All Grocery articles – Page 388
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Analysis
Click-and-collect on the Tube: What do retailers need to know?
Tesco and Waitrose yesterday revealed they will be offering click-and-collect to London Underground passengers. Retail Week takes a look at the service.
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News
Shoppers steal £1.6bn from supermarket self-checkouts
Shoppers using self-checkouts stole more than £1.6bn from grocery retailers last year, according to new research.
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News
Abel & Cole reports sales rise under new owner
Sales at Abel & Cole have risen after the organic veg box retailer enticed new customers and increased loyalty among existing shoppers.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Amazon, Tesco, House of Fraser and Iceland
Retail news round-up on January 30, 2014: Amazon plans Kindle checkout system, Tesco poaches Aldi executive, House of Fraser rolls out queuing technology, My-Wardrobe bolsters management team and Iceland bins case dropped.
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News
Sainsbury’s Justin King: Retailers pay tribute to outgoing boss
Retailers have paid tribute to outgoing Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King and welcomed the appointment of industry veteran Mike Coupe.
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News
Supermarkets pledge to reveal food waste data as tough new green targets set
The big four supermarkets have pledged to report food waste data in a sector first as retailers sign up to a new set of tough green targets.
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Analysis
Analysis: What will Justin King do next?
Justin King remained tight-lipped about his future plans this morning but the offers are likely to come thick and fast for the man Management Today named Most Admired Business Leader last year. But which direction will he take?
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News
Sainsbury's chief Justin King says the "best years are still to come" for the grocer
Sainsbury’s outgoing chief executive Justin King said that the “best years are still to come” for the grocer and denied he was stepping down when Sainsbury’s was at the top of its game.
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Opinion
Comment: Justin King - the man who made Sainsbury’s great again
Retail is blessed with many great characters whose personalities loom large, but few have become quite so synonymous with the success of their business as Justin King, who is to stand down from the top job at Sainsbury’s in July.
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Analysis
Data: Sainsbury's growth under Justin King
In his 10 years in charge of Sainsbury’s Justin King, who this morning signalled his plans to stand down in July, has added more than £500m to the grocer’s underlying profit.
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News
'Sainsbury's may need to think differently in tough climate' says incoming boss Coupe
Incoming Sainsbury’s chief executive Mike Coupe said his first priority is to ensure a smooth handover but has signalled that he may make key strategic changes to the business when he takes the reins in July.
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News
Tesco and Waitrose to open online collection points at tube stations
Tesco, Waitrose and automated parcel locker specialist InPost will follow Asda in opening grocery online collection points at London Underground stations.
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Analysis
Analysis: Sainsbury’s chief executive designate Mike Coupe’s to do list
Sainsbury’s today revealed boss Justin King will step down after 10 years and group commercial director Mike Coupe will take over. Retail Week takes a look at what will be top of Coupe’s agenda.
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Opinion
Comment: Justin King leaves a great legacy at Sainsbury's, says Bryan Roberts
The ink’s still barely dry on the press release and the rumour mill is already in overdrive. Where is Justin King off to?
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Analysis
In the news: Incoming Sainsbury's boss Mike Coupe profiled
Incoming Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe will take over from Justin King in July. Retail Week takes a look at the physics graduate’s career so far and what makes him tick.
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News
Sainsbury's boss Justin King to step down and Mike Coupe to take over
Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King is to step down and group commercial director Mike Coupe is to take over.
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Opinion
Analysis: Finding a buyer for Early Learning Centre will be a challenge
The Early Learning Centre, which has been owned by Mothercare for seven years, continues to lack destination appeal for mothers due to its inaccessibility and higher price architecture compared to the rest of the increasingly competitive toy market.
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Opinion
Comment: Activist investor interest in grocers' property is unwelcome distraction
You’d think the property boom days were well and truly back judging by the hopes of activist investors to force a supermarket property restructuring.
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Analysis
Annual UK GDP growth: What do retailers need to know?
The economy grew at its fastest annual growth rate last year since before the recession, according to GDP figures released today. Retail Week takes a look the implications for retailers.
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News
Sainsbury’s and Morrisons could be rendered unviable by property proposals, analyst warns
Grocers including Sainsbury’s and Morrisons could become unviable if they opt to spin off their property portfolios, a senior retail analyst has warned.