All articles by Adam Leyland – Page 37
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Comment & OpinionThe Tesco leopard can change spots - but can it still hunt?
There are four rules to rebates,” an ex-buyer once told me. “1. Get a rebate. 2. If you have one increase it…
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Comment & OpinionReasons to be cheerful this Christmas? Win Champagne!
Reasons to be cheerful this Christmas? Tell us why and you could win a case of Champagne…
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Analysis & FeaturesPremier is following a well-established supermarket playbook
The real surprise about Premier Foods’ demands for payment from suppliers is not that the company is doing it, but that it’s suddenly in the spotlight.
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Comment & OpinionThis is not a food porn ad. This is food poisoning on a stick
Shocking image isn’t it? Deliberately so. We all know that sex sells. Whether it’s M&S or Haagen Dazs, retailers and brand owners
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Comment & OpinionFSA’s shock campylobacter tactics directed at the wrong target
What conclusions are shoppers meant to draw from the FSA’s naming and shaming exercise this week?…
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NewsBrussels set to ruin Christmas ... we're not talking sprouts
The introduction of complex and confusing new EU regulations on labelling 12 days before Christmas could ruin the festive …
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Analysis & FeaturesNew Britain Palm Oil outperforms Stock Market after knockout bid
It’s been a rollercoaster ride for New Britain Palm Oil, but it’s leaving the FTSE on a high
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Comment & OpinionThe ultimate lightbulb moment for grocery: Switch the Lights
For years we’ve been writing about refrigeration: should you put doors on the chillers and freezers?…
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Analysis & FeaturesPureCircle’s sweet success as share price outperforms market
Price of PureCircle’s shares proves stevia’s status as a bona fide sugar substitute
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Analysis & FeaturesGreggs pasty tax victory only half the story of resurgence
Greggs is one of the British high street’s best-loved brands, a point that was reinforced when it took on Chancellor George Osborne…
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Analysis & FeaturesGreencore's growth: it's all about sandwiches
In the second in our series of articles on top performing grocery stocks in 2014, Greencore has proved that Horsegate is a distant memory
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Analysis & FeaturesCrawshaws revealed as best performing grocery stock of 2014
It’s not all doom and gloom. In a series of articles this week, we present grocery plc’s fastest growing stocks in 2014.
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Comment & OpinionIfs and buts aside, Bolland is finally delivering on fashion
Dressed in black suit, white shirt and black tie, Bolland said M&S was entering a phase of ‘delivery’
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Analysis & FeaturesTurkish delight as Yildiz digests McVitie's owner UB
If the planets had aligned differently, the United Biscuits management team would now be leading perhaps…
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NewsM&S accelerating Simply Food openings as food sales rise 3.6%
M&S is accelerating its Simply Food store opening programme, adding an extra 50 stores to add to the 150 it outlined as part of a three-year plan to 2016 last year.
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Comment & OpinionAsda's Equal Value case: not about sex, about unions
CEO Andy Clarke (the Archbishop of Asda, as Michael Buerk dubbed him at the IGD Convention), can afford to feel just a lit…
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InterviewsSteve Rowe's Excellent Adventures: big interview
Steve Rowe is a whirlwind. I’m on a guided tour of the Bromley store with the executive director of food at M&S…
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Comment & OpinionTesco investigation prompts more questions than answers
Tesco CEO Dave Lewis can put to bed, at last, his investigation into Tesco’s accounting scandal…
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Comment & OpinionSilence is deafening at the supermarkets
An eerie silence has descended over grocery. One supplier called Tesco “leaderless” this week…
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Comment & OpinionAndy Higginson's perfectly poised speech stole the show at IGD
This year’s IGD Convention was as good as any I can remember, with a lot less grandstanding and some much-needed humility …