Sainsbury's offer price for Home Retail beaten by a higher £1.4bn bid by South Africa's Steinhoff
Steinhoff is in support of Home Retail's decision to sell its Homebase chain to Wesfarmers.
Tesco to stop selling crescent-shaped croissants as Britons like them straight
Sainsbury's and Waitrose, however, said they had no plans to discontinue curved croissants.
Asda's Andy Clarke vows to win supermarket war despite reporting worst quarterly drop
Some analysts believe the fall is not only because of higher prices but on account of a 'sterile shop'.
Asda asks suppliers for discounts to help battle Aldi and Lidl
Morrisons and Tesco also trim prices and improve service under new management teams.
EasyFoodstore enforces 10 item daily limit to discourage competition from profiting
EasyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou launched this store in early February.
Aldi warns rival UK supermarkets that they will not be able to match its new price cuts
This follows the recent price cuts promised by Asda and Morrisons.
Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda and Waitrose face ban on 'special offers'
Consumer watchdog Competition and Markets Authority could impose ban.
Supermarkets are starting to take responsibility for wasted food - now it's our turn
The UK dumps 14 million tonnes of food a year (twice the EU average), half of which comes from households.
Grocery sales on the rise as customers turn to healthy foods early in 2016, Kantar says
Kantar data shows grocery sales edged 0.2% higher in 12 weeks to January as sales of fruit and vegetables rose 5%.
Ocado pre-tax profit soars 65% as shareholders await update on rumoured partnership talks
Ocado takes care of Morrison and Watirose's food deliveries but there were talks of a major deal with Amazon.
EasyJet founder Sir Stelios takes on UK budget grocers with food at 25p offer
The first trial store is situated on Park Royal West, just off the North Circular Road, in London's zone three.
Tesco plans simple pricing to win back shoppers
New strategy mirrors Sainsbury's and comes as Morrison to cut prices of 1,072 products.
76 Tesco stores will no longer operate for 24 hours
The move will affect 400 employees, who are being consulted for alternative roles with Tesco or other stores.
UK: Tesco to shut 'food-to-go' stores in London over lack of customer interest
Decision was blamed on lack of customer interest ending an experiment lasting over a year.
Asda to cut 'hundreds' of jobs at Leeds headquarters following weak Christmas
While Sainbury's benefitted, Tesco and Morrisons too saw poor sales during Christmas.
Waitrose to speed-up payments to smallest suppliers
Waitrose takes three times longer than Tesco to pay some of its vendors.
Wesfarmers acquires Homebase, the DIY unit of UK-listed Home Retail, for £340m
Sainsbury's had earlier bid for Home Retail's Argos division.
Tesco beats expectations with Christmas sales hike
In the quarter to 9 January, like-for-like sales dropped 0.5%, with analysts expecting a 1.5% drop.
Sainsbury's CEO Mike Coupe upgrades outlook as Christmas sales fall less than expected
Coupe said that Sainsbury's sales in the second half of the new financial year will be better than the first.
Lidl, Aldi and Sainsbury's among retail winners at Christmas
Kantar research shows German chains saw consumer spending increase by more than 10%.
Morrisons reports surprise increase in Christmas sales but grocer will close seven more stores
Morrisons has already shut down 11 superstores and sold its convenience store division.
Lidl sued by Generator Developments over land in Brentwood, Essex
Developer claims discount supermarket chain failed to honour a joint venture agreement.
Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and Asda to report slide in Christmas sales
While the big four have lost in Christmas sales, discounters Aldi and Lidl gained over the festive period.
Sainsbury's to open 10 new Netto stores in the UK
The move is aimed at battling discount retailers like Aldi and Lidl.
Mark Zuckerberg's AI robots would be good for business but bad for humans
You only need to look at the retail sector to see how technology has blighted UK employment.
Waitrose to distribute Cool Beans protein packs
Irish company's products hope to cash in on the UN campaign to promote "super foods".
Amazon to expand Pantry service in UK challenging supermarkets
Managing director Christopher North said the company was heartened by record Black Friday 2015 sales.
F1 firm Williams develops electricity-saving product for supermarkets such as Asda and Tesco
Thin strip of plastic shaped like aerofoil can be used in fridges to retain cool air.
Sir Ken Morrison and his son William together own 4.7 million shares in rival Sainsbury's
Profits at Morrisons have taken a beating recently.
Tesco-owned Dobbies books £48m in annual losses over asset impairments
Excluding the impairment charge of £54.4m, profits at Dobbies slid 9% to £6m.