All Iceland articles
Frozen-food specialist Iceland was founded by entrepreneur Sir Malcolm Walker in 1970 with a single store in Oswestry, Shropshire. The retailer subsequently grew and was floated in 1984. Iceland has been a frequent retail innovator. It lays claim to the launch of the UK’s first grocery home shopping service and has been a prominent campaigner for the reduction of plastic use, a drive led by Walker’s son Richard. Iceland also runs the Food Warehouse chain of larger food stores.
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AnalysisSecond chances: will hiring ex-offenders ever be mainstream in retail?
Multiple high street retailers are scaling up recruitment programmes that proactively recruit from the pool of 14 million people in the UK with a criminal record.
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NewsIceland is launching 800 new lines as part of its ‘latest innovation push’
Iceland and The Food Warehouse are launching over 800 new products as part of the grocers’ “latest innovation push”.
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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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NewsIceland has posted record profits as shoppers devoured its £1 range
Iceland has posted record profits as shoppers devoured its £1 range.
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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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NewsAirport retailers could see a boost in sales if global IT outage continues
Retailers operating in airports could end up receiving a boost in sales and footfall if the IT outage causing havoc around the world continues.
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NewsIceland is ramping up its Food Warehouse store expansion
Frozen food specialist Iceland is looking to double the number of its Food Warehouse stores.
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NewsIceland launches first ever ‘supermarket manifesto’
Frozen food specialist Iceland has launched a UK grocery first ‘supermarket manifesto’ ahead of next week’s general election.
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DataWhat the latest market share data tells us about the UK grocery sector
Retail Week sits down with Kantar’s head of retail and consumer insight Fraser McKevitt to look at the implications for the grocery sector from the latest market share data
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NewsAmazon expands grocery delivery to non-Prime members
Amazon has expanded its grocery deliveries to reach all of its customers in the UK, including non-Prime members.
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NewsWilko set to grow in-store partnership with Iceland
Wilko is expanding its partnership with Iceland Foods to reach another store later this year following trials at two Wilko stores.
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NewsLabour says it is ‘the natural partner of business’ as more bosses back party
In her first major speech of the election campaign, the shadow chancellor described Labour as “the natural partner of business”.
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InterviewQ&A: Iceland head of IT on how tech tie-up is improving in-store security and efficiency
As crime continues to plague the retail sector and staff efficiency becomes more important than ever, Iceland head of IT development Emma Tysoe and Olivia Robinson, head of UK and EU sales at retail communication provider VoCoVo, speak to Retail Week about how their in-store tech partnership is driving efficiency and creating a safer workplace for colleagues and customers alike.
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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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NewsAmazon launches trial with Iceland
Amazon and Iceland have signed a deal for the ecommerce giant to sell the supermarket’s food on its website.
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NewsIceland unveils new round of price cuts
Frozen food specialist Iceland has cut the price on 200 of its “most popular products” as part of the launch of its money-saving initiatives to “help parents who are feeling the pinch during the school summer holidays”.
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NewsIceland reviews Holiday 1p Helpers with new items for summer
Frozen food specialist Iceland has brought back its 1p online sale for the summer holidays to help customers through the cost-of-living crisis.
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NewsIceland invests £26m in slashing prices on 500 items
Frozen food specialist Iceland has invested £26m in slashing prices on 500 “weekly shop items” and in putting a third of its entire range into its “mix and match” multibuy offering.