All David Potts articles – Page 5
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NewsCMA launches probe into Morrisons takeover amid concern over rising petrol prices
In October the CMA passed an enforcement notice compelling Morrisons to stay operationally independent while it considered launching an investigation
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NewsCD&R denies headhunting for David Potts successor
A Morrisons source is adamant there is no truth in the report that Potts intends to step down in two years’ time
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Comment & OpinionIs Sir Terry Leahy about to make the same mistake at Morrisons as he made at Tesco?
Terry Leahy downplayed the danger of the discounters in a bullish interview with the FT
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NewsMorrisons insiders deny CEO David Potts is preparing to step down
It follows reports the supermarket’s new owners Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) have employed headhunters to begin a search for a successor
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NewsMedia Bites 24 Jan: Unilever, Morrisons, Retail sales
Nelson Peltz’s activist hedge fund Trian Partners has built a stake in Unilever, ratcheting up the pressure on the FTSE 100 company
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NewsCity Snapshot: Pressure intensifies at Unilever as Nelson Peltz’s activist fund buys stake
Unilever’s embattled management team is under more pressure this week as it emerged that Nelson Peltz’s activist hedge fund Trian Partners has built a position in the consumer goods group.
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Analysis & FeaturesFood & drink in the stock market: who’s up and who’s down?
Covid, Brexit, labour shortages – plcs have had plenty to contend with. So how have stocks fared amid the turmoil?
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Analysis & Features16 of the biggest moments in grocery in 2021
Serial shortages, Amazon’s arrival and Aldi’s efforts to #FreeCuthbert – 2021 was never dull.
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NewsMorrisons accelerator programme hits 1,000 British supplier applications
Morrisons said the scheme had passed the 1,000 landmark with Birmingham-based start-up Winny’s Kitchen
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NewsMorrisons to build solar panel network as part of new net zero pledge
The retailer has brought forward its goal to become net zero across its own operations to 2035
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NewsMorrisons ends 54-year run as public company as CD&R takes control
Morrisons has officially ceased trading as a publicly listed company after more than 50 years on the London Stock Exchange
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NewsCity Snapshot: Heineken warns of price rises as it battles on several fronts
Dutch brewing giant Heineken is the latest fmcg group to warn of higher prices in the face of rising costs and supply chain challenges as volumes slumped in its third quarter. Plus, Morrisons shares have been delisted from the London Stock Exchange, with a number of the board stepping down; food inflation accelerates in October; and Kerry Group updates on Q3.
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NewsMedia Bites 18 Oct: THG, Morrisons, Impossible Foods
The founder of The Hut Group is poised to give up his “golden share” in the company after a sharp fall in its share price
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NewsMcColl’s beats target to open 100th Morrisons Daily store
McColl’s has a broader ambition to be operating 350 Morrrisons Daily stores by November 202
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat the arrival of ex-Tesco CEO Terry Leahy means for Morrisons
Will the former Tesco and B&M boss take a more hands-on role? And how will he change how the business operates?
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Comment & OpinionMorrisons takeover leaves remaining public supermarkets looking attractive
Fortress’ statement bowing out of the Morrisons auction ominously says that the UK remains ’a very attractive investment environment from many perspectives’
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NewsDeliveroo launches rapid grocery delivery service Hop
Deliveroo Hop is the courier company’s first move to compete with spate of rapid delivery grocery players like Getir, Jiffy and Weezy
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Comment & OpinionAre the big four supermarkets using fuel price hikes to subsidise food price increases?
Input costs are soaring. Yet we still have so-called ‘negative’ inflation in the supermarkets, according to the latest Kantar data. So what’s going on?
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Grocer 33Asda wins despite year-on-year rise in price of Grocer 33 basket
Featuring a pork joint with lots of trimmings, plus a celebratory cake, chocolates, and lashings of Coke, our basket was comfortably won by Asda this week. Asda’s £82.89 basket was £2.29 cheaper than nearest rival Tesco, with 10 items exclusively cheapest, including the eclairs, coffee, milk, ...
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NewsFood prices: ‘Tsunami’ of hikes on the way for consumers as suppliers pass on costs
Some suppliers are hanging on by their fingernails trying to reach the end of the year, but many can no longer wait and supermarkets have accepted that without price increases they will cease production