People are only just discovering what Tesco actually stands for
Every day is a school day. It’s one of the biggest supermarket chains in the UK, but few know the meaning behind the name. We’re all so used to seeing the big logo in our villages, towns and cities, with those big red letters and blue underline, that few of us have considered where the […]
3 days ago
Major supermarket to close 100 stores
Hundreds of jobs are expected to be at risk. Major supermarket chain, Morrisons, is planning to close 100 stores over the coming months. The supermarket chain blamed government policy choices for rising costs, saying the affected convenience stores had been loss-making for some time and were acquired through its McColl’s acquisition in 2022. It went […]
3 months ago
New megastore described as mix between supermarket and Amazon launches in the UK
It offers more than 50,000 products A new megastore in the UK will join the likes of M&S, Sainsbury’s and Aldi, and it has been hailed as being like “Tesco and Amazon combined”. China’s biggest retailer by revenue, Jingdong or JD.com, which serves nearly 600 million customers globally, launched in the UK on Monday (March […]
6 months ago
Major UK supermarket announce they’re cutting hundreds of jobs
Up to 300 jobs are at risk A retailer in the UK has announced that they’re cutting hundreds of jobs as part of a major restructure. Hundreds of jobs are at risk now at Sainsbury’s, which employs around 140,000 people. The retailer could cut up to 300 jobs across Sainsbury’s and Argos, it was revealed, […]
6 months ago
Supermarket to cut 1,000 jobs in cost-saving restructuring scheme
Two-thirds of redundancies are expected in the UK An online supermarket is set to cut 1,000 jobs across its global operations in a cost-saving restructuring scheme. Job cuts, redundancies and restructurings have been the flavour of the last 12 months, with a number of high-profile, high street chains encountering financial difficulties or choosing to restructure […]
6 months ago
Major supermarket to close branches for three days over festive period to give staff a break
What a brilliant move A major UK supermarket is closing most of its branches for three days over the festive period in order to give its staff a break. Workers across the country will be looking forward to a break over the next few weeks, but for those working in retail and hospitality, this isn’t […]
9 months ago