Northern grocer Booths, which traditionally sees a strong performance in the golden quarter, saw Christmas 2020 continue this trend, with results that did not disappoint. It reported an 11.8% growth in sales for the three weeks leading up to Christmas. Key points of performance +15.7% like-for-like sales versus the same three week trading period in 2019 +16.6% in the seven days leadin...

Renewable energy specialist Gridserve, the operator behind the UK’s first subsidy-free solar farm at Clayhill in Bedfordshire (opened in 2017), has opened the first of 100 planned electric forecourts, located just off the A131 near Braintree in Essex.  The facility will now enable up to 36 electric vehicles to charge at a time, offering high power chargers delivering up to 350 kW and allowing mot...

Promotions, partnerships and easier access wage payments are amongst the ways retailers are supporting shoppers, staff and their local communities through the prolonged COVID-19 period. We round up three initiatives from Morrisons, Booths and Holland & Barrett. "Buy one give one free" twist on BOGOFs from Booths Northern grocer Booths has launched a new promotion to support its food bank co...