All Richard Walker articles
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NewsIceland boss says private equity firms causing ‘death of the high street’
Iceland boss Richard Walker has said private equity ownership in the UK has caused more damage to retail than any other entity.
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NewsIceland chair calls for change to ‘stupid’ retail crime laws
Iceland chair Richard Walker has called on the government to change “stupid” laws that prohibit retailers from sharing CCTV footage of shoplifters online, The Times has reported.
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NewsExclusive: Iceland has slammed illigitimate ads framing it as zero hours contract employer
A spate of illegitimate Iceland zero-hour contract job ads threaten to embarrass the retailer’s boss and Labour supporter Richard Walker, in the same week the new government pledged a ban on the contracts.
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AnalysisManifesto cheat sheet – what are the parties promising retail?
The seven major UK parties have now released their manifestos. Retail Week has waded through the documents so you don’t have to
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NewsPrime minister sets July 4 election date as Starmer calls for change
The UK is headed for an election on July 4, as both prime minister Rishi Sunak and opposition leader Sir Keir Starmer set out their parties’ stalls.
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Opinion‘The Tories have a major problem with business and Walker’s defection proves it’
The Iceland boss’ damning indictment of the Conservatives and endorsement of Labour may be polarising in and of themselves, but it highlights the depth of the government’s business troubles as it limps into an election year.
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NewsIceland boss and ex-Conservative donor Walker backs Labour
Iceland boss Richard Walker has formally backed the Labour Party and its leader Sir Keir Starmer to be the next prime minister.
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NewsIceland boss Walker quits ‘out of touch’ Tory party
Iceland executive chair Richard Walker, who was expected to become a Conservative MP, has quit the party, labelling it “out of touch”.
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NewsIceland MD Richard Walker takes over as executive chair
Iceland managing director Richard Walker has been named as the new executive chair of the retailer, taking over from his father Sir Malcolm Walker.
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NewsExclusive: Iceland boss Richard Walker launches bid to become MP
Iceland boss Richard Walker has launched a bid to stand for Parliament at the next general election, Retail Week can reveal.
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VideoFace time: Richard Walker discusses his new book and Amazon’s Climate Pledge
Iceland managing director Richard Walker talks to Retail Week about what he hopes people will take away from his new book The Green Grocer and why the business has become the first food retailer to join Amazon’s Climate Pledge initiative
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VideoRetail Question Time with Theo Paphitis and Richard Walker
In the first edition of our new video series Retail Question Time, Ryman, Robert Dyas and Boux Avenue owner Theo Paphitis and Iceland managing director Richard Walker discuss government aid for the industry during the pandemic, business rates reform, their hopes for next week’s Budget – and why they both oppose high-speed rail link HS2.
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VideoFace time: Iceland’s Richard Walker on retail’s plastic addiction
Iceland managing director Richard Walker tells Retail Week why it has recently published a full report into its plastic footprint, and gives his thoughts on Covid’s effects on Christmas and what the latest government wranglings mean for its Brexit preperations.
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NewsIceland becomes first grocer to ban plastic bags in pilot
Iceland has become the first major supermarket to entirely remove plastic bags from one of its stores, as part of a pilot programme in London.
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AnalysisIceland’s Richard Walker on being retail’s straight talker
Iceland managing director Richard Walker tells Retail Week how the grocer is juggling its rapid expansion of The Food Warehouse with its sustainability drive.
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VideoWatch: Richard Walker on Iceland's war on plastic
Retail Activist Award nominee Richard Walker explains why Iceland is spearheading the war on plastic pollution.