All Grocery articles – Page 104
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NewsIssa brothers’ Asda swoop sparks competition concerns
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has raised competition concerns over the Issa brothers taking over Asda petrol forecourts – but has also opened the door to rubber-stamping the deal.
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DataData: How the pandemic has supercharged the warehouse space race
The closure of ‘non-essential’ stores because of the coronavirus pandemic and the associated surge in home delivery heralded record warehouse space expansion in 2020.
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AnalysisFive ways to turn your staff into customer champions
Retail Week’s Customer Champions report, produced in association with Critizr, outlines the crucial role of frontline staff in welcoming customers back to stores.
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NewsAsda faces mass exodus as top team seek new roles
Asda chief financial officer Rob McWilliam has stepped down from his role, as a number of Asda’s senior staff prepare to quit after receiving their final payouts from the Walmart share scheme.
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NewsOcado invests in autonomous vehicle software company
Commencing a multi-year partnership, which will see the two companies work together to create a new vehicle fleet, Ocado has invested in autonomous vehicle company Oxbotica.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five ways that W Galen Weston changed retail
Retail Week looks at how the entrepreneur and philanthropist built a transatlantic empire and changed the face of the industry.
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NewsDeliveroo hails strong performance in first update as listed business
Deliveroo has hailed a strong quarter with orders and gross transaction value across its platform both up in its first quarter as a listed company.
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NewsNaked Wines exceeds sales guidance as it seizes US opportunities
Pureplay wine specialist Naked Wines has hailed its performance over the last financial year, reporting it has exceeded sales guidance driven in particular by its US market.
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AnalysisLife after Covid: John Lewis, Asda and Ikea on retail’s post-pandemic priorities
From a renewed focus on price to a more flexible workforce and changing approaches to online, stores and supply chain, Retail Week looks at what’s top of the to-do list for retailers.
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NewsAsda to restructure in-store bakeries putting 1,200 jobs at risk
Grocery chain Asda is set to axe as many as 1,200 jobs as it looks to shake up in-store bakeries across its 341 UK supermarkets.
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Opinion‘Retail not essential? Try telling that to reopening day shoppers’
There was a joyful sense of release on Monday when, after three months of lockdown darkness, so-called non-essential shops reopened.
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NewsTesco full-year sales climb, profits dampened by rates relief return
Tesco boss Ken Murphy hailed the grocer’s “incredible strength” as it reported a rise in full-year sales and profits notwithstanding its business rates repayment.
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NewsSainsbury’s strikes new deals with Deliveroo and Uber Eats
Sainsbury’s has signed a two-year deal with delivery specialist Deliveroo to extend a trial to 100 stores and another with Uber Eats covering a further 78 stores.
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NewsGrocery powers retail sales rise in March
Retail sales climbed in March, but many categories remained in decline as grocery powered the increase.
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Opinion‘Grocers like the Co-op should not be vilified for holding on to rates relief’
Before making this point, let’s be perfectly clear: I was among those who expected the Co-op to repay its business rates relief this week.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Co-op’s business rates return refusal – prudent or a PR disaster?
Another impressive set of annual results for the Co-op has been overshadowed by its decision to keep business rates relief. Group chief executive Steve Murrells explains the decision and claims it has the full backing of members.
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NewsMorrisons becomes first UK grocer to remove plastic bags from stores
Supermarket giant Morrisons has become the first grocery chain in the UK to completely eliminate plastic bags from its stores, a move it says will save 3,200 tonnes of plastic a year.
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AnalysisWorldview: How Swarovski and Grocery Neighbour are reinventing the store
The Covid-19 pandemic is magnifying the need for retailers to rethink how physical space is used in the future.
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OpinionKen Murphy: ‘What Tesco is doing to tackle climate change now’
The food we eat – how it is produced, processed and transported, how much we eat or waste – has a significant impact on the environment. Food is responsible for nearly a third of global greenhouse gas emissions and almost 70% of global biodiversity loss on land.
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NewsAsda to partner with In The Style as it rules out George sale
Asda’s new owners the Issa brothers have committed to keeping the retailer’s George brand and unveiled plans to partner with third parties to attract younger customers.