All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 226
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Grocer 33Tesco Extra Osterley
The investment in the store means we get over £4,000 a week extra to put more people on the shop floor…
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NewsBooze industry to appeal minimum pricing decision in Scotland
The drinks industry is to launch an appeal after its legal challenge to try to block the Scottish government’s proposals for minimum pricing of alcohol was dismissed by a court in Edinburgh today.
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Comment & OpinionBust-up on the high street
Can high-street tsar Mary Portas see eye-to-eye with Tesco on the future of the British high street?
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NewsCamra ale fans won't drink to minimum pricing any more
Just as government support for minimum pricing has ebbed, so has that of real ale champion Camra…
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NewsPortas will 'humiliate' Pilots in new TV show
A new TV series starring Mary Portas will do little more than humiliate the businesses featured, claim retail leaders…
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Analysis & FeaturesSir Terry's new plan to save 'medieval' high streets
As Mary Portas updates us on her Pilots on C4, ex-Tesco boss Sir Terry Leahy has other ideas to save the high street, fronting a new campaign for the Telegraph…
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NewsPortas Pilots feedback app to help share ideas
A new smartphone app to review the Portas Pilots is the latest tool in the battle to save the British high street…
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Comment & OpinionTesco's space race falls to earth
Tesco has waved goodbye to £1.2bn after finally confirming it is to pull out of the US - but this could pale into insignificance compared to its other plans.
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Comment & OpinionChill winds
Britain may be basking in some spring sunshine at last but the forecast is for more chill economic winds this week, with the UK’s largest retailer once again finding itself at the centre of the storm…
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NewsAsda and P&G team up for clean drinking water drive
Asda has joined forces with Procter & Gamble to save “tens of thousands of lives” by providing clean water…
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NewsConsumers don't trust supermarkets on GM food, poll finds
An exclusive poll for The Grocer reveals nearly three quarters of consumers do not trust supermarkets to tell the truth about the use of technology to genetically modify food.
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NewsRetail leaders attack Miliband plan for local veto on high-street shops
Retail experts have attacked plans by Labour leader Ed Miliband for communities to have a veto over which shops are allowed onto the high street.
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NewsCompanies await fate in domain name battle
Retailers and suppliers will start finding out later this month if they have got their hands on hundreds of new web domain…
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NewsStobart makes formal deal of Tesco logistics tie-up
Logistics company Stobart has announced a three-year deal with Tesco, which will run until February 2016…
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NewsP&G, United Biscuits and BAT 'way ahead' on green targets
Three of the world’s largest suppliers claim to be years ahead of target in cutting their environmental impact…
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NewsPortman Group to re-issue Laverstoke Park beer ban
The Portman Group has confirmed it will issue a new request for retailers to remove Laverstoke Park Farm beer…
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Comment & Opinion
Jaded Greens
Three of the world’s biggest suppliers this week revealed, in separate announcements, they are smashing their targets to cut their environmental impact…
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NewsTesco adds BBC shows to Clubcard TV
Tesco has signed a deal with BBC Worldwide to provide a range of BBC programmes to its free streaming service for Clubcard users.
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Comment & OpinionTesco on TV
Until recently few would have imagined the Tesco Clubcard as a gateway for free re-runs of Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps or Alistair McGowan’s Big Impression…
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NewsTesco's One Stop launches franchise model for indies
Tesco-owned convenience store chain One Stop Store Limited has revealed plans to launch a new franchise model with local independent retailers.