All Grocery articles – Page 89
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NewsM&S creates food hub to ‘supercharge disruptive innovation’
Marks & Spencer is to establish a specialist food innovation team in the new year with a brief to “create industry-leading products and address some of the biggest sector-wide challenges”.
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GalleryFirst look: Sainsbury’s opens doors to new format Fresh Food Market
Sainsbury’s has unveiled its first ’Fresh Food Market’ as part of plans to “put food back at the heart of the business”.
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InterviewInterview: Pano Christou’s plan to save Pret a Manger
The CEO looks back on his whirlwind first year in charge and ripping up the rulebook.
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DataData: Covid job crisis deepens as major retailers swing the axe
Retail job losses have accelerated in 2020 as the coronavirus crisis batters the sector.
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NewsM&S reshapes grocery team in ‘full shop’ push
Marks & Spencer has made changes to its grocery team as it bids to win a greater share of spend.
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NewsAsda sales rise as Christmas spending is brought forward
Asda has posted an increase in sales during its third quarter as demand for “key Christmas products” was brought forward.
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NewsNaked Wines names new finance boss
Naked Wines has appointed Shawn Tabak as new chief financial officer after promoting current finance boss James Crawford to the role of managing director of its UK business.
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GalleryStore gallery: Majestic debuts new branding and fine wine push
Majestic Wine has debuted its refreshed branding at its newest store inside Beckenham’s iconic Chinese Garage.
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NewsGreggs makes 820 redundancies as new lockdowns hit business
Food-to-go giant Greggs has made 820 redundancies across the business with boss Roger Whiteside warning the “battle with Covid hasn’t gone away”.
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VideoWatch: Tesco’s celebratory Christmas ad after year of pandemic gloom
Tesco is encouraging shoppers to treat themselves this Christmas after a year dominated by the Covid pandemic and associated lockdowns.
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OpinionJulian Richer: ‘Questioning Sunak’s rates decision is not selling out retail’
Following Retail Week’s recent article about retailers squabbling like “cats in a bag”, I felt the need to write after some comments I made at the recent Confederation of British Industry (CBI) conference may have been misunderstood.
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NewsPret a Manger to launch hot dinner menu this week
Pret a Manger will launch a range of hot dinner options this week as it ramps up its response to the coronavirus crisis.
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VideoWatch: Lidl pokes fun at other sentimental Christmas ads
Lidl’s Christmas campaign this year parodies its competitors in favour of “great Lidl products at great Lidl prices”.
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NewsHabitat to close flagship and relaunch in Sainsbury’s and Argos
Sainsbury’s-owned furniture brand Habitat is due for a reset over the coming months, including the closure of its iconic Tottenham Court Road store.
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NewsNew Asda owners sell stake in EG Group empire
Asda’s new owners the Issa brothers have offloaded a stake worth hundreds of millions of pounds in their EG Group petrol forecourts business.
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NewsWatch: John Lewis unveils ‘give a little love’ Christmas ad after Covid year
Department store business John Lewis and grocery stablemate Waitrose have launched “a Christmas ad like no other in a year like no other”.
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GalleryStore gallery: Inside Sainsbury’s new ‘neighbourhood hub’ format
Sainsbury’s is ramping up plans to roll out its larger ‘neighbourhood hub’ convenience store format.
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AnalysisNo Limits: Retail’s five best apprentice schemes
As National Apprenticeship Week kicks off, Retail Week looks into why these schemes can’t be a casualty of the pandemic and shines a spotlight on some of retail’s best apprenticeship programmes.
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NewsSupermarkets lobby to extend pre-Christmas Sunday trading hours
Supermarket bosses have launched a bid to extend Sunday trading hours in the lead up to Christmas.
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AnalysisWhy Asda, Ikea and Tesco are betting on a sustainable post-pandemic future
Over the last few months, a throng of retailers have made pledges and launched initiatives to become more sustainable. But is the middle of a global pandemic the right time to be making these bold claims?