All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 253
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NewsMary Portas under fire for filming in a non-'Pilot' town
“I can’t just wave my magic wand. This is reality,” said Mary Portas as she introduced her new Channel 4 series…
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NewsSoft drinks category shake-up in the works at Tesco and Asda
Tesco is preparing a radical shake-up of its soft drinks fixture – and called on drinks suppliers to slash sugar levels…
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Analysis & FeaturesIs Asda's community big box space scheme sound?
What to do with those big out-of-town sheds in an era of increasing online shopping and high fuel bills?…
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NewsTesco kicks off exclusive content on Clubcard TV
Tesco has rolled out its first exclusive reality TV series featuring the “emotional journey” of a group of wannabe models, as it ramps up its Clubcard TV offering.
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NewsTesco poised to launch Clubcard points bonanza
Tesco is hotly tipped to be about to launch a new Clubcard blitz, enabling customers to double their points on certain purchases.
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NewsOnline tool to put the cool into cutting CO2
Farmers supplying Tesco have become the first to use a new online tool to help producers slash carbon emissions…
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NewsTesco tells suppliers: 'we've been too tough'
Tesco has called for a new era of closer co-operation with suppliers after admitting it had been too confrontational…
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NewsAsda to free up big box space for community groups
Asda has revealed radical plans to give space in its supermarkets to community projects…
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Analysis & FeaturesSpin the Bottle: Government choices for alcohol policy
It’s shelved minimum pricing, but the coalition is sure to pursue alternative strategies. What are the options?
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Grocer 33Tesco Extra Osterley
The investment in the store means we get over £4,000 a week extra to put more people on the shop floor…
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NewsBooze industry to appeal minimum pricing decision in Scotland
The drinks industry is to launch an appeal after its legal challenge to try to block the Scottish government’s proposals for minimum pricing of alcohol was dismissed by a court in Edinburgh today.
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Comment & OpinionBust-up on the high street
Can high-street tsar Mary Portas see eye-to-eye with Tesco on the future of the British high street?
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NewsCamra ale fans won't drink to minimum pricing any more
Just as government support for minimum pricing has ebbed, so has that of real ale champion Camra…
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NewsPortas will 'humiliate' Pilots in new TV show
A new TV series starring Mary Portas will do little more than humiliate the businesses featured, claim retail leaders…
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Analysis & FeaturesSir Terry's new plan to save 'medieval' high streets
As Mary Portas updates us on her Pilots on C4, ex-Tesco boss Sir Terry Leahy has other ideas to save the high street, fronting a new campaign for the Telegraph…
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NewsPortas Pilots feedback app to help share ideas
A new smartphone app to review the Portas Pilots is the latest tool in the battle to save the British high street…
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Comment & OpinionTesco's space race falls to earth
Tesco has waved goodbye to £1.2bn after finally confirming it is to pull out of the US - but this could pale into insignificance compared to its other plans.
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Comment & OpinionChill winds
Britain may be basking in some spring sunshine at last but the forecast is for more chill economic winds this week, with the UK’s largest retailer once again finding itself at the centre of the storm…
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NewsAsda and P&G team up for clean drinking water drive
Asda has joined forces with Procter & Gamble to save “tens of thousands of lives” by providing clean water…
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NewsConsumers don't trust supermarkets on GM food, poll finds
An exclusive poll for The Grocer reveals nearly three quarters of consumers do not trust supermarkets to tell the truth about the use of technology to genetically modify food.