All Daily Bread articles – Page 9
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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
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Comment & OpinionWhy Steve Reed will need more than a ‘new deal’ to get farmers back onside
The environment secretary promised that ‘change is coming’ at today’s Oxford Farming Conference – but farmers hoping for a reversal of Inheritance Tax reforms were sorely disappointed
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Comment & OpinionChase Distillery closure: Has Diageo lost what made the brand special?
Once a pioneering craft farmhouse spirits producer whose vodka was voted the world’s best, Diageo’s move means Chase Distillery is no more
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Comment & OpinionAmazon’s £1 meal deal is savvy but misses the point
Where can you get a lunch for £1 these days? Ironically, it’s not Poundland, whose meal deal will set you back £3. Instead, Amazon has emerged as the surprising champion of the round-pound lunch
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Comment & OpinionIs Aldi’s ‘record-breaking’ Christmas really that impressive?
Despite the headlines, this year’s was Aldi’s slowest Christmas growth since 2021, when the numbers were skewed by unusually high grocery spend during lockdown