All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 214
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NewsUK councils warned over minimum alcohol pricing moves
The OFT is in talks with local councils pursuing go-it-alone policies on minimum pricing…
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NewsDH admits defeat on 'confusing' salt reduction targets
The government has dropped one of the key promises made as part of its 2013 salt reduction strategy…
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NewsTesco car park/school trials for click & collect
Tesco is set to take its groceries click & collect service beyond its store network for the first time…
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NewsTesco’s F&F franchise lands in Switzerland and Gibraltar
Tesco has announced the first franchise stores in Europe for its F&F clothing brand, with openings in Switzerland and Gibraltar.
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Comment & OpinionThe holy grail
The Grocer this week caught a glimpse of food history - Cadbury’s heat-resistant chocolate…
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NewsTesco Blinkbox aims to make a splash with latest campaign
Tesco will launch the latest phase in its multimillion-pound backing for TV and movie streaming service Blinkbox today.
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NewsGerman food-rating app Barcoo to launch in UK
The German company behind a controversial and hugely popular mobile phone app that rates products on…
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NewsIllicit wine trade costing government up to £700m a year
A new government report has revealed for the first time the scale of the illicit wine market in the UK.
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NewsTesco to launch new strategic supplier agreement schemes
Tesco says it is close to forging a series of long-term strategic agreements with suppliers that will help tackle…
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NewsPlans for clampdown on 'guilt lanes' and HFSS foods back on government agenda
Controversial plans to get retailers to sign up to sweeping reductions in the promotion of foods high in fat, salt or sugar – including the voluntary removal of so-called ‘guilt lanes’ – seem once again back on the government agenda.
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Comment & OpinionPositive thinking
The strapline of this week’s IGD conference was “energy innovation and positive thinking”. But positivity wasn’t always display…
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Comment & OpinionTesco's Finest hour?
Tesco has relaunched its Finest range with a view to growing sales by double digits. Can it succeed?
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NewsTesco Finest relaunches with 400 new products and a makeover
Tesco’s Finest line has undergone a major overhaul, with the retailer introducing 400 new products and ditching a further 200 from the range.
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NewsSuppliers and retailers walk out of Scottish HFSS talks
Supermarket bosses and suppliers have walked out of HFSS talks with the Scottish government…
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Comment & OpinionTesco rolls the dice
2013, as fans of the Chinese Zodiac will know, is the year of the snake, and Tesco has gone down a few of those in recent months, as it battles to get its empire back at the top of its game…
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NewsTesco results: Progress in UK, but international picture worries
Progress on the home front, though slow, only partially offsets analysts’ concerns over Tesco’s international ventures.
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NewsTesco hits the accelerator on store revamps as sales drop
Tesco chief executive Philip Clarke has declared 2014 will be “the year of the hypermarket” as he revealed the retailer was planning a massive rollout of the pilots trialled in areas such as Watford.
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NewsTesco seeks 100 computer programmers for new technology hothouse
Tesco CEO Philip Clarke introduced the retailer’s new £119 computer tablet Hudl this week…
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NewsTesco's 'scale for good' slashes energy costs
Tesco has claimed massive reductions in its suuply chain energy footprint following a radical supply chain initiative…
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NewsFSA hygiene inspections review sparks food safety fears
As Tesco is hit with £45,000 ‘Supermouse’ fine, FSA hygiene inspections review sparks food safety fears…