Tag Archives: Easter

Charities and community groups across the UK are being invited to receive free surplus food from Tesco this Easter. Every month the supermarket chain redistributes a million meals worth of surplus food to good causes, as part of its Community Food Connection scheme, which is run in conjunction with food …

Total sales excluding fuel for Waitrose & Partners were up 1% last week (to Saturday February 16) compared with the same week last year. The supermarket chain’s finance director Ross Avery said: “Love was in the air last week as shoppers looked to treat their loved ones, with sales of Valentine’s …

Total sales excluding fuel for Waitrose last week (to Saturday March 31) were 19% higher than the same week last year, with comparisons distorted by the fall of the Easter weekend. The strongest performing categories were linked with entertaining family and friends at home over the Easter weekend, including snacking …

Waitrose launched a panettone Easter egg in-store and online yesterday (Monday March 12). The supermarket chain has given the Italian sweet bread loaf a makeover for Easter. Designed to look like an Easter egg, the chocolate-chip-laden loaf is egg-shaped and sprinkled with pastel sugar confetti. It is made using a …

This Easter, Brits are expected to spend £893 million on chocolate, gifts, Easter eggs and other festive gifts and goodies, according to research by price comparison site, www.finder.com. A survey of 2000 UK adults, commissioned by finder.com/uk and carried out by market research company OnePoll during February, revealed that a …

Total sales for John Lewis were down 14.4% last week (to Saturday March 3) on the same period last year. Home sales declined 17.2% but customers preparing for Mother’s Day on Sunday (March 11) and Easter purchased seasonal gift food, up 36%, and sweets, up 43% on last year. Electricals and …

Total sales for John Lewis last week (to Saturday February 24) were up 0.3% on the same week last year. Alison Smith, director of shop trade south and west for the department store group, said Home sales were down 0.8% but furniture and flooring sales were up 3.3%. “Our 2018 spring/summer …

Divisional sales excluding fuel at Waitrose last week (to Saturday February 17) were up 3.6% compared with the same week last year. Sales of prepared meals increased by 3% boosted by the supermarket chain’s Valentine’s Day meal deal, which proved popular with customers. Wine sales were also up 11%, helped …

Retailers and manufacturers are predicting Brits may ditch the traditional Easter roast for a barbecue dish because of the mild weather. German barbecue brand Monolith reports a rush in orders in the last few weeks, with demand rising for purchases much earlier than usual. Monolith UK director Paul Yates said: …