All Iceland articles – Page 34
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Iceland’s fishing fleet hit by banking crisis
Iceland’s fishing industry is under severe pressure as a result of the country’s banking crisis, producers are warning. The freezing of bank accounts in the Nordic country – which is one of the major exporters of Atlantic cod to the UK – has made it...
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Walker planning Woolies carve up
No more than 50 of Woolworths’ stores would be converted to the Iceland fascia if Malcolm Walker is successful in buying the ailing retailer, a senior retail source has predicted. Woolworths was forced to go public last weekend on its rejection of...
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Iceland caves into revolt
Frozen foods retailer Iceland has backed down in a fierce row over controversial changes to its trading terms. After a supplier revolt, the chain has agreed to withdraw a demand for a 2.75% settlement discount on invoices. It has...
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Iceland's new terms get frosty response
Iceland's decision to extend its payment terms to 90 days and introduce a settlement discount of 2.75% has sparked a revolt among outraged suppliers.The suppliers who spoke to The Grocer have vowed to fight the changes and say suppliers...
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Terms & conditions
Whether suppliers can resist Iceland's demands depends on their relationship with the retailer, according to legal expert Richard Matthews, partner at Eversheds.If there are no written terms and conditions underpinning the trading...
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Suppliers call on inquiry to probe Iceland terms change
Iceland faces the scrutiny of the Competition Commission inquiry after disgruntled suppliers reported the retailer for making radical changes to its terms and conditions without negotiation.Last week we revealed Iceland's holding company...
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Carbon-neutral water makes entrance in UK
The first bottled water with carbon-neutral status is set for launch in the UK. Icelandic Glacial is sourced and bottled at Ölfus Spring in Iceland and has received certification from the CarbonNeutral Company for its production techniques and...
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Ross takes up chair at Food Northwest
Former Iceland boss and one-time Tesco distribution director Stuart Ross has become the first chairman of Food Northwest - the food and drink arm of the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA).His job with the organisation -...
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Relations turn very frosty
Iceland's advertising portrays it as such a friendly and caring place. It's where mums go, isn't it? That may be so, but suppliers felt anything but benign towards the retailer in December when the chain's holding company Icebox...
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Winter chill of discontent hits Iceland
Distribution workers are to put the freeze on deliveries to Iceland stores in London and the south east in the run up to Christmas. Drivers and warehouse staff based at the retailer's depot in Enfield plan a series of strikes after...
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Iceland depot strike begins
Strike action over pay has begun at an Iceland depot.Drivers and warehouse workers are taking industrial action after rejecting a 2.4% pay offer from their direct employer, DHL Exel which runs the warehouse.There are reports of...
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Cooltrader plans push into south of England
Iceland-owned frozen food chain Cooltrader has revealed plans to open stores in north London as part of a major expansion for the retailer in the south of England.Currently, the chain's southernmost store is in Northampton - with most of...
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Iceland's comeback kid
On the bookshelf in Malcolm Walker's otherwise unremarkable office at Iceland Foods HQ in Deeside, north Wales, sits a title oddly out of place among the grocery-related tomes. George IV: A Life in Caricature, lampoons the larger-than-life king...
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Leeds Co-operative appoints food boss
Mark Yeo is set to replace Alan Godfrey as the general manager of Leeds Co-operative's food division.He joins the society from his position of stores manager at Iceland Foods and will now take responsibility for Leeds Co-operative's 21...
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as nature intended
Iceland boss Malcolm Walker's influence in the retail industry apparently doesn't stretch as far as his daughter. Caroline Walker, managing director of As Nature Intended, is proud to say that she's done things her way,...
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M&S races ahead with Simply Food refit plans
Marks and Spencer is four weeks ahead of schedule with its conversion programme for the 28 Iceland stores it acquired for £38m in January. The retailer is converting four stores a week for the next seven weeks to its Simply Food format,...
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Fury over Icelanddemand
Iceland CEO Malcolm Walker has told The Grocer a decision by the retailer to extend its payment terms to 90 days and introduce a 2.75% "settlement discount" for paying on time was "nothing to do with me".The frozen food chain's holding...
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Resurgent Iceland distances itself from green initiatives
Being seen to be green may be top of the agenda for the likes of Tesco, M&S and Sainsbury's, but Iceland will not "jump on the eco bandwagon", according to chief executive Malcolm Walker. The focus was on quality and price, he said. "We...
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Iceland on the prowl
Iceland has launched its nationwide campaign to acquire stores, writing to property agents enquiring about leasehold, freehold and joint development opportunities.It is targeting 123 towns in the UK as potential sites for store acquisitions,...
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Fitting right in to the locality
Marks and Spencer has recently stepped up the pace of its Simply Food expansion with the acquisition of 28 Iceland stores. CACI’s analysis reveals the cherry-picking of sites from Iceland’s portfolio has been well thought-through. While the...