All The Grocer articles in 8 June 2019
Previous issues.
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NewsGinsters unveils premium Cornish Handcrafted range
Two hand-crimped SKUs will be available in Tesco from Monday (3 June) with an rsp of £2.25
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NewsDepartment of Health downplays chief medical officer's food tax talk
Comments from Sally Davies “came when she was pressed by an interviewer and pushed into a corner about taxes”
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NewsLidl emphasises quality in new TV ad campaign
The ad is set to debut during the final of ITV’s Britain’s got Talent
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NewsMedia Bites 3 June: UK High Street, Amazon, Brexit
The government is working on a shake-up of planning laws to help to revive struggling high streets
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NewsCity snapshot: Amazon to open UK pop-up shops and fund £1m apprentice scheme
Online retail giant Amazon is to launch ten pop-up shops in the UK to give more than 100 small brands a retail presence and boost the flagging fortunes of the high street. Plus all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsFree-to-use ATMs at risk after Supreme Court business rates decision
Property group Colliers International described the move as a kick in the teeth for retail
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NewsMüller recalls batches of Cadbury desserts over listeria outbreak
Müller has linked the contamination to an ingredient exclusive to the two Cadbury desserts affected
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NewsHovis brings back ‘Boy on the Bike’ TV ad
Originally aired in 1973, it shows a delivery boy struggling to push a bicycle loaded with bread up a steep cobbled hill
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NewsBlu kicks off OOH push for MyBlu vape device
The ads feature stylised illustrations of vapers and the slogans ‘I Blu. Do you?’ and ‘You Blu too? Who knew?’
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NewsAmazon opens pop-up stores in high streets across UK
The stores will sell products from 100 of its third-party online sellers
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Comment & OpinionHugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's new series is set to reignite the plastic fight
The campaigning chef’s War on Plastic programme is set to begin on 10 June
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NewsReusable packaging specialist IFCO sold for $2.5bn
Australian logistics company Brambles has completed the £2bn sale of its packaging arm IFCO to investment giants Trinton and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.
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NewsGlobal agri player Corteva makes US stock market debut
Global agriculture specialist Corteva has become an independently listed company on the New York Stock Exchange today after splitting from parent DowDuPont.
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NewsHighland Spring unveils 100% recycled plastic bottle for kids
The eco-friendly format will be available from mid-June in a revamped Highland Spring Wild-Life multipack
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NewsMedia Bites 4 June: Majestic Wine, High Street, Waitrose
Majestic Wine is stepping up preparations to sell its stores after Gatemore Capital Management’s disclosure last week that it had a 3.9% stake in the group.
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NewsRetail suffers worst sales performance since 1995
Retail sales have suffered their worst month in nearly a quarter of a century, the latest data from the British Retail Consortium and KPMG has revealed.
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NewsWaitrose trials 'Unpacked' refill initiative to reduce plastic waste
Plastic reduction trials will take place in Waitrose’s Botley Road store in Oxford until 18 August
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NewsPoundstretcher creates new marketing team for social media
The variety discounter previously had no dedicated marketing team, with social media instead outsourced to agencies
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Comment & OpinionWhat fmcg brands need to know about TikTok
TikTok is a maturing social app with a teen audience, and is ideal for brands to take advantage, says Sarah Cantillon, managing partner at Movement
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NewsOreo and Cadbury Dairy Milk bring chocolate biscuit to UK
The launch marks the first time the two brands have taken their partnership beyond confectionery in the UK