All Community articles – Page 40
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Comment & Opinion
Andy Higginson's perfectly poised speech stole the show at IGD
This year’s IGD Convention was as good as any I can remember, with a lot less grandstanding and some much-needed humility …
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News
McColl’s launches Halloween fundraiser for cardiac charity
McColl’s Retail Group is aiming to raise more than £120,000 for charity Cardiac Risk in the Young this Halloween.
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News
Co-op looks to bag up £750k for charity from Scottish charge
The Co-operative Group has pledged to donate profits from its entire bag range to charity when the 5p carrier bag charge comes into effect in Scotland later this month.
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News
SCA sponsors all-female team in Volvo Ocean Race
On Saturday morning a crew of five British women, sponsored by hygiene giant SCA, will set sail in the toughest ocean race in the world.
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News
Food innovation slump revealed by EC study
The European food sector is becoming less innovative, a new EC study has warned…
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Comment & Opinion
Sainsbury's Brand Match 2.0 ignores the elephant in the room
Mike Coupe has promised no stone will be left unturned at the interims in November as he seeks to arrest an alarming deter…
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Analysis & Features
How Tesco ran out of rabbits as it struggled to stem losses
A lot of tricks of the trade used by Tesco to extract money from suppliers are common practice. So where has it gone wrong?
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Profiles
Coupe plays for time as he prepares for strategic review
New CEO has his work cut out to turn around falling sales…
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Comment & Opinion
Tesco’s ‘Feet on the Floor’ plan is a positive step
Tesco CEO Dave Lewis has told HQ staff to reconnect with what’s happening on the shop floor. It’s about time, says Catherine Shuttleworth, of Savvy Marketing.
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News
Alpro links with WWF for schools sustainability push
Alpro has teamed up with WWF to promote sustainable initiatives in primary schools across the UK…
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News
FareShare reports huge rise in retailer donations
A surge in retailer donations has seen the amount of food being redistributed by the FareShare charity more than double…
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News
Tesco's Lewis tells managers 'put more staff on shop floor'
Tesco’s new CEO Dave Lewis has given the green light for store managers to put more staff hours on the shop floor…
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Analysis & Features
Morrisons participation in deals ‘too high at over 40%’
Last week Morrisons made a lot of noise about its strategy to scale back its promotional participation. But according to the latest research by Assosia, the impact of this strategy is not being seen in supermarket key featured space. For the four weeks to 14 September Morrisons ...
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Analysis & Features
Will Premier Foods restructure boost its share price?
An early refinance, better customer relations and a cat-man approach is just the start, insists CEO Gavin Darby
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News
Bump Mark food freshness label designer picks up Dyson Award
A young designer who invented an innovative food freshness warning label has won a prestigious James Dyson Award…
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News
Penny Mordaunt calls for 'fundamental' business rates reform
The government’s new high streets minister has acknowledged there has to be “fundamental reform of business rates”…
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News
Tesco teams up with Diabetes UK and BHF on obesity campaign
Tesco is joining forces with Diabetes UK and the British Heart Foundation in a “ground-breaking” partnership to tackle obesity.
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News
Jamie Oliver backs FoodStart scheme to attract new talent
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has got behind an online scheme to help students win work placements with food and drink compa…
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News
Neil Turton quits Nisa for new company Him! International
Neil Turton has quit Nisa after 23 years to hook up with c-store expert and Him! founder Tom Fender in a new international…
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Analysis & Features
Are markets making a comeback?
Although supermarkets will forever be the dominant force in grocery retail, markets are enjoying something of a comeback…