All Grocery articles – Page 205
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NewsTesco group quality director Tim Smith to retire
Tesco’s group quality director Tim Smith is retiring after 40 years in the food industry.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Pennycook exits Co-op, Dunelm and Asda
The Retail Week team discuss the biggest stories over the past seven days, including a look at the legacy left after Pennycook’s reign at Co-op.
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NewsAgenda: Homebase Bunnings reveal latest sales figures
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days with financial updates from Homebase Bunnings owner Wesfarmers on the agenda.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: BHS, high street sales, and more
Retail news round-up: BHS investigation to end by 2019, high street reports low January sales, and Screwfix opens 500th store in the UK
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why is Waitrose reshuffling its store teams?
Waitrose is bidding to create a more “flexible working model” in its shops by stripping out 180 store management level roles across the business.
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NewsToday in Retail: Waitrose shakes up store structure
After threatening to give staff bonuses a trim this year, the John Lewis Partnership has swung the axe once more.
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NewsInterview: How Rowan Gormley gave Majestic back its fizz
When Rowan Gormley took the driver’s seat at Majestic Wine almost two years ago, chairman Phil Wrigley claimed he’d handed him “the keys to the Ferrari”.
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OpinionOpinion: ‘Like a Russian supermarket’ is a good thing
A rare opportunity to pen this missive from foreign climes, with your correspondent reporting in live from Moscow.
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NewsWaitrose plans job cuts as up to six stores to close
Waitrose plan to cut hundreds of jobs and close up to six stores as part of a shake-up.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Waitrose, Dunelm and more
Retail news round-up: Waitrose to close six stores, Dunelm warns price hikes and Debenhams announces new global partnership
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NewsToday in retail: Dunelm dips as market bites
Dunelm revealed slumping profits today as a challenging market, disrupted supply chain and an acquisition-laden half took its toll.
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NewsLidl's group boss quits amid 'strategic disagreements'
Lidl’s group chief executive Sven Seidel has stepped down amid “strategic disagreements” with the retailer’s owner Schwarz Group.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Who could be on Asda's shopping list?
The past year has witnessed a monumental shift in strategy from the UK’s leading grocers as supermarket chains seek to open up new revenue streams.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Booker, Pandora and Gap
Retail news round-up: Shopkeepers comforted about Booker-Tesco merger, Pandora reports boost in sales and Gap to close UK operations
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VideoWatch: Talking Shop with new Co-op boss Steve Murrells
After almost five years in charge of the Co-op’s food business, Steve Murrells has been named as Richard Pennycook’s successor as group chief executive.
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NewsCo-op boss Richard Pennycook to step down
The Co-op’s group chief executive Richard Pennycook is stepping down from the mutual, to be succeeded by food boss Steve Murrells.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Could Aldi gatecrash grocery’s big four party?
Aldi’s relentless assault on British grocery passed a new milestone today when it toppled the Co-op to become the country’s fifth-largest food retailer.
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NewsToday in retail: Aldi topples the Co-op to hit high five
Aldi greeted this morning’s news that it has toppled the Co-op to become the fifth largest grocer in the UK with little fanfare.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales rise driven by furniture purchases
John Lewis posted an increase in sales across all of its departments, with furniture and electricals boosting sales.
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OpinionOpinion: Sir Ken has passed on, but his legacy lives on
The death of Sir Ken Morrison marked the passing of a retail generation as well as one of its most outstanding entrepreneurs.