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This week in retail...   ✅ Grocery Trader reports that Pukka is launching a new trio of World-inspired pastry parcels; Jamaican Jerk Chicken, Mexican Beef, and Indian Spiced Vegetable. https://shorturl.at/onVR0   ✅ Asda shoppers can now purchase surplus groceries for a third of the price via Too Good To Go, available across nearly 1,000 UK sites, reports Grocery Trader. https://shorturl.at/KvaFP   ✅ Shop prices in the UK fell at their fastest rate in over three years this September, says Retail Gazette, according to the British Retail Consortium. Retailers have increased discounts in an effort to attract customers. https://shorturl.at/LLs6v   ✅ L'Oreal Divisie Luxe Producten, the luxury beauty division under cosmetic giant L’Oréal has unveiled a ‘beauty playground’ in Westfield White City, reports Retail Week. https://shorturl.at/UPWsO   ✅ Tesco is set to relaunch its F&F clothing range online, six years after it was discontinued, reports Retail Week. https://shorturl.at/9GVG7   ✅ According to Grocery Gazette, Asda has launched over 200 products in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month through its Tickled Pink campaign. https://shorturl.at/dhWti   ✅ Co-op expands its Autumn range with the addition of its first Greek wine, reveals Drinks Retailing News. https://shorturl.at/o1VxD   ✅And finally, Tesco reduces road miles by launching its tenth rail service, removing 31 million cases of goods from UK roads, announces The Grocer. https://shorturl.at/zZEVD   See you next week! 👋     #FMCG #WeeklyRoundup #RetailNews 

Did you know that Bridgethorne offer bespoke Ideation Sessions? 💡These sessions bring a supplier and retailer together to jointly find a way through their key challenges. Initiating collaboration and divergent thinking, these transformative workshops enable the development of innovate ideas that otherwise may never have been thought of, or agreed upon, to drive category growth. Strong cross-functional relationships are developed for the long-term and joint initiatives and action plans are born. To learn more, listen to Gina Overton and Mark Hermsen below 👇 Do get in touch if you think an Ideation Session could benefit your business: [email protected] #retailerandsupplierrelationships #fmcg #retail #consumerhealth

Gina Overton, Director of Bridgethorne, shares just some of what the team have been up to this year. Looking forward to more over the coming months! 🌟 👇

This week in retail… ✅ Boots UK has partnered with Just Eat Takeaway.com to offer on-demand delivery of beauty and healthcare products nationwide, featuring over 1,000 items available for order, reports Retail Gazette. https://shorturl.at/svaeS ✅ Due to rising customer demand, Iceland Foods is launching its largest-ever Halloween range, aiming to help shoppers embrace the spooky season, reports Grocery Trader. https://shorturl.at/22v9H ✅ TikTok Shop has launched its first-ever week-long sales event in the UK, according to Retail Week. https://shorturl.at/bXTjO ✅ Co-op has launched a new campaign for National Inclusion Week, promoting diversity with the message: “Hate Divides Communities. Co-operation Builds Them.” This is part of their “Owned by You. Right by You” brand platform, reports Grocery Trader. https://lnkd.in/eEcpTEjE ✅ Tesco has introduced the Finest Steakhouse, a dedicated fixture in the meat aisle of over 150 stores, enabling customers to recreate a luxury steakhouse experience at home, according to The Grocer. https://lnkd.in/edqX5QXq ✅ Aldi UK achieved remarkable success at the Retail Industry Awards 2024, winning four awards, including ‘Drinks Retailer of the Year’ for the seventh consecutive year, as reported by Grocery Trader. https://shorturl.at/y9TSL ✅ Sales of instant noodles have surged, driven by trendy TikTok recipes, with a 50% year-on-year increase according to Ocado Retail, reports Grocery Gazette. https://lnkd.in/eXr8vkQf ✅ And lastly, the competition heats up in the ready-to-drink segment as global rum and cola brands, including Captain Morgan and Pepsi Max UK, as well as Bacardi and The Coca-Cola Company, launch new collaborations, reports Drinks Retailing. https://lnkd.in/eXyCjJPT See you next week! 👋   #FMCG #WeeklyRoundup #RetailNews

Here at Bridgethorne we’re celebrating National Inclusion Week by taking a look in this article at how training can be more inclusive so that the learning is accessible to all and every single person has the opportunity to grow and develop to their full potential. Read the full article below👇 #NIW24 #InclusionWeek #InclusionMatters #CorporateTraining #RetailTraining #FMCG #HealthandWellness

Following on from all the enquiries we’ve had from yesterday’s category post, we also wanted to let you know that we are looking for ambitious and experienced National Account Managers or Executives who can bring commercial strategies to life and work collaboratively with retailers.   We have several interim opportunities for immediate start. Do get in touch with Mark Hermsen if this is of interest! 👇 #namjobs #namrecruitment #fmcg #retail #consumerhealthcare #healthandwellness #interim #outsourcing

Come and join the team! Here at Bridgethorne one of our service offers is to help fill resource gaps in the category or commercial space, whether through outsourcing work or through a temporary interim post.   Bridgethorne is growing and we are on the lookout for passionate, experienced Category Managers and Category Analysts who would love to be part of our interim and outsourcing team. If you’re interested, or indeed if you need any support in this or any of our service offerings, please get in touch with: Mark Hermsen [email protected] #categorymanagers #categoryanalysts #retailrecruitment #fmcgrecruitment #healthandwellnessjobs

This week in retail…   ✅ The Grocer has reported that Ocado Retail has launched a challenger brand programme, Ocado Roots, offering 100 small suppliers “the best support in the industry”. It is open to all new suppliers launching on Ocado who are not yet listed with another major supermarket. https://shorturl.at/v0yQE   ✅ Diageo claims the title of the world’s lightest whisky bottle with its new limited-edition Johnnie Walker “teardrop” shape packaging, reports Drinks Retailing News. https://shorturl.at/vqthV ✅ This week, Waitrose & Partners announced the launch of branded innovation platform to bring ‘sexy’ products to its shelves. As reported in The Grocer. https://lnkd.in/eEH56Nc3 ✅According to Retail Times, TikTok Shop and L'Oréal have launched the UK’s first ever Super Brand Day, offering a series of live marathon shopping events. To mark the launch, both brands took over the Piccadilly Circus advertisement boards in a first of its kind live beauty shopping event. https://shorturl.at/FeBWf ✅Wine retailer, Majestic Fine Wines & Spirits, sees organic wine sales lift 94%, with the lift being due to retail customers and on-trade partners seeking sustainable products. More in Drinks Retailing News. https://shorturl.at/I7Jqq ✅Grocery Gazette reports that Tesco is set to ‘revolutionise’ food waste with a facility that turns surplus food into animal feed. https://shorturl.at/3hY0w    ✅And finally, Retail Week announces that Co-op has launched a 24-hour grocery delivery service across 3 cities as demand rises. https://shorturl.at/kg116   See you next week! 👋   #FMCG #WeeklyRoundup #RetailNews

Team Bridgethorne are meeting today in Paddington to go over our plans for the next quarter and beyond. We’re focusing on how we can continue to add even more value and support to our FMCG, retail, and health & wellness clients with their business challenges. Some photos from the journey in... What are you working on today?

This Week in Retail…   ✅ The Grocer reports that Lidl GB is retiring its original customer app, urging users to switch to the 'Lidl Plus' loyalty version. https://shorturl.at/OAudM   ✅ Amazon launches its own-brand value food range in the US, marking a new push in its Amazon Fresh grocery expansion, according to Grocery Gazette. https://shorturl.at/EeNRM   ✅ Sainsbury's partners with SAP, Accenture, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) on a transformation programme to adapt to changing business needs and optimise tech costs, as reported by Grocery Trader. https://shorturl.at/oOL5B   ✅ WHSmith reports a 10% rise in travel revenue, driven by peak summer demand and new product ranges, according to Retail Week. https://shorturl.at/pk3IW   ✅ ASOS.com sells a majority stake in TOPSHOP TOPMAN to Danish fashion retailer Heartland, reports Retail Week. https://shorturl.at/B7pFe   ✅ Tesco trials an AI-driven healthier food-to-go layout in collaboration with customer science firm dunnhumby, according to The Grocer. https://shorturl.at/Qknlt   ✅Retail Week reveals that Marks and Spencer plans to ramp up growth strategy by leveraging AI and social media marketing to attract Gen Z shoppers. https://shorturl.at/chy8K   ✅ Back-to-school shopping habits are shaping retail, with fromage frais, cereal and fruit bars up 14%, and chocolate biscuit bars rising 12%, Grocery Trader reports. https://shorturl.at/D0Oen   As kids go back-to-school, check out Dahlia Stroud's insights on the ‘September Reset’ moment in an article for Namnews here: https://shorturl.at/Pk1KA   Catch you next week! 👋   #FMCG #WeeklyRoundup #RetailNews