All articles by Adam Leyland – Page 49
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Comment & Opinion
Tesco has run rings round Premier’s flabby conglomerate strategy
Here’s a ‘Great Little Idea’ for you. Buy a bunch of tired old brands. Pay a premium for them. Add a ton of debt to the balance sheet.
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Comment & Opinion
Balance of power may soon shift in suppliers' favour
The protracted sale of Iceland looks like giving analysts and media commentators lots more opportunities to comment on the space…
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Analysis & FeaturesManufacturing: Made in Britain - A new dawn?
Investment in food and drink production has declined in the past decade. But with the government looking to a ‘manufacturing-led recovery’ in the UK, will the situation change? Nick Hughes and Adam Leyland report
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Comment & Opinion
Store Manager of the Year offers a lesson to us all
Perenially optimistic, Justin King might once have gloated after Sainsbury’s 1.9% sales growth bested Tesco’s static first-quarter results…
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NewsIceland bidders face ‘nuisance and cost’ of restrictive leases
Supermarket chains looking to buy Iceland will be unable to convert “at least 200” of the frozen discounter’s stores into small-format supermarkets without costly and time-consuming changes in the leases, The Grocer understands.
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Comment & Opinion
Oh dear, Defra is still obsessed with plastic bags
The coalition has surprised with the scale, breadth, speed and, though some may not agree, the vision of its reforms.
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News
Iceland bidders face ‘nuisance and cost’ of restrictive leases
Supermarket chains looking to buy Iceland will be unable to convert close to half the frozen discounter's stores into small-format supermarkets without costly and time-consuming changes in the leases, The Grocer understands.
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Comment & OpinionFallout of E.coli tragedy could devastate fresh produce industry
Next week is Food Safety Week. But if anyone was complacent, before this week’s tragic E.coli outbreak in Hamburg, Germany…
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Comment & Opinion
Under the Adjudicator, retailers won’t know who they are apologising to
It’s difficult to remain focused on a story that drags on and on, but though I suspect torpor will soon set in over the Iceland acquisition…
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Comment & Opinion
In today's world, the consumer is more powerful than ever
It’s time for the big reveal. And the no1 spot in this year’s Power List is… Martin Lewis, the founder of moneysavingexpert.com…
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Comment & Opinion
If Haldanes was sold down the river, did its chairman consider the strength of the current?
When newly formed independents started taking on former Somerfield supermarket stores back in the autumn of 2009…
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Comment & Opinion
Can anyone stop Wall Street adversely influencing the price of food?
Lovely weather, isn’t it? I’ve heard the sun has extended as far North as Bradford.
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NewsStarbucks back in growth as customisation hits new level
The turnaround at Starbucks has involved a more thoughtful approach to growth, says UK MD Darcy Willson-Rymer. Adam Leyland reports
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Comment & Opinion
Editor's Comment: Riots aren't surprising. But riots about a Tesco Express in Stokes Croft?
I've predicted the possibility of riots before as ordinary workers are asked to pay the price for the appalling mismanagement of the economy by the banks, the Bank of England, and the government.
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Comment & Opinion
Will Malcolm Walker be frozen out in Iceland’s sale?
As supermarkets and private equity types run the sliderule over Iceland, in anticipation of a summer sale, maverick founder Malcolm Walker is making another of his (suitably) icy expeditions.
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Comment & Opinion
Editor's Comment: Carlsberg confusion shows the risks of ‘slogalisation’
You change a great strapline at your peril. So when news emerged of Carlsberg's new global slogan 'That calls for a Carlsberg', we all scratched our heads. What was wrong with 'Probably'?
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Comment & Opinion
Editor's Comment: I doubt Tesco’s new promotion mechanic, the BOGIFPC, is going to catch on
Have you read any of Philip Clarke's tweets (twitter.com/clarkepatesco)? In an otherwise low-key start for Tesco's new CEO, he's been informing his 2,767 followers (including rivals, I can assure you), of his whereabouts.
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Comment & Opinion
Editor's Comment: The leaps of faith in the responsibility deal are seriously grown up
I can't work out if the industry has signed up to the Boy Scouts Oath or a game of strip poker. Of course, to the six leading health organisations who put their trust in science and sticks, this week's 'responsibility deal' belongs only in the...
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News
Britain's 100 Biggest Brands 2011: Deep pockets not the only key to delivering growth
How did it become a universal truth that big brands can’t do innovation? Perhaps it was the fact that so many multinationals swallowed up fast-growth companies all too literally.
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NewsBritain's 100 Biggest Brands 2011: Bringing ideas to life
Faced with an uncertain economy and nervous shoppers, Britain’s Biggest Brands might have given up on innovation. But while some are tweaking here and there, as Adam Leyland reports, others are seizing the moment with both hands