All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 252
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NewsHome Office mulls voluntary UK-wide high-abv booze ban
The Home Office is poised to hold talks with police chiefs about a nationwide rollout of ‘voluntary’ retailer bans on high…
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Analysis & FeaturesSuper-strength booze under fire from creeping prohibition
Local withdrawal of high-abv alcohol has attracted Home Office interest but a regulatory and competition law minefield looms…
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NewsTesco to double eco-friendly fridge systems in UK stores
Tesco has revealed plans to double the number of its stores in the UK using “eco-friendly” natural refrigeration systems.
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NewsTesco’s Clarke calls for ‘level playing field’ with online rivals
Tesco CEO Philip Clarke today called for a “level playing field” on tax between web companies like Amazon and traditional retailers, after revealing a major retreat from non-food forced by the exodus of customers to online.
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Comment & OpinionTesco slims down
It’s not very often that you hear a leading retailer – let alone one like Tesco – announce a policy of “active withdrawal”, but that is the phrase CEO Philip Clarke used today…
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NewsTesco sales fall 1% as horsemeat effect hits frozen food
Tesco’s pre-Christmas recovery has been stopped in its tracks by the impact of the horsemeat scandal on frozen food sales…
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NewsReckitt Benckiser pours focus on water use in developing world
Reckitt Benckiser has vowed to switch the onus of its sustainability strategy more towards saving water in developing countries, after a report showed the impact of hand washing in developing countries outweighed that of modern machinery in the west.
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NewsBirmingham takes on OFT with high-abv booze ban plans
Birmingham is to throw down the gauntlet with the largest-scale launch yet of a super-strength alcohol ban…
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NewsPJ Clarke appointed CEO of Tesco Ireland
Tesco has a new P Clarke in charge of operations – in Ireland at least…
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Analysis & FeaturesCo-op, Morrisons and Sainsbury's join calls to freeze rates
With traditional store rates 15 times higher than for online rivals, the Co-op, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s have joined call…
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NewsCoca-Cola believed to be among suppliers set to adopt hybrid labelling scheme
The government has won the backing of a series of major UK suppliers for its new hybrid front-of-pack labelling system…
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NewsTesco adds ITV favourites to Clubcard TV service
Tesco has continued to ramp up its bid to become a serious player in the digital TV market, after signing a raft of content from ITV.
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Analysis & FeaturesClubcard is recruited as a fat fighter as Tesco sets agenda
A gimmick, or pre-empting a backlash against voluntary action?…
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NewsMorrisons: voluntary alcohol bans 'could damage businesses'
Morrisons has followed Sainsbury’s and come out against the voluntary bans on super-strength alcohol in supermarkets…
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NewsTesco reveals Clubcard healthier eating plans
Tesco CEO Philip Clarke has unveiled plans to use its Clubcard loyalty programme to tackle the UK’s obesity crisis…
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NewsGovernment researchers find 'little evidence' Responsibility Deal is working
Researchers brought in by the government to study the effectiveness of its Responsibility Deal with the food and drink industry have found there…
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Comment & OpinionBe careful what you wish for
It’s almost a year since The Grocer reported the Department of Health was bringing in researchers to gather evidence to back up the effectiveness of its under-fire Responsibility Deal…
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NewsAs minimum pricing is ditched, authorities seek booze bans
There has been a massive surge in local authorities seeking voluntary bans on high-strength alcoholic drinks…
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Analysis & FeaturesAre Courtauld 3 targets to reduce waste too conservative?
Phase 3 targets for 2015 are too conservative given the progress achieved since 2005, say anti-waste campaigners. Is that …
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Comment & OpinionThe high-street circus continues
The Mary Portas road show continues: this week the Queen of the High Street’s Channel 4 show touched down in Margate, featuring yet more cockneys, market traders and claims of TV trickery.