All The Grocer articles in 14 June 2014
Previous issues.
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NewsSainsbury’s to sell TU clothing online
Sainsbury’s is to test selling clothing online later this summer.
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NewsCostcutter owner Bibby targets 6,000 c-stores
Costcutter owner Bibby Line Group has laid out ambitions to grow the symbol group to 6,000 stores.
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NewsHeineken to ramp up beer output in Manchester with £50m boost
Heineken is investing £50m into its Manchester brewery in order to ramp up production by around two million hectolitres – or 350 million pints.
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Analysis & FeaturesInvestors draw new lines on executive pay
It may not quite have reached the level of vitriol attached to bankers’ bonuses, but investor anger has been steadily intensifying on the pay of those in charge of the UK’s largest retailers.
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NewsCo-op claims own-label boost from Fair & Square campaign
The Co-operative Group has reported strong own-label sales increases following its recent ‘Fair & Square’ ad campaign and own-label revamp.
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NewsTesco Bank launches current account
Tesco today launched its long-awaited bank current account, with Tesco Bank CEO Benny Higgins promising there would be “no gimmicks”- just a focus on convenience and simplicity.
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NewsDiageo sheds 200 UK jobs in cost-cutting drive
Diageo has cut around 200 jobs in the UK as part of its cost-cutting exercise.
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NewsImperial Tobacco to float Logista in Spain
Imperial Tobacco is to float its European logistics division Logista…
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NewsBRC records first ever three-month fall in food sales
The British Retail Consortium finds growing “polarisation” between food and non-food retail sales
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NewsJapan targets UK retailers with 'authentic' Japanese Wagyu
As UK retailers look to boost their premium meat credentials by selling Wagyu beef, Japanese meat producers are keen to reclaim the market for themselves by importing “authentic” Wagyu from Japan to the UK for the first time.
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NewsMorrisons communications director Richard Taylor joins Tony Blair Associates
Morrisons director of corporate affairs Richard Taylor has quit to join Tony Blair Associates.
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NewsEC threatens sanctions against Philippines and Papua New Guinea over illegal fishing
The European Commission has warned the Philippines and Papua New Guinea it could impose sanctions on fisheries imports if they do not do more to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
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Analysis & FeaturesGrocers face stark choices amid falling food sales
The UK economy may be kicking back into gear, but it seems no one told food retailers.
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NewsCCE bringing low-sugar Coca-Cola Life to the UK
Coca-Cola Life – a lower-sugar version of Britain’s biggest fmcg brand – is being launched in the UK this September.
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NewsSainsbury’s sales fall 1.1% in first quarter
Sainsbury’s has reported a 1.1% drop in first-quarter like-for-like sales – its second consecutive quarter of falling sales.
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Events & AwardsAldi claims Grocer of the Year award for second year in a row
Aldi took home the Grocer of the Year award for the second year running at the 2014 Grocer Gold Awards last night.
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Analysis & FeaturesSainsbury's figures are no cause for panic, but tougher tests await
With the World Cup starting tomorrow, it seemed rather appropriate that one industry insider this week spoke of the “hospital pass” Dalton Philips received at Morrisons from his predecessor
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NewsB&M Bargain valued at £2.7bn after pricing IPO
Discount retailer B&M Bargains will be worth £2.7bn when it floats on the London stock exchange next week…
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NewsAction On Sugar renews attack on ‘shocking’ sugary drinks
Action On Sugar today launched a new attack on the “shocking” sugar content of fizzy drinks.
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NewsRémy Cointreau names Valerie Chapoulaud-Floquet as CEO
Troubled French spirit house Rémy Cointreau has appointed the former head of L’Oreal as its new CEO.