All articles by James Halliwell – Page 32
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NewsHorsemeat: FSA 'needs more power'
A cross party committee set up to investigate the horse meat scandal has called for more power to be handed to the Food Standards Agency.
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NewsAsda Sustain & Save Exchange programme gets 500th supplier
Asda has signed up the 500th supplier to its Sustain & Save Exchange…
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NewsTesco fixture planning speeded up by virtual reality
Tesco has turned to virtual reality to help it decide which products to sell in which stores…
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Comment & Opinion
Michel Roux Jr and co mull the bleak future of Food & Drink
After an 11-year hiatus, Food & Drink is back, presented by a bug-eyed and skeletal Michel Roux Jr…
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Analysis & FeaturesOnline retail - Amazon: a fresh start in seattle
Amazon Fresh rolled into Seattle in 2007, offering fresh grocery delivered straight to your door.If you were one of the lucky ones, that is. Amazon launched the service by invitation only, with a fleet of trucks delivering to a single zip code, Mercer Island.Since then, it has maintained that sedate ...
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Analysis & FeaturesIs Amazon after a bigger slice of the grocery market?
Having quietly notched up a 4% share of UK online grocery, the Jeff Bezos juggernaut Amazon has Tesco and co worried…
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Comment & Opinion
All in the name of progress
Sir Terry Leahy is a legend in grocery. He grew Tesco from a retail contender to an all-conquering giant, pioneering initiatives like Clubcard and online shopping along the way…
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Comment & Opinion
Another limp effort as Dispatches takes on WeightWatchers
Dispatches has been terrible lately. Last week it dramatically revealed c-stores were pricier than supermarkets…
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NewsBrandView rolls out instant price change software
BrandView has launched new software that will give retailers better visibility of their pricing structure…
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NewsRetail research project launched to tackle shrinkage
Industry heavyweights have declared war on shrinkage after levels shot up 6.6% last year alone…
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NewsAsda's Christmas ad wasn't sexist rules watchdog
The ASA has thrown out complaints that Asda’s Christmas ad was sexist.
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Analysis & FeaturesPromotional activity way ahead of last year's levels
No surprise the number of promotions has fallen across the board…
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NewsIndustry comes together to prevent surplus food going to waste
A number of food industry giants have teamed up to slash the amount of surplus food being wasted.
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Grocer 33Asda Swanley
How was your store affected by the snow? It was a challenge but I have had pretty much 100% attendance….
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Comment & Opinion
Jolly Roger
At one stage it looked like he might be stuck there forever, but Greggs CEO Ken McMeikan finally got the green light to leave for wholesaler Brakes this morning…
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Analysis & FeaturesChristine Tacon: exclusive interview with new GSCOP Adjudicator
For the full transcript of our exclusive interview with new Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon, click here…
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NewsWhiteside to replace McMeikan as Greggs boss
Greggs has announced that Roger Whiteside will be its next CEO. He starts 4 February.
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Comment & Opinion
Bringing home the Tacon
The Grocer spoke to Christine Tacon this morning, a.k.a. the newly appointed - and long awaited - Groceries Code Adjudicator.
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NewsTacon named as Groceries Code Adjudicator
Christine Tacon has been appointed as the Groceries Code Adjudicator.
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NewsTesco trials longer trailers to slash CO2 emissions
Tesco has rolled out 25 extra-long Gray & Adams refrigerated trailers in a Department for Transport-backed trial…