Dalton Philips news, comment and insight – Page 13
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VideosVideo: Dalton Philips on Morrisons’ multichannel strategy
Morrisons boss Dalton Philips outlines his strategy for the retailer, and gives more detail on its forthcoming online service…
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NewsMorrisons to review property portfolio as profits fall
Morrisons has launched a review of its £9bn property portfolio as it considers ways of unlocking more capital.
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy do short sellers like grocery?
Ocado, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons have all been heavily targeted by short selling hedge funds. Does this point to fundament…
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Comment & OpinionTesco: there's life in the dinosaur yet
Tesco will attempt to reinvent the out-of-town hypermarket with Thai-style malls. Can it prove the dinosaur isn’t dead?…
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NewsMorrisons acquires banana ripening factory
Morrisons is to acquire its first banana ripening site in Boston, Lincolnshire, to improve the quality and consistency of its bananas in store.
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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets operating on an uneven playing field? No kidding
It’s extraordinary that Dalton Philips is already calling for a tax on his fledgling online business…
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NewsMorrisons' sales grow again as Aldi, Lidl and Waitrose hold share
Morrisons’ sales are on the up again, as Aldi, Lidl and Waitrose held on to their market share, the latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel have shown.
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Comment & OpinionClever places
Kantar Worldpanel’s latest snapshot of the supermarket wars came out today – and there was, as ever, plenty to pick over…
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NewsMorrisons gives tablets to staff in 'radical evolution' of tech
Morrisons is to replace its historic paper and pen ordering system by giving store staff tablets.
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Comment & OpinionPutting the pen to the sword
What a difference a few months make. In March, The Grocer, as well as just about every other business title, was raising serious questions about Morrisons’ strategy…
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NewsMorrisons hits on new Cheddar pricing model for dairy farmers
Morrisons has launched a new Cheddar pricing model for farmers that it claims will give them greater certainty and increase pricing transparency.
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NewsRichard Pennycook latest exec to fuel Co-op top team
Morrisons’ highly rated finance director Richard Pennycook is set to move across to The Co-operative Group…
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NewsMorrisons to go online by January after agreeing 25-year Ocado distribution deal
Morrisons has agreed to pay Ocado £170m upfront as part of a 25-year agreement to help the supermarket launch an online grocery business by January.
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Comment & OpinionDalton battles the headwinds
Headwinds, headwinds, headwinds: that was the key word used by Morrisons CEO Dalton Philips on a call with journalists today.
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NewsMorrisons claims ‘solid start’ to the year despite sales fall
Morrisons sales fell in the first quarter of the year, as talks with Ocado about an online operation dragged on.
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Category ReportHorsegate: Who are the winners?
Four months on from the horsemeat scandal, how has shopper behaviour changed? Who has taken the biggest hit in sales and who is best placed to turn ‘Horsegate’ to their advantage?
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NewsMorrisons names Emily Lawson group HR boss
Morrisons has named Emily Lawson as its new group human resources director.
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Comment & OpinionTesco turnaround strategy a bit bitty
It’s unfortunate that the Tesco fleet appears to be developing new holes quicker than Philip Clarke can plug existing ones…
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NewsEx-Morrisons man Richard Hodgson takes Pizza Express reins
Pizza Express has named former Morrisons commercial director Richard Hodgson as its new chief executive.
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Comment & Opinion
Tesco - and the giraffe in a hamster wheel
This week has been pregnant with pronouncements. But they have raised many more questions than they’ve answered…