All The Grocer articles in 29 August 2009 – Page 3

  • News

    A hard days' night

    2009-08-29T00:00:00Z

    Supermarket night staff used to work in splendid isolation - but not any longer. In recent years the big four have shaken up their night shifts in a bid to enfranchise workers and boost availability. Chloe Ryan and Joanne Grew joined night workers at Tesco and Asda to see how the changes are going down

  • DON PUMSEY
    Comment & Opinion

    Our man from the DRIP

    2009-08-29T00:00:00Z

    Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing

  • Comment & Opinion

    Saturday Essay: Niche products by name, but not by nature

    2009-08-29T00:00:00Z

    Supermarkets should give more space to high-quality products from artisanal British producers, says Sam Rosen-Nash

  • News

    Poor harvests prompt rise in pepper price

    2009-08-29T00:00:00Z

    The cost of pepper has rocketed as a result of worldwide supply shortages.The commodity price of black pepper has soared 17.4% to £1,974 a tonne in the past week, according to Mintec figures. Although the price is similar to this time...

  • News

    Let’s Seymour restraint

    2009-08-29T00:00:00Z

    Drinking fun police The Portman Group last week named Seymour Fortescue clearly a man of the people its first external chair. He's the perfect choice: a former overseer of standards in the famously abstinent banking sector, where...

  • News

    Tesco blasted for X-ray offer

    2009-09-04T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has been slammed for offering consumers vouchers for health scans through its Clubcard initiative.