All articles by Charlie Wright – Page 23
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NewsMaciver exits Morrisons as management shake-up gathers pace
Morrisons has announced a raft of senior appointments, with marketing director Angus Maciver exiting the business.
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NewsAsda vows to beat rivals by 10% in extended Price Guarantee
Asda has dramatically bolstered last year’s Price Guarantee by pledging to beat its rivals’ prices by a full 10%.
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Comment & Opinion
Sisters, suitors and underwhelming surprises
So Ranjit Boparan has until 21 January to get a bid together for Northern Foods. It seems a long shot, with some observers questioning whether the 2 Sisters owner can raise the kind of cash that would tempt Northern’s shareholders to turn their backs on the Essenta deal’s promised upside.
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Comment & Opinion
New year, same problems
Welcome back to those of you that, like the worker bees of Grocer Towers, returned from the festive break today.
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NewsTesco turns pawnbroker with cash-for-gold service
Tesco is taking on the pawnbrokers after launching a gold-buying service that lets shoppers raise cash by selling their family jewellery.
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NewsGSK braced for Ribena plant strike action
Workers are GlaxoSmithKline start voting today on whether to strike in protest over a pay freeze at the company’s Ribena factory.
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Comment & Opinion
Next Year's News: the Daily Bread guide to 2011
Daily Bread brings you the biggest stories of the year to come - before they happen
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Comment & Opinion
Smoke and mirrors
One finding in particular from The Grocer’s Top Products Survey 2010 will have given Andrew Lansley food for thought. Or rather, something to put in his pipe and smoke, as they say.
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Comment & OpinionAd of the Week: Coke unveils an immaculate deception
While shop windows swap witches' hats for Santa caps before we've bitten the heads, Ozzy-style, from our Halloween gelatine bats, the festive season doesn't truly begin until Coke unveils its latest Christmas ad.
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NewsCampaigns of the Year: Our favourite ads of 2010
2010 had it all – rapping dairy farmers, Hollywood ice cream heists and Lionel Richie being thrown through a shop window. Charlie Wright looks back at the year in television adverts
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Comment & Opinion
Tilting at Mills
They say that a good big’un beats a good little’un. But while scale has its advantages, stealth isn’t usually one of them.
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Comment & Opinion
Curiosity killed the Kat
Today Diageo claimed a decisive victory in its long-running dispute with InterContinental Brands over the Vodkat brand name.
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Comment & Opinion
VAT's life
The British Retail Consortium today said it was “nonsense” to suggest retailers would use the VAT rise in January as a cover for price increases.
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NewsDiageo ploughs £2m in Belfast packaging plant
Diageo has stumped up £2m to upgrade its Guinness packaging factory in Belfast.
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Comment & Opinion
Muscling in
Just a couple of months ago Malcolm Walker was making optimistic noises about retaking control of Iceland, the chain he set up, then left, and has since restored to significant growth.
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NewsNestlé calls time on Castleford After Eight factory
Nestlé is to close the factory in Castleford that makes its After Eight mints.
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Comment & OpinionAd of the Week: Andrex's dog day afternoon is hard to absorb
There’s a fine line between cute and creepy. Just picture John Craven in a babydoll dress…
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Comment & Opinion
Will Diageo swallow Yankee spirit?
Chances to stock up on Christmas booze may have been thwarted by the weather, but one company with a new opportunity to bolster its drinks cabinet is Diageo.
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NewsTesco upbeat on UK recovery as like-for-likes rise 1.5%
Tesco admitted that sales have suffered in the past few days due to the severe weather but insisted that its UK performance had gained momentum over the past quarter.
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NewsNew OFT warning over ‘misleading’ promotions
The Office of Fair Trading has warned retailers they could face court action over misleading price promotions.