All articles by Adam Leyland – Page 21
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Comment & OpinionThe best operators are defying a tough market in cash & carry
While Blakemore was unable to sell most of its depots when it closed its cash & carry operation this summer, the biggest casualties in recent years have actually been delivered
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Comment & OpinionCoke-Costa and PepsiCo-Sodastream are both compelling deals
In the space of three weeks, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have completed multibillion-dollar deals. Which is best?
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InterviewsGiles Hurley big interview: relishing Aldi's disruptor status
New Aldi UK & Ireland CEO Giles Hurley has watched with “interest” and “fascination” as the tectonic plates of British grocery have shifted
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Comment & OpinionIt's business as usual at Aldi - but a bit faster
That mix of British premium quality with astonishing value is rattling a lot of cages
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NewsAldi raises the steaks with 36-day dry-aged Aberdeen Angus beef
Aldi’s Specially Selected steaks will be matured for longer than at any other UK supermarket – even Hawksmoor
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Comment & OpinionNo-deal Brexit could be an environmental catastrophe too
As positive as the heatwave has been for trade this summer, there is a negative, with inflation – not to mention long-term
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Comment & OpinionTrust the Tractor? The evidence is not exactly reassuring
Time after time trust in the Red Tractor scheme is being eroded
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Comment & OpinionGove has an opportunity to do something special on waste
I have a message for Secretary of State Michael Gove
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Comment & OpinionCharles Wilson: Get Well Soon
News that Wilson has been forced to resign owing to throat cancer will be a devastating blow: for Tesco colleagues, for the City, but above all for Wilson himself
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Comment & OpinionTesco-Carrefour: who needs to merge with an entente cordiale?
If Tesco can successfully partner with Carrefour, it could be very powerful, but it’s a big if
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Comment & OpinionTesco Brand Guarantee: a good week to bury bad news?
It was a good week to bury bad news and a bad week to bury good news, says Grocer editor Adam Leyland
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Grocer 33Asda is £3 cheaper than Tesco and no cashback either
The Tesco store our shopper visited didn’t stock the Aperol
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Comment & OpinionSainsbury's-Asda grilling and CO2 crisis reveal government ignorance
Neil ‘Pump’ Parish played to the gallery as he dismissed the significance of M&S, B&M, Amazon and Boots as ‘Mickey Mouse’, says Grocer editor Adam Leyland
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Comment & OpinionAldi and Tesco are worthy winners, but no one can stand still
So, congratulations to Aldi, crowned Grocer of the Year for the fourth time in six years
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Comment & OpinionCredit to Kraft Heinz for whipping up a Salad Cream storm
Apparently millennials don’t know what Salad Cream is for
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Comment & OpinionWhat's going to change the dynamics in UK online grocery?
The IGD’s bullish 48% UK online sales growth prediction was unexpected, says The Grocer’s editor Adam Leyland
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Comment & OpinionThe plant-based food trend is much more than a fad
Now Nestlé wants a piece of the action. Its Garden Gourmet brand launches in Sainsbury’s and Ocado next week
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NewsMedia Bites 22 May: Sainsbury's, Ocado, Tesco
More than 100 MPs have signed a letter criticising changes to Sainsbury’s staff pay that threaten to leave as many as 13,000 employees worse off.
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Comment & OpinionHotel Chocolat: case for and against in Waitrose bar spat
What is Hotel Chocolat’s Angus Thirlwell getting his meringue-strawberry-and-white chocolate knickers in a twist about?
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NewsSainsbury's to help incubate startups with new scheme
Sainsbury’s wants startups to help differentiate its offer from rivals