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Sainsbury's said its grocery sales grew 0.4% but general merchandise sales were down 3.9%

Sales at Sainsbury's edge lower in Christmas quarter

Business / 08 Jan

Sainsbury's shares have fallen 34% over the last year

Sainsbury's profit falls 15% after failure of Asda deal

Business / 07 Nov 19

Tesco's chief executive Dave Lewis said he plans to step down next summer

Tesco CEO plans to step down next summer

Business / 02 Oct 19

The Co-Operative Group said it had 'sensitised' its forecasts to include pessimistic views on risks such as a hit from Brexit

UK's Co-op posts lower profit, flags Brexit risks

Business / 12 Sep 19

The supermarket group made an underlying pretax profit of £302m in the 28 weeks to September 22

Sainsbury's profit rise driven by cost savings

Business / 08 Nov 18

Morrisons said total like-for-like sales, excluding fuel, rose 5.6% in the 13 weeks to November 4

Morrisons' quarterly sales up 5.6% but miss targets

Business / 06 Nov 18

Morrisons said it second quarter group like-for-like sales, excluding fuel and VAT sales tax, rose 6.3% - a nine-year high

Morrisons upbeat after best quarter for nine years

Business / 13 Sep 18

Sainsbury's group retail like-for-like sales rose 2.3%, excluding fuel, in the 16 weeks to July 1

Sainsbury's Q1 sales beat forecasts

Business / 04 Jul 17

Amazon and Whole Foods expect to close the deal during the second half of 2017

Amazon to buy upmarket Whole Foods for $13.7 billion

Business / 16 Jun 17

Morrisons reports first rise in annual profits in five years

Morrisons reports first annual profit rise in 5 years

Business / 09 Mar 17

Tesco said that like-for-like sales in Ireland grew by 0.1% over the 19-week period

Tesco caps year of recovery with Christmas trade

Business / 12 Jan 17

Sainsbury's said today that it was 'well placed' for 2017

Sainsbury's beats Christmas trading forecasts

Business / 11 Jan 17

Morrisons said it expected a 2016-17 underlying profit before tax to be ahead of consensus in the range of £330-340m

Morrisons beats forecasts with strong Christmas

Business / 10 Jan 17

Amazon opens bricks-and-mortar grocery supermarket

Business / 06 Dec 16

Sainsbury's has shown greater resilience to competition from German discounters Aldi and Lidl than its traditional UK rivals

Sainsbury's sees no let-up in tough conditions

Business / 08 Jun 16

SuperValu has a 23% market share of the grocery spend here

Grocery spend continues to increase

Business / 09 May 16

Ssales at stores open over a year, excluding fuel, rose 0.7% in the 13 weeks to May 1

Sales edge up at UK supermarkets group Morrisons

Business / 05 May 16

SuperValu shoppers visited the supermarket more often so far this year, with the average number of trips increasing to 22 from 20 last year

SuperValu still top for Irish grocery shoppers

Business / 11 Apr 16

Tesco due to reports its annual results next week

Tesco results to show progress in recovery

Business / 08 Apr 16

Sainsbury's has shown greater resilience to competition from discounters Aldi and Lidl than its big four rivals in the UK

Sainsbury's sees first quarterly growth in 2 years

Business / 15 Mar 16

Bigger baskets remain the primary driver of growth for Dunnes

Consumer spending in supermarkets rises 3.6%

Business / 15 Mar 16

The world's second biggest retailer achieved its fourth year of rising sales in a row for 2015 as a whole

Carrefour's sales growth hit by France and China

Business / 15 Jan 16

The UK supermarket group has upgraded its sales forecast for the second half of the year

Sainsbury's upgrades outlook after good Christmas

Business / 13 Jan 16

The latest supermarket share figures show a year-on-year growth in sales of 2.1% across the Irish grocery market

Dunnes has largest growth among Irish supermarkets

Business / 27 Oct 15

Lidl will pay a minimum of £8.20 an hour across England, Scotland and Wales and £9.35 per hour in London from October 1

Lidl not planning to increase wages in Ireland

Business / 18 Sep 15