All articles by Adam Leyland – Page 20
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Analysis and Features
Sainsbury’s & Asda mega merger: what we know and what it means
The market is still coming to terms with the Tesco-Booker deal and now this: a £51bn-sales combination play between Sainsbury’s and Asda has been confirmed. So what will it mean? And how on earth would it get competition clearance? Here’s an updated analysis from The Grocer following the announcement earlier this week
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Comment and Opinion
How scared should suppliers be about the Sainsbury’s-Asda merger?
Sainsbury’s CEO Mike Coupe said that Sainsbury’s had “good supplier relations and supported British producers extensively” but that hasn’t stopped the NFU from expressing its concerns vociferously …
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Comment and Opinion
Plastic: the industry must come together to find solutions
It’s brilliant news that nearly 50 of the UK’s biggest grocery players have signed up to the Plastic Pact
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Comment and Opinion
Is M&S being prepared to be broken in two?
Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne masterminded some great campaigns, including the Mrs Santa and Paddington Bear Christmas ads
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Comment and Opinion
We're providing substantive analysis of the Future of Meat
With the Soft Drinks Industry Levy kicking in, this week’s issue features comprehensive coverage of the category
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Comment and Opinion
Waitrose proves there is no such thing as a free coffee
There is no such thing as a free lunch. Nor free coffee at a Waitrose café …
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News
Exclusive: Bestway set to acquire Conviviality Retail in £7.25m pre-pack deal on Monday
Wholesaler’s intervention looks to have saved 2,000 jobs, in knockdown deal set to be rubber-stamped next week
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Comment and Opinion
Tesco is no longer being outmuscled on the advertising front
Normal service has been resumed among the UK’s biggest retail and fmcg advertisers
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Comment and Opinion
Is it exit stage left for Bargain Booze?
While C&C Group is set to snap up Matthew Clark and Bibendum, uncertainty remains about the future of the retail side
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Comment and Opinion
Conviviality receivership marks another wholesale tragedy
Investors were being asked to risk more money for Conviviality while having zero visibility about future leadership
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Analysis and Features
As Conviviality administration looms, who are the likely buyers?
Sources close to the situation claim numerous suitors have expressed an interest
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News
Costcutter rejected Bestway proposal after Co-op deal
Sources close to both parties told The Grocer this week that Bestway approached Costcutter in December
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Comment and Opinion
Urgent work is needed to make plastic more sustainable
It’s all very well declaring a war on plastic, but unless we can find viable alternatives, the war will only end in defeat
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Comment and Opinion
Why has Conviviality spent out on company-owned stores?
The flotation of Conviviality on the stock market in 2013 was one of the most unlikely events in the history of grocery
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Comment and Opinion
As a nation, we need to diet. But will PHE's bitter pill work?
Instead of pile-it-high sell it cheap, retailers must somehow sell less, waste less and charge more
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Comment and Opinion
Entrepreneurs will find a way even in harsh retail conditions
A few years ago, you couldn’t give a forecourt away, such was the perceived might of the grocery multiples. Now look at the money they’re worth
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News
Matthew Barnes promoted to top table seat at Aldi South
The promotion, effective 15 April, follows the retirement of Robert Ochsenschläger. Barnes will add responsibility for Aldi South’s fast-growing US business while also overseeing its UK and Ireland operations
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Grocer 33
Asda wins Online 33 with online shop virgin
Navigation ‘was much easier’ than our shopper had imagined
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Comment and Opinion
KFC supply chain fiasco is Heathrow's Terminal 5 all over again
Heads will surely roll… and not just chickens
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The Big Interview
No pain, no gain: Amazon UK boss Doug Gurr on connecting the supply chain
With his penchant for ironmans and other feats of endurance, Doug Gurr is a glutton for punishment. But it’s the consumer’s pain he’s most focused on