All Daily Bread articles – Page 29
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Comment & OpinionWhy homeware is increasingly where the heart is for retailers
With money tight and home increasingly a haven for consumers, everyone from B&M to John Lewis has cottoned on
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Comment & OpinionWith Reimagined technology, Tim Steiner is out to prove Ocado’s still got it
At a big presentation, Steiner set out to reaffirm the big centralised CFC model was best, while at the same time showing Ocado’s tech was adaptable enough to meet the needs of those that disagree
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Comment & OpinionThe ASA’s Oatly ruling shows plant-based brands better get their facts right
Whacky and well-meaning 'meta marketing' is all very well, but you can't ignore the science – as Oatly has just found out
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Comment & OpinionIs Sir Terry Leahy about to make the same mistake at Morrisons as he made at Tesco?
Terry Leahy downplayed the danger of the discounters in a bullish interview with the FT
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Comment & OpinionWho is Nelson Peltz and what does he want with Unilever?
A titan in the activist hedge fund world, Peltz has plonked his tank on Unilever’s lawn
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Comment & OpinionWhy grocery prices are set to rise further, with the most vulnerable affected
Soaring inflation levels within the supply chain are set to have a meaningful impact on the price of a weekly food shop
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Comment & OpinionM&S’s letter to the PM has some good ideas… and some optimistic ones
In some of Machin’s proposals to Boris Johnson, pragmatism gives way to optimism
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Comment & OpinionAmazon’s u-turn could be a victory for Visa in more ways than one
Amazon is not the only retailer rounding on card companies over fees. UK supermarkets are also taking on the major players
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Comment & OpinionWould £50bn-plus GSK consumer arm acquisition cure Unilever’s headache?
A 7% plunge in Unilever’s share price today has given a pretty clear indication that its investors do not see a £50bn-plus swoop for GlaxoSmithKline’s consumer health arm as the answer to the consumer giant’s problems
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Comment & OpinionAmazon vs Visa: why no-one is clucking in this game of corporate chicken
With just days to go until UK-issued Visa credit cards are no longer accepted as payment on Amazon.co.uk, there is still no sign of a resolution
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Comment & OpinionHow Sainsbury’s is forcing inflation to work in its favour
The number of lines matching Aldi slipped in the run-up to Christmas, but two moves show it’s back on the programme
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Comment & OpinionCould Morrisons’ milk ‘sniff test’ herald a reappraisal of on-pack labelling?
Food waste is now treated with more urgency, and consumer reticence now feels like a flimsy justification for ruling out action
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Comment & OpinionAsda’s beef backtrack: could it be the thin edge of the supermarket sourcing wedge?
Asda has angered farmers after dropping its commitment to sourcing 100% British beef but context is also needed here
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Comment & OpinionSustainable farming incentives must be balanced against protecting UK industry
George Eustice today unveiled more detail on how the Landscape Recovery Scheme for England would work
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Comment & OpinionWaitrose and Mindful Chef could finally unite supermarkets with the recipe kit model
Unlike previous attempts, this partnership won’t mess with the fundamentals of the meal kit model
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Comment & OpinionWill supply problems batter brands that need to be seen this Veganuary?
Many new shoppers will be entering the category this month, with the brands they choose likely to form the basis of longer-lasting habits
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Comment & OpinionAfter another challenging year for grocery, let’s look ahead to 2022
Let’s raise a glass to everything we’ve survived in 2021 and look forward to 2022, whatever it may bring
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Comment & OpinionM&S’s CEO role could soon be up for grabs - but who would be the lucky successor?
The biggest question is not when Rowe will step down but who is most likely to fill his shoes
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Comment & OpinionBrewDog’s shift away from a ‘toxic’ culture could be a model for modern businesses - if it can pull it off
No business leader relishes having their organisation’s dirty laundry washed in public. Even more so if you’ve spent much of the past few years trying to position your business as a force for good with sustainability at its core
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Comment & OpinionChristmas supply has been saved, but without support many businesses won’t be so lucky
Despite warnings to the contrary over the past couple of months, it looks like we won’t run out of food in the supermarkets this Christmas after all. Food (and turkeys in particular) may well be significantly more expensive than last Christmas, while there is also less choice, as The Grocer ...