All Grocery articles – Page 215
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InterviewInterview: Richard Pennycook on his Co-op legacy
Stressful? Strenuous? Sapping? No – there’s an altogether more positive ‘S’ that Richard Pennycook reserves for the Co-op following his turbulent time in charge.
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InterviewListen: Pennycook on Co-op rescue and life at Fenwick
Richard Pennycook helmed the most dramatic turnaround in modern retailing – here he discusses his role at the Co-op and his latest career move.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Co-op, John Lewis and more
Retail news round-up: Co-op expands its c-store business; John Lewis breaks 'Never knowingly undersold' promise, says Money Saving Expert; and Argos warehouse workers strike.
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NewsBunnings spruces up Homebase with new boss
When Wesfarmers snapped up Homebase last year, the Australian retail group said the cushions and garden furniture-heavy fascia was on the way out.
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NewsSpar sales boosted by new retailer members and stores
Spar has reported an 8.5% increase in UK sales to £2.84bn in 2016, as new retailer members joined the c-store group.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales driven by big-ticket purchases
John Lewis and Waitrose sales were up last week, with big ticket items outperforming many categories.
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NewsWaitrose snaps up customer director from Post Office
Waitrose has appointed the Post Office commercial director Martin George as its interim customer director, replacing Rupert Thomas.
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NewsTesco boosts dietary search capabilities online
Tesco is allowing customers to easily filter their online shopping searches by dietary requirement via a new partnership.
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NewsBooths chief executive Chris Dee exits business
Booths chief executive Chris Dee is leaving the business at the end of June and will not be replaced.
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AnalysisOnline secret shopper: Is Ocado the Betamax of grocery?
Ecommerce expert James Hammersley puts the Ocado website through its paces to see if it can match the scale and breadth of the big four online supermarkets.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Booths, pensions and more
Retail news round-up: Booths chief executive departs, pensions regulator warns compnies to plug pensions gap, and retailers launch careers scheme.
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NewsToday in retail: Putting a price on Tesco’s turnaround
It was David Potts’ lucky day today as the Morrisons shareholders deemed the down-to-earth boss worthy of a beefed-up pay package.
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NewsTesco boss Dave Lewis takes pay cut despite turnaround
Tesco chief executive Dave Lewis received a smaller pay package last year despite making significant progress on the grocer’s turnaround plan.
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NewsMorrisons bumps up boss Potts’ pay despite MP warnings
Morrisons has boosted chief executive David Potts’ pay package despite MPs calling for a ban on long-term incentive plans (LTIPs).
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AnalysisAgenda: Asda, Mothercare update, Pennycook joins Fenwick
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with Asda’s and Mothercare’s latest quarterly updates and Richard Pennycook’s start date at Fenwick all on the agenda.
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NewsAldi unveils ambitions to quadruple UK store footprint
Aldi’s ambitious UK and Ireland boss Matthew Barnes envisions the German cut-price supermarket having up to 2,600 UK stores.
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AnalysisIs Amazon Prime’s subscription the future of delivery?
With Amazon Prime reported to have 80 million subscribers in the US alone, retailers such as Next and food delivery firm Deliveroo are following in its footsteps.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Morrisons, Monsoon and more
Retail news round-up: Morrisons increases boss's pay despite MPs' warning, and Monsoon boss receives dividend cut amid losses.
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NewsMove of the week: Archie Norman’s golden touch at M&S
It hardly needs repeating what a fantastic coup it is for M&S to have landed Archie Norman as its new chairman.
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NewsTesco integrates with Google Home’s voice assistant
Tesco customers can now shop using their voice after it integrated its online grocery service with Google Home.