All Grocery articles – Page 8
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NewsFood retailers meet with national cyber experts to boost resilience
Senior leaders from food retail met with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) this week to learn about boosting resilience.
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GalleryStore gallery: Nespresso opens new ‘immersive’ Edinburgh boutique
Nespresso has opened its newest “immersive coffee experience” boutique in the heart of Edinburgh’s St James Quarter shopping centre.
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AnalysisNo waste, no fuss: What it’s like to shop with weekly.shop
After years of efforts and attempts by major grocers at plastic packaging reduction, it remains difficult to go to a supermarket and get all the products you want without taking home some disposable plastics too.
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NewsCo-op launches ‘next gen’ micro store format in UK grocery first
C-store specialist the Co-op has announced the launch of a new chain of ‘On the Go’ micro stores, which are around a quarter of the size of its usual convenience stores.
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AnalysisHas the UK reached peak Greggs?
After wilting in the unseasonable summer heat, and with investors questioning the brand’s direction, the food-to-go specialist’s boss Roisin Currie remains vehement that the UK hasn’t hit peak Greggs
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NewsGreggs reports profit fall in challenging market
Food specialist Greggs has posted a fall in first-half profits as tough trading conditions and costs took a toll.
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NewsAldi becomes first UK supermarket to top staff pay at £13 an hour
Discounter Aldi is set to become the first UK supermarket to pay all of its frontline staff at least £13 an hour.
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NewsCo-op becomes first UK grocer to offer Deliveroo Express on-demand delivery
The Co-op has become the first UK retailer to partner with Deliveroo on its white-label delivery service Deliveroo Express.
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FeatureCybersiege: are retailers sitting ducks?
Days without sleep as cybersecurity teams scoured systems. Store colleagues forced to work in ways they hadn’t for 30 years, clocking up extra hours “to keep the show on the road.” Online orders halted for weeks. So, what’s going on? Why is retail such a target? And what can the sector do to fend off future attacks?
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NewsTop UK retailers exposed to cyber vulnerabilities reaches 80%
Across the UK’s top 50 retailers, 80% are now exposed to at least one form of critical cyber vulnerability, Retail Week can reveal
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AnalysisStore tour: Hotel Chocolat’s new flagship boxing up the best of the retailer’s physical formats
Nine months after taking over the top job at Hotel Chocolat from entrepreneurial founder Angus Thirlwell, chief executive Lysa Hardy and her team are building something new.
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NewsLidl to cut head office jobs as part of growth plans
Discounter Lidl has today announced a proposal to cut around 70 head office roles to support its expansion plans.
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Opinion‘When Walmart bets big on AI, the rest of retail will surely follow’
Two key hires announced this week show that Walmart is putting AI and front and centre of its business. The Bentonville powerhouse has traditionally led the way in retail, so this could signal the shape of things to come, observes George MacDonald
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Chart of the WeekIs Lidl set to become Britain’s fifth-biggest grocer?
The latest Worldpanel by Numerator data came out earlier this week, with the headline figure being grocery price inflation reaching 5.2%. That equates to an unpleasant £275 extra per year on the average shopping bill, says the organisation previously known as Kantar Worldpanel.
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NewsJohn Lewis launches rapid delivery service with Uber Eats
Department store business John Lewis has struck a partnership with Uber Eats to pilot rapid delivery of some products.
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NewsWarning sounded on grocery bill rises as Lidl wins record market share
Food price inflation is expected to add hundreds of pounds to consumers’ bills and many are concerned about the cost.
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Opinion‘Unless Amazon wants to remain a bit-part player in UK grocery, an acquisition would be the likely route’
Amazon’s UK grocery presence amounts to a pimple on an elephant’s backside so, if it wants to grow, a deal would be the obvious option, believes Shore Capital’s Clive Black
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NewsRetailers warn chancellor tax rises would push up food prices
Any tax rises on retailers in the October Budget would send food prices higher in the run-up to Christmas and threaten high streets’ health, chancellor Rachel Reeves has been warned.
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NewsJohn Lewis bonus restoration on the cards if profits meet target
The John Lewis Partnership would likely pay out a bonus again for the first time in four years if it meets a minimum profit level, staff have been told.
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NewsM&S rolls out invisible UV tags to aid recycling in grocery first
Marks & Spencer has become the first UK retailer to introduce invisible UV tags to milk bottles to help track them through the recycling system.