All The Grocer articles in 18 May 2019 – Page 4
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NewsHolland & Barrett appoints Tony Buffin as CEO
Buffin will take over from Peter Aldis after resigned in March
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NewsTesco boss Dave Lewis picks up £4.6m annual pay packet
Tesco CEO Dave Lewis took home an annual pay package worth £4.6m last year – a figure slightly down from the £5.1m he received in the previous financial year.
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Feature SynopsisFocus on Oils: 15 June
Extra virgin olive oil has emerged as one of the main areas of growth in the market, while less fancy olive oil has taken a tumble in volumes
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NewsBargain World discounter opens first of 25 planned stores
Bargain World sells at multiple price points up to £15, with fmcg making up around 60% of the store’s 3,500 products…
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NewsMedia Bites 15 May: Walmart/Asda, Greggs, Dave Lewis
Walmart has told Asda staff it is seriously considering a stock market listing for its UK supermarket group – the first time it has acknowledged the speculation about Asda’s future
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NewsCity snapshot: Walmart ‘seriously considering’ Asda IPO
Walmart International CEO Judith McKenna has told Asda staff that a public listing of the UK supermarket chain is being ‘seriously considered’ following the collapse of its merger with Sainsbury’s.
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NewsPlanet Organic adds sustainable and organic sushi concession
Retailer has created the concession in partnership with restaurant Maido Sushi
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NewsPaul Stone Spar e-cigarette sales boosted fourfold by Juul
Stone’s weekly vape sales in his Oxford Road store jumped from £250 to £1,000
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NewsLiquidators appointed for Choccywoccydoodah
Specialist chocolatier Choccywoccydoodah has appointed business advisory firm Quantuma to wind-up the company.
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NewsChicago Town to kick off £5m masterbrand push
An advert will make its debut on Monday (20 May) across TV, VOD and cinema
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Comment & OpinionShorter meat and dairy supply chains leave retailers open to ESG risks
Retailers are playing the role of producers in response to traceability concerns – but it may mean taking on extra risk, says Aarti Ramachandran, head of research & engagements at FAIRR
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NewsAsda planning IPO and £80m in price cuts
Walmart International president and CEO Judith McKenna said the IPO could take years
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NewsDairy Crest name to disappear as it rebrands to Saputo Dairy UK
The move follows the replacement of long-serving CEO Mark Allen with his deputy, Tom Atherton
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NewsAHDB's giant chicken campaign adds £12m to pork sales
Every pound spent on marketing generated an extra £7.31 in sales of pork when compared with the previous year
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Analysis & FeaturesSpar brand wine range: own-label showcase
To give you more insight into the Spar wine strategy, we’ve broken it down by range and enlisted an expert to give you their thoughts
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Comment & OpinionSainsbury's till-free store can't offer outstanding service without staff
The customer journey isn’t all about self-service speed – shoppers will always appreciate helpful staff on hand, says Solon Sasson, MD at Bouncepad
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Comment & OpinionWalmart has a plan B to back out of Asda. But can it attract investors?
Judith McKenna’s next move is to float the idea of a listing on the London Stock Exchange. But Asda still has a mountain to climb
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NewsI Love Snacks seeks £300k of crowd cash to grow listings
’Better-for-you’ snacks company I Love Snacks has returned to crowdfunding platform Crowdcube for a second time in a bid to raise £300,000 in return for nearly 11% equity to help it on its next stage of growth. The company, which sells through more than 300 Waitrose outlets, ...
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NewsMedia Bites 16 May: John Lewis Partnership, Asda, Morrisons
John Lewis has axed the last remnants of its gold-plated pension plan in an attempt to fill a hole of nearly £200m in the scheme
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NewsCity snapshot: Nestlé agrees £8bn skincare division sale
Nestlé has announced this morning it has entered into exclusive negotiations with a consortium led by Swedish private equity firm EQT and the Adbu Dhabi Investment Authority over the sale of its skincare division. Plus, John Lewis Parntership ends defined benefit pension scheme and all the rest of the latest news from the City.