All articles by Adam Leyland – Page 20
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Comment & OpinionWhen is a promise not a pledge? It’s all in the Ts&Cs
It has emerged that Waitrose quietly scaled its price match pledge back to 1,000 lines in April 2017
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Comment & OpinionPaul Polman: fall guy, good guy, good bye
Paul Polman has gone earlier than everyone expected, but there’s no doubt he leaves a strong legacy
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Comment & OpinionBrexit stockpiling can't protect us from fresh food shortages
Ambient lines can and are being stockpiled – but as warehouse space becomes thin, how will fresh ingredients fare?
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Comment & OpinionAfter Iceland's PR blinder on palm oil what happens next?
Historic move to make RSPO certification adhere to stricter standards is a major breakthrough
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NewsTesco teams up with WWF to make shopping more sustainable
Measures will encourage consumers to slash meat consumption through offering greater choice
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Comment & OpinionIt's all doom and gloom at M&S. Where's Paddington?
There was little sparkle and magic in the senior management team’s downbeat assessment
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Comment & OpinionDine In deal’s demise is a symbol of M&S malaise
It started off with the best of intentions and was hugely successful at first, but the ‘profit-dilutive’ promotion has lost its way
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Comment & OpinionWaitrose cannot afford to offend its mindful customers
As they say in retail, the customer is never wrong. And the customer is not just Waitrose, it’s Waitrose customers
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Comment & OpinionSial trip gives insight into Brexit mindset of British exporters
New UK exhibitors at the international food and drink show in Paris were down from 60 to 37
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Comment & OpinionBuying time for Brexit is an eminently sensible move
A recent survey for Scala found that 61% are already stockpiling raw materials and/or finished goods, says The Grocer’s editor Adam Leyland
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InterviewsLord Price on how to future-proof your business post-Brexit
As the possibility of a no-deal Brexit grows, Mark Price, the former Waitrose MD and ex-minister of trade, offers some predictions and some timely solutions
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Comment & OpinionWill the tobacco industry ever be trusted?
When Philip Morris declared it wanted people to stop smoking its cigarettes, it felt like we were reaching a watershed moment
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Comment & OpinionI love Pret a Manger, but it clearly has serious issues
The tragic death of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse has exposed clear weaknesses in its food labelling policies
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Grocer 33Tesco's discounter lines can't knock Asda off top spot
Asda was exclusively cheapest on 13 items, with the dog chews, beer, cauliflower, potatoes and sausage rolls decisive…
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Comment & OpinionFood waste announcement is great news, but there's work to do
If the subsidies are not used it will prove the industry simply cannot be bothered and will rightly be taken away
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Comment & OpinionTesco suppliers' waste figures are a triumph for transparency
Yes, the figures are in many cases shocking, but at least these companies have taken the plunge
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Comment & OpinionDave Lewis is right to be cautious about Jack's launch
If you believed the hype, nothing less than the future of Tesco depended on this week’s launch of Jack’s
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NewsBestway MD Martin Race to retire this year
Race became trading director of Bestway in 2014 and MD in 2016
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Analysis & FeaturesPricing analysis: Jack's prices vs Tesco, Aldi and Lidl
On the evidence of products selected from a flyer sent out to customers ahead of its launch in Chatteris this week, Jack’s
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NewsMartin Race to be replaced by Dawood Pervez as MD of Bestway
Bestway leadership changes effective 30 November