Retail sales volumes fell at a rapid pace in the year to February, extending a run of weakness that dates back to mid-2023. Sales are expected to decline again next month, albeit at a slower rate, according to the CBI’s latest quarterly Distributive Trades Survey.

Lidl GB has confirmed that its latest fundraising through the microdonation system, Pennies, has raised over £481,000 for the NSPCC’s Childline service.

One of the UK’s fastest growing suppliers of architectural and sustainable tiles is celebrating a record twelve months, with news of a major showroom upgrade on the way.

Lidl GB has announced a further £29m investment in colleague pay, making it the highest paying UK supermarket

Aldi is set to invest over £300 million in upgrading and extending existing UK stores in 2026

M&S Food announced another step forward in its Reshape for Growth strategy by appointing A.F. Blakemore & Son Ltd, one of the UK’s largest family-owned businesses, as its new primary wholesale partner for third party branded products. The new strategic partnership will help deliver a more consistent and reliable shopping experience for customers as M&S continues its journey to become a shopping list retailer. Blakemore will deliver directly to M&S’ regional distribution netwo

In retail, one size never fits all. Different brands need different solutions when it comes to packaging, bespoke signage, specific garment hangers, and their logo on almost everything. Before 2005, it was either make-do with generic versions or spend big on tailored ones from multiple suppliers. That was the driving force that led to Ian Hall creating CCS McLays . He had the idea of being a new kind of partner to retailers. One that puts them in the driving seat. Sourcing a