Whole Foods has endured a bruising time on this side of the Atlantic since entering the British market in 2004. Turnover at its UK arm fell seven per cent to £86.4 million in the year to December 2024, while pre-tax losses hit £20 million.
According to a survey of over 13,000 members conducted by the AA, an estimated 21.7 million journeys are expected across the UK on Thursday, making this one of the busiest Easters in recent years.
Costco was found to be 21.4% less expensive than Walmart on average, making it the lowest-priced grocery retailer in the US, even cheaper than Aldi and BJ's Wholesale Club.
The UK digital entertainment sector hit £13.5 billion in revenue in 2025, reflecting a 7.1% year-over-year growth, significantly outpacing the general economy's growth rate of 1.3%.
"The people in the market are obviously going to be feeling like everyone else, very concerned," he said, pointing to the cumulative impact of rising business rates, tariffs and supply chain disruption.
Since May 2025, we have been updating a significant proportion of both colleague operated and self-service checkouts across all of our stores to make them more efficient, with the refresh due to complete very soon. The new technology will ensure we can continue to offer our customers excellent levels of service, now and into the future.
Marks & Spencer, Morrisons, Asda, Ocado and the Co-op are among the big names targeting shoppers who use weight-loss injections, known as GLP-1 agonists, but better known by brand names such as Wegovy and Mounjaro. Ocado's new virtual weight management aisle includes a curated range of GLP-1-friendly products that runs the gamut from tiny (100g) portions of steak costing 3.50 to a trendy powdered greens supplement, AG1, at 107 a pack.
