All The Grocer articles in 25 November 2023 – Page 5
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News‘Nudge’ technology helps Iceland drivers cut carbon emissions
The dashboard technology ‘nudges’ drivers to improve their driving style
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NewsWilko bosses to be grilled by MPs over chain’s collapse
Lisa Wilkinson, granddaughter of Wilko founder James Kemsey Wilkinson and former chair of the retailer, is among those to be questioned by the Commons’ Business and Trade Committee
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InterviewsLucy Menendez on revamping Harvey Nichols’ food & drink offer
Lucy Menendez’s retail journey has taken her from pick ‘n’ mix to Harvey Nicks. Here she reveals how she plans to revolutionise the luxury store’s food and drink offering
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Comment & OpinionThe Great Climate Fight: formidable Channel 4 stars thunder over ‘gaslighting’ government
Mary ‘Queen of Shops’ Portas, Kevin McCloud and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall pulled no punches in The Great Climate Fight
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Comment & OpinionTesco’s Christmas ad provides bizarre body horror
A dad becomes part Christmas tree, like a Jack-in-the-Green, while his wife turns into a snow-mum
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NewsWKD eyes layering trend with launch of ‘clear and creamy’ liqueur range
The range would ‘reinvigorate the shots category’, owner SHS Drinks said.
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NewsCo-op membership reaches eight-year high
The convenience retailer credited the relaunch of its membership in April, including the addition of Member Prices, with boosting recruitment
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NewsMPK Garages doubles grocery sales after Nisa switch
MPK Garages’ 1,800 sq ft site in Dordon was the latest to take on the Nisa fascia, which is co-branded with MPK’s independent brand Pop-In Daily
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NewsM&S and Tesco among top-tier companies in anti-slavery ranking
The new CCLA benchmark is a tool for investors to understand which companies are actively fighting modern slavery
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Comment & OpinionQuality Street’s John Barnes wrapping ad is a game-changer for advertising
Retailers and suppliers have gone in several new directions this year, with ‘sadvertising’ notably absent while humour and quirkiness has been dialled up
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Comment & OpinionWe can’t all be grocery leaders, but ‘first followers’ are just as crucial
Those companies who make the second move, who follow the lead of the first, are vastly underrated, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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NewsThe Original Factory Shop opens its 200th store
The variety discounter is on track to have opened 25 stores in the course of 2023
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NewsRetail push helps Huel return to profitability
Meal replacement brand Huel has bounced back into profitability as its deepening push into retail bolstered the DTC pioneer’s customer base
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NewsBritvic shares slip despite a ‘resilient’ performance
The Robinsons squash maker grew full year sales by 6.6% to £1.75bn in the year to 30 September
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NewsHonestly Tasty beats fundraise target to grow vegan cheese ops
The brand passed its £250k target in its first week of a Seedrs crowdfunding campaign at a pre-money valuation of £9.9m
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NewsMedia Bites 27 November: Boots, climate change, M&S, Diageo
A packed weekend of fmcg and retail news in the paper sees Boots in focus as its parent company handed responsibility of its defined benefit pension scheme to Legal & General
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NewsCity snapshot: British American Tobacco urges crackdown on vaping
British American Tobacco, the UK’s largest listed tobacco and vaping company, has launched what it called “a multi-pronged media campaign” urging for new regulations on vaping.
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NewsFreedom Brewery invests £1m in new canning line
The Staffordshire brewery said increased demand had necessitated the move
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Range PreviewBrand-new Advent calendars hitting retail for 2023
All the brand-new Advent calendars this year for lovers of peanut butter and hot chocolate to candles and even dog treats
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NewsGordon’s unveils new brand positioning in bid to arrest sales slide
The campaign was ‘the biggest shift in the way Gordon’s is brought to life’ since 2016