All articles by Andrew Don – Page 18
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NewsNisa urges retailers to upgrade software to avoid hackers
Nisa warned retailers still using pre-Windows 7 operating systems may not be able to make orders
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NewsToday's and Landmark members raise concerns over merger
Final vote to be held on buying groups merger on 6 September
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NewsCostcutter focuses on adults with new Halloween campaign
Costcutter will promote the campaign to its retailers via the group’s ActivHub retailer portal
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NewsNeil Turton to take over as Sugro managing director
Yulia Goodwin has rejoined Sugro as head of trading this week
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NewsCity snapshot: Asda annual profits drop 13% as investment in price weighs on bottom line
Asda has posted a 13% drop in annual operatings profits as it invested in price and new products to regrow sales. Plus, Supermarket Income REIT has bought the Tesco Extra supermarket in Scunthorpe, plus all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 31 May: Grocery market share, B&M, IFS
Morrisons led the grocery pack in terms of sales over the past 12 weeks, spurred by demand for warm-weather items, according to Kantar World Panel.
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NewsCity snapshot: Pret A Manger sold for £1.5bn to JAB
Krispy Kreme owner JAB will acquire sandwich chain Pret a Manger from majority owner Bridgepoint and other minority shareholders for an undisclosed sum thought to be around £1.5bn. Plus all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 29 May: Sainsbury’s, Iceland, Which?/WH Smith
Sainsbury’s has admitted to MPs it will cut management jobs as part of its £14.1bn merger with Asda.
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Analysis & FeaturesGDPR, ready or not for the new data regulation rules?
This week sweeping new regulation comes into force in the UK transforming the rights, rules and risks that surround handling data
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NewsFormer Asda meat buyer Jim Viggars is new Crawshaw CEO
Viggars was head of Asda’s fresh meat department between 2005 and 2015
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NewsCity snapshot: Former Asda meat exec to take charge at Crawshaw
Butchery group Crawshaw has announced the appointment of former Asda meat executive Jim Viggars as CEO. Plus Heineken acquires a minority stake in the Belize Brewing Company, Nomad Foods reported first-quarter adjusted EBITDA up 16% and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 11 May: Amazon/Morrisons, High streets, Walmart
Amazon could buy Morrisons, which already provides the online giant with food deliveries to UK customers using its Panty and Prime services, according to one industry analyst.
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NewsCity snapshot: Morrisons trumpets ‘strong start’ to the year
Morrisons (MRW) has heralded “a strong start to the year” during which it became more competitive while delivering like-for-like sales of 3.6%. Plus, Tesco releases annual report, Coca-Cola HBC posts 4.5% first quarter organic growth and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 10 May: Walmart/Flipkart, Greggs, Retail sales
Walmart has confirmed its agreement to by 77% of India’s largest online retailer, Flipkart, in a $16bn (£12bn) deal that puts the US giant head-to-head with Amazon.
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NewsCompass Group shares slide on profits drop
Compass Group has reported a “strong” first-half but subdued trading on the Continent offset good growth in the UK.
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NewsCity snapshot: Weak customer footfall hits Greggs food to go
The big winter freeze knocked food to go in some of Greggs’ retail locations, impacting performance in the first quarter of the year. Plus, Compass Group has reported a “strong” first-half but subdued trading on the Continent offset good growth in the UK, AB InBev posts first-quarter revenue up 4.7% in the first quarter, updates from Imperial Brands, Ahold Delhaize and Henkel and the rest of the news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 9 May: Sainsbury’s, Price wars, BRC/KPMG
Sainsbury’s bosses have exercised share options worth £4.5m, the timing and size of which could raise eyebrows so soon after the Asda merger was announced
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NewsCity snapshot: Nestlé clinches global coffee deal with Starbucks
Nestlé has confirmed an agreement granting it perpetual rights to market Starbucks consumer and foodservice products globally outside of the company’s coffee shops. Plus, Wynnstay Group has appointed a new CEO, PureCircle launches Coca-Cola Stevia No Sugar, and a look at the City diary for the rest of the week.
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NewsMedia Bites 8 May: Sainsbury’s/Asda, Waitrose/Amazon, Nestlé/Starbucks
Up to 2,500 jobs in supply chains could be jeopardised by Asda and Sainsbury’s proposed merger, the New Economics Foundation has warned.
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NewsCity snapshot: Grocery inflation rises as soft drinks prices spike
Supermarket price inflation rose again last month as the advent of the ‘sugar tax’ caused a spike in the price of soft drinks. Plus, packaging group Smurfit Kappa Group posts underlying first quarter growth of 7%, Kellogg’s organic net sales rise 0.6% in Q1 and all the rest of the latest news from the City.