All articles by Helen Gilbert – Page 43
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NewsBooks added to Schools & Clubs voucher scheme
Tesco has begun a new chapter in its Schools & Clubs voucher exchange scheme by adding books to the list of items that can be picked up. The novel move is designed to help boost UK literacy levels after a National Literacy Trust survey of 17,000 children found that one in three does not have access to books of their own at home.
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NewsSunshine and Royal Wedding get food sales back on track
The food and drink sector enjoyed a boost to sales in April thanks to the glorious weather, the Royal Wedding and the two bank holiday weekends. New figures from the British Retail Consortium show total food sales returned to growth after March’s year-on-year decline brought on by the late Easter.
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Analysis and FeaturesThe mults to blame for £14bn waste mountain? Bogof!
The cost of throwing away good food and drink reached a staggering £13.7bn last year, according to the Local Government Association. It lays the blame squarely at the door of the bogof, which it claims is a cunning ploy to divert waste out of retail operations and into the home. Is there any truth in its argument? Helen Gilbert reports
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Multiples kick off thin plastic wrap recycling
The UK's biggest supermarkets are to make it easier to recycle thin plastic packaging such as bread bags and cereal liners in-store. The big four supermarkets, the Co-operative Group and Waitrose will start taking back the plastic used...
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NewsRetailers welcome Red Tape Challenge
Retailer groups have given a cautious welcome to the government’s pledge to cut red tape. The Association of Convenience Stores and the British Retail Consortium backed the launch this week of the Red Tape Challenge website, which gives businesses and members of the public a forum to highlight badly designed regulations they believe create an unnecessary burden.
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NewsTesco chips in £20k to London drinking scheme
Tesco has ploughed £20,000 into a scheme designed to tackle underage drinking in central London. The supermarket has joined forces with Islington council, local police and other retailers in an initiative known as the Community Alcohol Partnership (CAP), which aims to crack down on crime and anti-social behaviour caused by ...
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Morrisons pledges at least 50 produce deals
Morrisons has committed itself to a minimum of 50 promotions on fresh fruit & veg a week in a bid to make fresh produce more affordable and enable more consumers to reach the recommended five-a-day.
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NewsWaitrose to open Lancashire DC in drive to double northern estate
Waitrose is to open a new regional distribution centre in Lancashire as part of plans to double its estate in the north. The centre in Chorley remains subject to planning approval but is expected to open in the autumn of 2012, creating 600 jobs.
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NewsBudget 2011: Tobacco duty rise 'a boon to black marketeers’
Legitimate retailers will suffer at the hands of the tobacco duty rise announced in today’s Budget while black marketeers prosper, industry chiefs have warned.
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NewsBinned food uses 6% of UK’s water
Retailers have been urged to do more to cut water use and household food waste following the publication of a major new report. More than six million cubic metres of water are used to produce food that is thrown away – nearly double the UK’s annual household water usage.
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NewsPeople’s Supermarket to appeal after tax bombshell
The People’s Supermarket is appealing a council decision not to grant it tax relief after it was landed with a £78,000 bill.
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Can hard-pressed suppliers take wing with foodservice?
As retail margins are squeezed ever harder, Northern Foods is not alone in looking to foodservice contracts to buoy sales, finds Helen Gilbert
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James is first indie to get M&S Simply Food
M&S Simply Food will be trialled at a BP franchise for the first time next year. Leading independent retailer and ACS vice chairman Jonathan James has been chosen as the first franchisee of a BP Connect store to include an M&S Simply Food offer....
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Davis to scrutinise BP's convenience stores across Europe
BP's convenience retail offering in Europe is set to be thrust under the microscope when Andy Davis steps into the role of head of European buying and supply chain on 1 January. Davis, who has been combining responsibility for Europe with...
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Tobacco display ban call comes under fire from industry
The tobacco industry has slammed an Action on Smoking and Health report endorsing bans on tobacco displays and branding and reiterated its warning that display bans in shops would boost illegal trade. Published a week after graphic warnings...
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Aldis appointed CEO of health food group NBTY
Peter Aldis has been appointed to replace Barry Vickers as CEO of health foods group NBTY Europe. Vickers is to remain on the company’s board, which owns Holland & Barrett, Nature’s Way and GNC, in an advisory capacity after Aldis was promoted from...
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Brooks bows out from Finsbury after six years
Finsbury Food Group will undergo a management reshuffle at the end of the month following the unexpected departure of its chief executive, Dave Brooks. Brooks, who has been at the helm of the cake and bread manufacturer since 2002, will leave on...
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Brakes plays it cool over its debt levels
Brakes plays it cool over its debt levels: Convenience stores in deprived areas of England and Wales will be given help to sell more fruit and vegetables in a bid to stem the rising tide of obesity. In a joint initiative between the Department of Health and the Association of ...
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One-size-fits-all drinks code comes under fire
Industry experts have warned the government against pursuing a ‘one-size-fits-all’ code of practice for the drinks sector. It follows a consultation published this week by the Department of Health, and also independent reviews that revealed the...