All Daily Bread articles – Page 12
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Comment & OpinionWill the National Food Strategy’s ‘experts’ succeed in creating economic growth?
Within the next two years, the government expects this group to tackle issues such as the obesity crisis, the race to net zero, food security and turbocharging growth in the food sector
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Comment & OpinionWhy Unilever has gone Wild for a deodorant challenger brand
The fmcg behemoth Unilever has reportedly made a £230m bid for the fast-growing refillable deodorant challenger Wild
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Comment & OpinionClass, net zero and the future of retail: LIVE unwrapped
Net zero, middle-class problems and how retailers are using tech and innovation to drive growth and stay ahead of the competition – here’s what you missed if you weren’t able to make it to Retail Week x The Grocer LIVE 2025
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Comment & OpinionLidl has come out punching in 2025. What is making it so confident?
Lidl has come out swinging in 2025, with a price comparison campaign targeting an array of rivals
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Comment & OpinionSpirit giants Diageo and Pernod Ricard show ‘challenging’ is the new normal
Spirits giants Diageo and Pernod Ricard have both said they can no longer rely on previously outlined sales guidance
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Comment & OpinionGot beef? Iceland u-turn puts style ahead of sustainability
Last week, Iceland announced triumphantly that it would be returning to its traditional, less sustainable, mince packaging in its latest sustainability u-turn
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Comment & OpinionIn a VUCA vortex, supermarkets and suppliers need to hold hands
Volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity have become the norm. Retailer-supplier collaboration will be necessary to help the industry through it
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Comment & OpinionWhy Asda’s £1.2bn equal pay ruling could hit UK retail hard
The latest twist on the equal pay legal action brought against Asda found there was a ‘mixed picture’ over the comparability of store and warehouse roles
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Comment & OpinionWho would buy WH Smith’s high street stores? And why?
News of the proposed sale of WH Smith’s high street stores did not come as a surprise – but it would be foolish to bet against the retailer
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Comment & OpinionWhy Tesco’s ‘biggest ever Christmas’ didn’t prevent it from cutting jobs
Just 21 days have passed since Tesco said sales were up 4% over Christmas – but today’s job cuts meant that success was short-lived
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Comment & OpinionHow did Aldi end up charging shoppers £10 to enter a store?
The ‘pre-authorisation’ fee at Aldi’s Shop & Go store in Greenwich has turned ‘just walk out’ into ‘just walk out at least £10 worse off’
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Comment & OpinionWas ruling out an £8bn Guinness sale genius or insanity?
There are compelling reasons for a Guinness offload, but such a move would have been a huge gamble for Diageo
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Comment & OpinionTitters aside, Unilever could be on to something with its intimate deodorants
Unilever’s latest innovation in personal care – a 12-strong lineup of ‘intimate’ deodorants suitable for the whole body – has raised as may laughs as it has eyebrows. But could they be on to something?
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Comment & OpinionDoug Gurr running the CMA: what could possibly go wrong?
There is clearly still grrr in the Gurr, with the 60-year-old today announced as the new interim chairman of the Competition & Markets Authority
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Comment & OpinionTrump tariffs delay provides some respite – for now
Season two of the Donald Trump show is now on, with tariffs and further plot twists certainly awaiting
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Comment & OpinionMPs must win retailer support for ‘seemingly cursed’ DRS
MPs must make clearer where they stand on the DRS – and try and win back Welsh government support
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Comment & OpinionHow Fortnum & Mason’s ‘element of theatre’ has royally paid off
Fortnum & Mason’s reversal of fortune offers hope for retailers at a time when so many face uncertain futures
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Comment & OpinionDoes the science behind M&S’s Yay Mushrooms range hold up?
Containing lion’s mane and reishi mushroom, M&S’s nine-strong functional drinks range is the first of its kind from a major retailer, but the benefits remain unclear
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Comment & OpinionPoundland’s theft clampdown was hinted at in its results. What else is on the way?
Along with need to tackle crime and stem shrinkage, Poundland’s annual results pointed to fundamental changes in the discounter’s strategy
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Comment & OpinionWhy the HFSS junk food ad ban u-turn is bad news for brands
Today saw a dramatic shift of position as advertising watchdogs revealed the looming ban on HFSS and junk food ads, due to come into force this October, will be extended rather than shrunk