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13/01/2026

💶 Aldi Ireland has announced a 2% increase in all colleagues’ paid hourly rates, effective from 1 February.
This latest pay rise, which was implemented after the retailer’s 2026 pay review, brings to 25% the increase in Aldi’s hourly wages over five years.

🔗 https://www.checkout.ie/retail/aldi-ireland-raises-base-pay-by-2-to-meet-new-living-wage-recommendation-223380

13/01/2026

🍽️ Britain’s major food retailers are beginning to feel the impact of a new trend as the surging popularity of appetite-suppressing drugs starts to reshape shopping habits and sales.

🔗 https://www.checkout.ie/retail/uk-grocers-begin-to-feel-impact-of-appetite-suppressing-drugs-223372

13/01/2026

🛒 Irish festive grocery sales reached a record-breaking €1.5 billion as Dunnes held a narrow market share lead, according to the latest data from Worldpanel by Numerator.

🔗 https://www.checkout.ie/retail/irish-festive-grocery-sales-hit-e1-5bn-as-dunnes-holds-narrow-lead-worldpanel-223392

13/01/2026

🥦 Aldi Ireland is aiming to make healthy eating simple, convenient, and more affordable with its ready-to-cook range.

Alongside its ready-to-cook range, Aldi has also issued five tips designed to support smarter meal planning and everyday wellness.

Aldi Ireland is aiming to make healthy eating simple, convenient, and more affordable with its ready-to-cook range.

12/01/2026

🚨 Heineken CEO Dolf van den Brink has stepped down.

The Dutch brewer's CEO resigned unexpectedly on Monday just a few months after setting its new strategy, as the industry battles to get drinkers buying more beer.

Heineken’s Dolf van den Brink resigned unexpectedly on Monday after six years, as the industry battles to get drinkers buying more beer.

12/01/2026

🛒 Associated British Foods warned annual profit would fall after a sharp slowdown at its Primark fashion chain and weaker US demand hit its food businesses, sending its shares as much as 12% lower.

AB Foods warned annual profit would fall after a sharp slowdown at its Primark fashion chain and weaker US demand hit its food businesses.

12/01/2026

🎓 BWG Foods has reached a major milestone, celebrating the first graduating group of its NextGen Entrepreneurs Programme.

The programme also welcomed a new intake of participants to the initiative.

🔗 https://www.checkout.ie/retail/bwg-celebrates-first-graduates-of-nextgen-entrepreneurs-programme-223337

12/01/2026

🎁 Marks and Spencer Group has reported a 24.2% rise in sales in the 13 weeks to 27 December 2025, driven by growth in food.

Underlying food sales increased by 6.6%, with like-for-like sales up 5.6% and UK volume growth up 2.3%.

Marks & Spencer Group has reported a 24.4% rise in sales in the 13 weeks to 27 December 2026, driven by growth in food.

11/01/2026

🍺 Constellation Brands reported third-quarter sales and profit above Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, driven by steady demand for its Modelo Especial and Corona beer brands.

Constellation Brands reported third-quarter sales and profit above Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, driven by steady demand.

11/01/2026

📉 Sainsbury's, Britain’s second-largest supermarket group after Tesco, expects food inflation to continue to fall in 2026, its boss said on Friday.

Sainsbury’s, Britain’s second-largest supermarket group, expects food inflation to continue to fall in 2026, its boss said on Friday.

10/01/2026

🥐 World food prices declined for a fourth consecutive month in December, mostly pressured by dairy, meat and vegetable oil prices, marking the lowest average since January 2025, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation said on Friday.

World food prices declined for a fourth consecutive month in December, marking the lowest average since January 2025.

10/01/2026

🛒 Sainsbury's, Britain’s second-largest supermarket group, reported on Friday a fall in general merchandise and clothing sales for the Christmas quarter, taking the shine off a strong food performance and sending its shares sharply lower.

https://www.checkout.ie/retail/sainsburys-faltering-non-food-sales-dent-festive-grocery-cheer-223341