All The Grocer articles in 06 September 2025 – Page 5
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NewsWarm weather credited with July UK retail sales uptick
Retail sales volumes climbed 0.6% month on month in July 2025, as the UK’s fifth-warmest July on record helped power a boost in shoe and clothing purchases
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Grocer 33Asda makes it eight wins out of 10 in price comparison survey
Another win for Asda as it beats rivals by 4.5%
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Grocer 33Solihull’s best supermarket in mystery shop is 68,000 sq ft Tesco Extra
The store had perfect availability, a logical layout and “well displayed” products
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Grocer 33How Tesco store manager Steve Ady is catering to Solihull’s Finest
Tesco store manager Steve Ady on Solihull’s shoppers, Finest sales and the birthday cake sandwich
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NewsSunday trading shake-up on table as ministers aim to calm retail rates row
It’s understood the idea has been informally broached by Treasury sources
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NewsSupermarkets scale back on voucher sites
Figures shared by discounting website VoucherCodes show a 37% drop in grocery offers published on the site in the first half of the year
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Comment & OpinionFood businesses must be held accountable for u-turns and broken promises
Hiding missed targets or silently reversing course harms long-term credibility and risks losing public trust, says Dan Crossley, executive director, Food Ethics Council
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NewsBrewDog borrows another £20m from TSG as sales growth stalls
Of the £20m borrowed, some £15m has already been drawn upon by the brewer
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Analysis & FeaturesFree at last, but what next for Boots after Walgreens demerger?
It’s a much-loved institution but will Boots benefit from $24bn demerger and new private equity owners Sycamore?
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NewsDozz launches ‘UK first’ canned chilled soup
A range of 10 soups will launch in recyclable aluminium cans later this month
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NewsRenée Elliott steps back from Planet Organic after ‘fantastic’ turnaround
Elliott’s ‘planned’ departure comes after the business enjoyed ‘really strong growth’ following its revival from administration
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NewsPlant-based plastic alternative company secures $14m funding
Xampla said it would use the cash injection to replace more than 10 billion units of the most polluting single-use plastics, including the plastic linings found in takeaway boxes, coffee cups and sachets
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Comment & OpinionHorne Section tests patience as Waitrose trumpets chicken commitment
Alex Horne’s song is cleverly written, smuggling an impressive amount of information in with the tongue-twisting, chicken-checking wordplay
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Comment & OpinionThe Golden Spurtle: inside the World Porridge Making Championship
The film follows the people of Carrbridge as they come together to put on the eccentric event
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NewsGhost Ship’s Adnams tacks against headwinds to slash losses
Ghost Ship brewer Adnams has overcome sales headwinds to slash its operating losses by two-thirds (62.1%) in the first half of 2025
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InterviewsThe Avengers of Indian food: how Gymkhana is spicing up grocery
Gymkhana’s Gulrez Arora has brought sauces inspired by Michelin-starred restaurants to grocery, with the £7bn Indian takeaway market in his sights
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Comment & OpinionThe tiresomeness of the chase: how to get better responses
If a person keeps missing the deadline, and there are no consequences, why, asks Darren A Smith of Making Business Matter, would they complete the task?
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News2 Sisters owner Boparan hires ex-Sainsbury’s technical director Kate Stein
She joins having most recently worked as a consultant, and before that spent four years as Sainsbury’s director of technical & agriculture
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Comment & OpinionFarmers say GCA not fit for purpose, but how would they know?
Farmers and processors have not benefited from the Adjudicator’s oversight
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NewsBestway to make healthier choices ‘more accessible’ with Good Food Retail Network
The initiative has already attracted government interest as a practical model for driving change at store level