All articles by Jon Yeomans – Page 2
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Analysis & FeaturesOcado bullish as it chases first full-year profit
Ocado is on track to turn a profit this year, chief financial officer Duncan Tatton-Brown reaffirmed today, as the online retailer reported Q3 sales up 15.5% to £218.5m.
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NewsAsda warns food costs will rise in an independent Scotland
Asda CEO and president Andy Clarke has said that an independent Scotland would see rising food costs.
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NewsOcado sales climb 15% despite fall in basket size
Ocado hailed “steady growth” this morning as it reported a 15.5% rise in gross retail sales in its third quarter.
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NewsApple looks to ease the pain of mobile payments with Apple Pay
Apple is hoping to make shoppers’ lives easier with the launch of Apple Pay, a new “secure” way to pay for physical goods and services through their iPhones.
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Comment & OpinionRoyal baby fever begins again
Can we expect a tidal wave of cash-ins now another Royal baby is on the way? Of course.
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NewsAsda Direct website to close as retailer streamlines services
Asda is to close its Asda Direct general merchandise website as it looks to simplify its online services for shoppers.
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NewsAsda targets South East with click & collect ‘pods’
Asda is expanding its push into London and the South East with a new breed of ‘intelligent’ click & collect pods.
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Analysis & FeaturesCheesemongers embrace the opportunities of online
Who are the people buying cheese online? And how can retailers connect with them?
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Co-op crisis: Timeline
A complete timeline to the crisis at The Co-operative Bank and its impact on The Co-op Group.
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Category ReportBatteries Category Report 2014
After years of value decline, induced by changing device trends, heavy promoting, and indifferent customers, the battery sector has been re-energised…
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NewsTesco cuts profit forecast and brings forward Dave Lewis' arrival
Tesco today cut its profit forecast and interim dividend
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Comment & OpinionSparks fly in batteries
The batteries category is a huge battleground between the supermarkets and the discounters, which are seizing share here as they are in grocery in general.
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Category ReportFocus on Batteries: the buzz is back
After years of value decline, battery sales are up, with Energizer and Panasonic in particular thriving. What’s brought the change?
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NewsTesco sales and share take a knock in latest Kantar figures
Tesco recorded a 4% tumble in sales in the 12 weeks to 17 August, according to the latest market figures from Kantar Worldpanel.
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Comment & OpinionE-cigarettes in the dock
The World Health Organisation’s damning assessment of e-cigarettes will be dispiriting reading to suppliers
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NewsE-cigs should be banned indoors, says WHO in tough new report
The burgeoning e-cigarette market faces a powerful new challenge from the World Health Organisation, which today called for tough measures including banning the use of e-cig indoors.
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NewsCo-op Bank making ‘progress’ despite £75.8m loss
The Co-operative Bank has said it is making progress towards stability despite reporting a loss before tax of £75.8m for the six months to 30 June 2014.
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Comment & OpinionUpstart Uber fires a shot across the bows
Taxi app service Uber has caused a stir in the US with an unexpected swerve into grocery delivery
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NewsFuel price cuts target bank holiday motorists
The supermarkets are hoping to woo the bank holiday crowds with a new round of fuel price cuts beginning today.
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Comment & OpinionHudl headache is price of success for Tesco
Tesco’s Hudl tablet made headlines with the news that a security flaw meant that users’ sensitive data could retrieved even after performing a factory reset on the device.