All articles by Adam Leyland – Page 5
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Comment & OpinionThis is not just a cyberattack… this is an M&S cyberattack
Whereas other businesses under attack have been able to operate and negotiate out of plain sight, M&S is trying to manage “proactively”
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NewsMedia Bites 30 April: Amazon, Coca-Cola, M&S cyber hack, Starbucks
Amazon boss Jeff Bezos reportedly received an angry call from US President Donald Trump accusing the online retail giant of a ‘hostile political act’
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Comment & OpinionHow AI is solving the self-checkout shoplifting epidemic
As supermarkets use AI to battle the self-checkout shoplifting epidemic the human touch will be vital
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat’s Asda Price? Reality of Asda rollback return is unclear
The return of Asda’s Rollbacks wiped over £4bn off the value of Tesco, Sainsbury’s and M&S. But is it rowing back on its Rollback programme?
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NewsDove sales up 8% as Unilever posts ‘resilient’ Q1 performance
Plans to turn Unilever into a ‘consistently higher-performing business’ were on track, said new CEO Fernando Fernandez
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Comment & OpinionWhat’s not to like about supermarket veg price wars this Easter?
Supermarkets are selling nutritious veg for just 8p a pack. How is that not a good thing?
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Comment & OpinionAsda’s puny price war causes bizarre run on Tesco share price
Tesco’s magnificent results and diverse armoury of weapons overlooked by over-reacting investors
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NewsMedia Bites 7 April: tariffs, Tesco, Asda, ABF, Kellogg’s
The trade war kicked off by US president Donald Trump resulted in near-total domination of the media’s business reporting this weekend. Markets opened in the Far East and the ’bloodbath’ in the financial markets is getting worse
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Comment & OpinionTrump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs are merely an amuse-bouche
The consensus in the trade (and the City) is that UK food and drink suppliers have got off lightly when it comes to exports
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Comment & OpinionDefra’s Food Strategy will fail if it doesn’t support growth
Addressing obesity, sustainability and food security all crucial in food strategy but so is growth
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Grocer 33Asda almost delivers on Leighton’s price promise in Grocer 33
Only Morrisons came close to matching Asda’s prices in latest price comparison
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NewsMedia Bites 28 March: UPFs, Dubai chocolate, Asda numbers game, tariffs
Gut health subscription service Zoe says some UPFs are safe to eat
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Comment & OpinionAllan Leighton will need time as well as money to turn Asda around
Allan Leighton is ‘putting the band back together’ but it’s going to take a lot of practice to get the Asda show well and truly back on the road
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Analysis & FeaturesExclusive: Allan Leighton’s plans to turn ‘maverick’ Asda around
Allan Leighton has ‘loved every minute’ since returning to Asda. And his comeback is already having an impact internally – and externally. In an exclusive interview with The Grocer, he reflects on the progress to date and the plans that are taking shape
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Comment & OpinionDefra’s abrupt termination of the SFI is reprehensible
For farmers not to receive payment after opting under the terms of SFI to reduce productivity or forego income is morally repugnant
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Comment & OpinionEven Poundland is struggling. What now for the UK high street?
It’s been a big week for the high street, with a WH Smith selloff and a ‘potential’ Poundland sale dominating the retail headlines
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Comment & OpinionWill a Grinch-like ASA steal our Christmas supermarket ads?
Blockbuster supermarket ads are as much of a fixture of Christmas as mince pies
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NewsMedia Bites 3 March: Asda, online substitutions, Unilever
Asda is in the news for all the wrong reasons again with declining sales impacting staff bonuses while shoppers are receiving poor customer service from its online deliveries
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Comment & OpinionPeckish and Scoot could be a gamechanger for rapid delivery
The Co-op’s Peckish and Booker’s Scoot are the first rapid delivery solutions to be developed by wholesalers
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Comment & OpinionGoodness Issue shows food and drink putting best foot forward
This week’s Goodness Issue offers a timely reminder of the great and noble work performed by the industry on a daily basis