All Grocery articles – Page 97
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AnalysisIn the founder's footsteps: setting the direction when the trailblazer steps aside
Many retail businesses are intrinsically linked to and even defined by their founders, but what happens when it comes time for that person to stand aside? Retail Week looks at past successes and failures and what needs to be put in place to ensure the process goes smoothly.
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DataData: Grocery sales indicate the end of the ‘big shop’ as commuters return to the office
Grocery sales and average basket sizes both fell over the summer as shoppers showed a return to pre-pandemic behaviours.
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NewsSainsbury’s latest to close all stores on Boxing Day
Sainsbury’s has said that it will close all its supermarkets, convenience stores and petrol stations on December 26th, to reward staff for their hard work across what has been another year marked by the pandemic.
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GalleryIn pictures: Tesco partners with Loop to launch reusable range
Tesco has launched a range of everyday products in reusable packaging in partnership with platform Loop.
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OpinionMove of the Week: Retailers shift into recovery mode and shake up top teams
As always during the summer holiday season activity in the jobs market was relatively subdued during August, albeit with one notable exception that I shall come to shortly.
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NewsExclusive: Asda launches ‘pounds not points’ loyalty app for staff
Grocery giant Asda is trialling a new loyalty app called Asda Rewards for staff at 16 of its stores across the UK, focusing on giving customers ‘pounds not points’ rewards.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why Morrisons’ Potts is feeling Christmas cheer despite profit slump
Despite reporting a slump in profits for the first half of the year, Morrisons was bullish on its full-year profit guidance, saying it would be higher than the £431m it reported in exceptional circumstances last year.
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NewsMorrisons profits slide as supply chain ‘challenges’ bite
Morrisons has reported a slump in profits at the half-year mark as chair Andrew Higginson said the business had weathered a “variety of continuing challenges”, including supply chain disruption and driver shortages.
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NewsMorrisons takeover bidding war set to go to auction
Morrisons’ rival bidders Fortress and CD&R and set to go to auction to secure a final offer for the supermarket ahead of a shareholder vote on a takeover deal in October.
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NewsTesco calls for apprenticeship levy reform to create 8,000 new roles
Tesco has called on the government to overhaul the apprenticeship levy in a bid to create thousands of new roles across the retail sector every year.
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Opinion‘As retailers navigate sustainability, value creation should increasingly be on the agenda’
A focus on sustainability is no longer a matter of choice, it is an imperative since we have left our historical ‘safe operating space’ with respect to CO2 emissions.
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DataData: Retail sales jump in August as customers return to office and social events
Retail sales climbed in August driven by strong formalwear sales as customers returned to the office and socialising.
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NewsFortress prepares fresh Morrisons bid as potential auction looms
Fortress is preparing a fresh bid for grocery giant Morrisons as its ongoing takeover tussle with rival Clayton, Dubilier & Rice heads towards an auction.
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NewsIkea struggles to supply stores while M&S warns of food import crisis
Ikea has said it is experiencing shortages of around 1,000 product lines, while Marks & Spencer sounded an alarm regarding European food imports.
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NewsExclusive: Asda loses two more senior execs in top team shake-up
Asda has parted company with two more members of its executive team, Retail Week can reveal.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Supply chain snarl-up – how retailers can smooth out the kinks
Any time, any place, anywhere. Retail has pretty much lived by the Martini mantra for decades now as an ever more sleek and adaptable supply chain has enabled consumers to benefit from an abundance of goods always on the shelf, whether digital or in-store.
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NewsRobot delivery specialist appoints ex-Morrisons boss to board
Starship Technologies, the autonomous robot delivery company, has appointed former Morrisons chief executive Dalton Philips to its board.
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NewsAsda owners plan to roll out 300 petrol station stores
Asda’s new owners the Issa brothers are planning to ramp up the grocer’s petrol station footprint to 300 stores following a successful trial of five Asda On the Move shops.
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Opinion‘Expect more deals to come in grocery retail’
It is undeniable that the grocery sector is white hot with both opportunity and activity.
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NewsWalmart launches GoLocal delivery service for third-party retailers
US giant Walmart has launched GoLocal, a third-party delivery service allowing other retailers to tap into its delivery infrastructure.