All Grocery articles – Page 83
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NewsDeliveroo announces intention to float
Food delivery app Deliveroo has confirmed its intention to float on the London Stock Exchange after weeks of speculation.
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VideoWatch: First visit to the new Amazon Fresh cashierless store
Retail Week visits the new “just walk out” cashierless Amazon Fresh convenience store in Ealing, West London on the day it opens to customers. Is it going to revolutionise grocery in the UK, or will it only ever be something of a fad?
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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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NewsShop prices fall in February as consumers limit spending in lockdown
Shop prices continued to fall in February, reaching the lowest rate of deflation since May 2020.
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DataData: Grocery sales surge in February as online share hits record high
Grocery sales registered the strongest increase last month since June 2020 as Ocado and Iceland both delivered substantial growth.
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NewsHotel Chocolat’s digital offer in strong position ahead of crucial Easter trading
Hotel Chocolat boss Angus Thirlwell says the retailer’s digital push during the pandemic has left it in a much stronger position heading into the crucial Easter trading period than last year.
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NewsMorrisons snaps up Cornish seafood supplier for undisclosed sum
Morrisons has become the first UK grocer to own a fishing boat after acquiring its longstanding seafood supplier Falfish.
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NewsVirgin Wines makes stock market debut after successful float
Virgin Wines will begin trading on the London Stock Exchange’s junior AIM market at 8am today following a £110m valuation.
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NewsMorrisons extends deal with McColl’s as conversion plans ramp up
Morrisons has extended a wholesale partnership with convenience store group McColl’s, which will convert more of its stores to the Morrisons Daily format.
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NewsAmazon Go to open first UK store this week
Amazon will open its first in a tranche of contactless grocery stores in the UK this week.
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NewsJohn Lewis plots ‘hundreds’ of shop-in-shops inside Waitrose stores
John Lewis plans to launch hundreds of shop-in-shops inside Waitrose stores and is also plotting a smaller “local” format as part of a radical overhaul of its portfolio.
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GalleryStore gallery: Tony’s Chocolonely’s Amsterdam chocolate factory
Dutch confectionery company Tony’s Chocolonely has opened an Amsterdam superstore where customers can create their own chocolate flavours.
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NewsSainsbury’s unveils new slogan as Greggs launches sustainability plan
Grocery giant Sainsbury’s has unveiled a new brand slogan set to launch in the spring, while fellow food retailer Greggs has revealed a new sustainability plan.
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NewsAsda puts 5,000 roles into consultation in online transformation drive
Grocery giant Asda has entered formal consultation with 5,000 of its staff as it unveiled new transformation plans aimed at capitalising further on the shift to online grocery shopping.
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AnalysisDeep dive: The new Asda – saddled with debt or a return to former glory?
As reports emerge that chief executive Roger Burnley is stepping down, Retail Week looks at what Asda under their controversial new owners the Issa brothers will look like.
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AnalysisIn pictures: Five sustainable initiatives that will wow you
From leather made from mushrooms to clothes-recycling machines and packaging that can be planted to leave green-fingered shoppers with some flowers and herbs after their purchase, Retail Week explores some of the most awe-inspiring sustainability initiatives in the industry.
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AnalysisFavourite websites: Where retail bosses love to shop online
After a year that saw ecommerce accelerate like never before as consumers flocked online, Retail Week asks CEOs to name their favourite retail websites and tell us what they love about them.
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Opinion‘Road to freedom will still be a long journey to retail normality’
The country, and therefore retail, is on a “one-way road to freedom” as prime minister Boris Johnson put it when he unveiled a route out of lockdown.
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OpinionRhian Bartlett: ‘Great value doesn’t have to come at the cost of quality’
You can’t have your cake and eat it, or so the saying goes. As a grocer, that’s meant that you can be known for low prices or for premium products – but you can’t be great at both.
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AnalysisGrocery on demand: the new ecommerce battleground
As Deliveroo announces its intention to float, Retail Week looks at the growing area of grocery on-demand and which of the big supermarkets are likely to win share in this burgeoning part of the market.