TESCO in the UK is in the launch phase of a discount chain, ‘Jacks’, as a competitive response to the inroads of German discounters Aldi and Lidl, writes retail strategy analyst Allen Roberts,...

British based Tesco supermarket group is to remove “best-before” labels from nearly all its own-brand fruit and vegetables in a bid to cut food waste. The supermarket giant says shoppers often find...

Aldi has announced that from second quarter 2017 it will begin on-line retail operations in China. The company plans to begin by selling wine and parts of its non-chilled grocery range, most of which will...

Tesco woes continue in UK UK-based supermarket giant Tesco PLC (Tesco) has announced a “significant reduction” in UK trading profit for the year ended 28 February 2015, which it says is the result...

Tesco faces new financial investigation UK supermarket giant Tesco is facing a new investigation of its finances from the UK Financial Reporting Council (FRC). The FRC launched the investigation late in...

The number of ‘economy’ food and drinks products launched in the UK has outstripped the number of ‘premium’ launches for the first time in 2012, according to new findings from market research organisation...

A new certification body for genetically modified organism free (GMO-free) foods has been launched in Australia. GMO-ID Australia, a subsidiary of accreditation body HACCP International Pty Ltd, which...

UK supermarket giant Tesco have announced the launch of a ‘sweet lemon’ in the UK.  Is there a lesson here for Australian fruit marketers? These lemons are a product which has been very common in...

US-based supermarket giant, Wal-Mart’s trial delivery service is a possible sign that retailing is no longer about waiting for the customer to come purchase from the store, or even about offering ‘click...

According to a recent report issued by Euromonitor  (www.euromonitor.com) about the internationalisation of retailing,  there are numerous  logistical challenges for global grocery retailing. These...