 2024, it has been revealed, as its sales also dipped.
The restaurant chain’s pre-tax losses went from £7.9m to £40.7m while new accounts filed with Companies House also show its revenue s... |
| 18.09.2025 | Losses almost tripled at Sale Sharks owner’s £1bn empire before takeover | Losses at the empire built up by Simon Orange, the self-made millionaire who co-owns rugby union side Sale Sharks, almost tripled in the year before being taken over.
Cheshire-based CorpAcq counts more than 40 businesses as part of its port... |
| 17.09.2025 | Asda-owned Leon cuts hundreds of jobs as work from home trend bites | Leon has axed hundreds of jobs as it bemoaned a “challenging” year in which it wrestled with high cost inflation and depressed customer spending.
The Asda-owned fast-food chain cut its headcount by 17 per cent, or 224, to 1,120 over the cou... |
| 09.09.2025 | City veteran Lord Rose: UK is ‘at the edge of a crisis’ | Lord Stuart Rose has launched a scathing attack on the government’s economic strategy, claiming the UK is “at the edge of a crisis.”
The City veteran told Times Radio: “I think we should all be worried about the state of Britain today.
“Now... |
| 29.08.2025 | Business confidence edges up despite tax raid fears | Business confidence has grown for the fourth consecutive month, according to a fresh survey, despite rising speculation of a fresh tax raid on businesses by the Labour government.
Lloyds Bank’s business confidence index edged up two points ... |
| 28.08.2025 | Asda boss slams tax hikes: ‘Businesses have to be allowed to invest’ | Asda chair Allan Leighton has warned that the Government must change the way it thinks about growth or risk a stagnating economy.
Ahead of Asda’s quarterly results – where the grocer reported its fourth consecutive quarter of improving like... |
| 28.08.2025 | British Retail Consortium appoints its first female chair | The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has appointed Jo Whitfield as its new chair, the first woman in its history to hold the role.
Whitfield will replace outgoing chair Andy Higginson, who has been in the position since September 2023.
“I’m ... |
| 28.08.2025 | Mark Kleinman: Gupta steeled for high-wire act to end without Liberty | Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his weekly City AM column
It’s crunch time – again. For Sanjeev Gupta, brushes with insolvency are nothing new. The steel tycoon has turned the process o... |
| 14.08.2025 | Billionaire Issa brothers shrink empire ahead of blockbuster IPO | The forecourts empire founded by the billionaire Issa brothers has sealed a second deal this week to sell off part of its international business as it works up to a possible blockbuster float in New York.
Blackburn-headquartered EG Group ha... |
| 12.08.2025 | EG Group: Billionaire Issa brothers sell £367m Italian arm | EG Group, the empire co-founded by a major investor in supermarket giant Asda, has sold its Italian division in a deal which values it at €425m (£367m).
The Blackburn-headquartered group has agreed terms with a consortium of established Ita... |
| 06.08.2025 | UK FoodTech Leader Better Nature Secures Key Funding, Targets Global Protein Market | UK FoodTech innovator Better Nature secured €1.2 million funding. This capital boost fuels its rapid growth. The company dominates the UK tempeh market, holding 38.1% share. Its "supercharged protein" tempeh, a fermented soybean p... |
| 06.08.2025 | London’s FoodTech startup Better Nature bites into UK’s €3.7 billion chicken market with €1.2 million funding boost | British FoodTech startup Better Nature, which specialises in clean-label tempeh products, has secured €1.2 million in fresh funding, following an impressive quarter in which it saw a 128% increase in sales.
The capital injection comes mainl... |
| 24.07.2025 | How a slow burning legal battle could cost UK supermarkets millions | Britain’s supermarkets are struggling through tax and turmoil, as well as ongoing supply chain issues. But quietly in the background, an ongoing legal battle is unfolding that could cost them millions of pounds if successful.
Claimant law f... |
| 16.07.2025 | Tesco seeks to appeal decision in ‘equal pay’ £4bn lawsuit ahead of final hearing | Tesco is back in a courtroom this week seeking to overturn a legal decision ahead of a final trial over allegations of unequal pay at the supermarket giant.
Tesco, one of several UK supermarkets caught in the row, is facing a substantial la... |
| 15.07.2025 | Perforce Launches Breakthrough in Agentic AI That Ends the Era of Test Scripts | Perfecto AI, powered by Perforce Intelligence, delivers up to 70% efficiency gains with zero scripts, frameworks, or maintenance.
Perforce Software, the DevOps company for global teams seeking AI innovation at scale, launched a breakthrough... |
| 03.07.2025 | Supermarkets hit out at government plans to cut calories from Brits’ baskets | UK supermarket bosses have hit out at part of the government’s latest plans to reduce obesity in the UK, arguing that the strategy will up costs and won’t make any difference to public health.
The government plans to set a new standard for ... |
| 02.07.2025 | The Green Revolution: UK’s Bold Leap into Energy Transformation | The UK is on the brink of a monumental shift. The energy landscape is changing, and the stakes are high. Ofgem, the UK’s energy regulator, has given the green light to a staggering £24 billion investment aimed at upgrading the nation’s ener... |
| 01.07.2025 | Sunny spring boosts sales at Sainbury’s | Sainsbury’s has reported a boost in fresh food sales this spring despite growing competition in the UK’s supermarket sector.
The FTSE 100 company said that overall sales grew 4.9 per cent in the 16 weeks to June 21, ahead of the market.
Gro... |
| 25.06.2025 | Asda loses £600m amid major turnaround plan | Asda slumped back into the red after losing almost £600m in 2024 despite its total sales rising by more than £1bn, it has been revealed.
The Leeds-headquartered supermarket giant has posted a pre-tax loss of £599m for its latest financial y... |
| 24.06.2025 | Sunny spring boosts grocers as Brits buy 2,400 packs of strawberries every minute | The UK’s unusual burst of sun boosted purchases of fruit and ice lollies this spring, although food inflation continued to soar at the UK’s grocers.
Higher prices for fresh meats, chocolate and butters drove food inflation to 4.7 per cent, ... |
| 19.06.2025 | Morrisons boosts sales amid looming ‘trolley wars’ | Supermarket giant Morrisons has posted an increase in sales as it works to offload debt and compete in an ever-tougher sector.
Like-for-like sales rose 3.9 per cent in the second quarter of the year, while total sales grew 4.2 per cent to £... |
| 18.06.2025 | Steel and Sports: A New Era of Investment in the UK | In the world of business, fortunes can shift like sand. One moment, a self-made millionaire is selling his empire; the next, he’s diving into the steel industry. Simon Orange, co-owner of the Sale Sharks rugby team, has made headlines by ac... |
| 17.06.2025 | Sale Sharks tycoon Simon Orange buys steel giant | The co-owner of rugby union side Sale Sharks, Simon Orange, has bought the UK’s second-largest steel contractor just a few months after selling his investment business in a deal worth more than £1bn.
Self-made millionaire Orange, whose brot... |
| 13.06.2025 | David Lloyd: Padel and pickleball help chain make first profit in over a decade | The rising popularity of padel and pickleball has helped health club chain David Lloyd make a profit for the first time since being acquired by private equity giant TDR Capital.
The Hertfordshire-headquartered chain has reported a pre-tax p... |
