The Grocer

2 days ago | thegrocer.co.uk | Steve Farrell

It was another story of shrinking profits and falling like-for-like sales from B&M in its full-year results yesterday, as the retailer’s UK like-for-like sales fell by 3.1% in the year to 29 March 2025, ending four consecutive quarters of negative like-for-likes. It means group revenue growth of 3.7% (to £5.6bn) instead came from new store openings, 45 of which came from B&M UK, alongside a stronger performance in France, which only accounts for 10% of overall group sales.

2 days ago | thegrocer.co.uk | Charles Wright

Name: Tom Walker Job title: Co-founder Company: Holy Moly What was your first job? I set up my first business when I was 14, which was a mobile disco for kids parties. I used to ask my parents for bits of equipment for birthdays and Christmases (what 14-year-old wouldn’t want a smoke machine for their 14th birthday!?). I’d advertise in local corner shop windows and my dad would act as roadie, driving me to gigs and sitting outside in the car reading the paper.

2 days ago | thegrocer.co.uk | Grace Duncan

A supply chain fairness review tackling unfair practices in the combinable crops supply chain has been announced by the government. The review, which will help producers have clear, fair and enforceable contracts, has been launched as part of the government’s New Deal for Farmers. It will cover pricing, supply volumes, data and dispute resolution and will “back British farmers to get a fairer return for the food they produce”.

2 days ago | thegrocer.co.uk | Ian Quinn

Suppliers are expected to make a flood of cost price increase requests later this year after being widely snubbed by retailers in attempts to get price increases through so far in 2025, an exclusive survey for The Grocer has revealed. The poll of more than 50 food and drink suppliers, across the full range of supermarket products, shows that more than 90% of suppliers have looked to pass on increased costs due to inflation so far this year.

2 days ago | thegrocer.co.uk | Ian Quinn

Morrisons has poached Asda‘s online trading director Emma Pacey to become its new trading director for general merchandise. Pacey has been with Asda for nearly 20 years and previously held the role of senior director of retail operations. She also worked at the helm of Asda’s e-commerce and customer proposition operations. The move coincides with Matt McLellan also joining Morrisons from Asda in the newly created role of group data and media director.