All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 174
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NewsTesco expands same-day click and collect with new early collection slot
The new slot will be available to customers as of 13 March
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NewsFood and drink business confidence slumps ahead of Budget
41% of businesses were less confident about the UK’s business environment than in October last year…
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NewsDiscounter growth set to plateau as new stores cannibalise sales
The latest Colliers International/MSCI UK supermarket investment report claims Aldi will be hit most
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NewsSupply shortages and Brexit drive complaints about retailers
Tacon said retailer forecasting behaviour was one of the key themes of the recent tide of complaints
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NewsGovernment discusses £150m business rates rescue package
Communities secretary Sajid Javid held talks on Wednesday with business rates experts CVS aimed at diffusing a crisis
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NewsTesco hails Reset II programme for improved prices at Express
The first phase of the c-store Reset saw an 18% reduction in SKUs
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Analysis & FeaturesIs the BRC to blame for business rates revaluation fiasco?
With small shops facing eye-watering rates increases, how has this happened, and should the BRC have done more to stop them?
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NewsFDF to host Groceries Code training sessions for suppliers
Last year’s GSCOP survey found just 45% of large suppliers said they had received training on the code
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Comment & OpinionPHE moves on from promotions to take different tack in obesity fight
Why do people consume junk food when it is more expensive than heathier food?
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NewsUnhealthy food is more expensive, claims IEA study
IEA said comparing food products by cost-per-calorie had the perverse effect of making low-calorie food appear expensive
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NewsScrapping of use-by-dates on milk urged in bid to cut waste
Wrap report urges more packaging changes to cut food waste
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NewsCo-op pledges Fairtrade cocoa in all own label
The Co-op is to become the first UK retailer to sell and use only Fairtrade cocoa in all own-brand products
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NewsSean Clarke puts Asda in back-to-basics lockdown
Asda boss Sean Clarke has retired the flagship strategy of his namesake predecessor six months early
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News'Products must shrink to hit targets' says PHE's Tedstone
Public Health England has vowed to defend the industry amid criticism of shrinkage
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NewsWaitrose trials video shelf-edge ticketing
The supermarket has started a 12-week trial at its store in Trumpington, Cambridge
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NewsBibby changes tanker units to slash juice transport CO2
Bibby Distribution has slashed the carbon emissions involved in transporting fruit juice by using lighter tanker units
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NewsChancellor under pressure over business rates reform
Communities secretary Sajid Javid told the Commons that more needs to be done on rates
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NewsCoca-Cola in shock move to back bottle DRS schemes
Coca-Cola is to swing its weight behind controversial plans for a bottle deposit return scheme (DRS) in the UK having been the focus of attacks by campaign groups and the media for spearheading opposition to the idea
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Comment & OpinionAsda’s quiet man Sean Clarke is right to focus on more than price
Today’s results provide some encouragement that Asda is at least heading in the right direction, but there’s still a long way to go …
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NewsAsda's Project Renewal quietly wound up by Sean Clarke
Chain reports 10th consecutive period of like-for-like sales decline but rules out ’nuclear’ price option