All Inflation articles – Page 141
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NewsLidl to pay the Living Wage Foundation minimum
Lidl will become the first British supermarket to pay workers the hourly rate set by the Living Wage Foundation
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NewsMedia Bites 1 Sep: Living wage, Tesco/Dunnhumby, Morrisons
Fashion and gift retailer Oliver Bonas has become the first high street chain in Britain to promise its staff an independently calculated living wage.
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NewsNew National Living Wage: what are the implications for grocery?
George Osborne announced plans for a new compulsory ‘national living wage’ today. Here’s our round-up of reactions from industry and employment experts.
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NewsCity snapshot: B&M Bargains CEO’s salary more than trebles
The basic pay of B&M European Value Retail’s CEO Simon Arora will increase to £575k in the current financial year
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Analysis & FeaturesEd Miliband sets his agenda for the food & drink industry
From wages and the FSA to high streets and health, the Labour leader outlines his policies
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NewsCornish baker WC Rowe makes living wage commitment
The company will be paying the new wage from 1 November and plans to be accredited by the Living Wage Foundation by then
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NewsCo-op staff welcome 8.5% pay rise proposal
The proposal is worth in excess of £85m a year and will see minimum pay rates for a full-time employee increase
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NewsFamily spending power up £11, says Asda
Family spending power is up this Christmas, following the biggest annual increase to discretionary income in almost five years, according to the Asda Income Tracker.
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Analysis & FeaturesFood prices have not hit the bottom yet
The British Retail Consortium has found that food prices have fallen for the first time since it began recording the data in 2006.
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NewsAsda warns food costs will rise in an independent Scotland
Asda CEO and president Andy Clarke has said that an independent Scotland would see rising food costs.
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NewsMeat workers walk out in FSA pay dispute
Meat workers employed by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) completed a second day of industrial action yesterday
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Comment & OpinionSainsbury's and Netto tie-up is a smart move
the big four need to realise that the price war and discount retailers such as Aldi and Lidl are not going to go away…
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Comment & OpinionSupermarket price war is pure folly
Yesterday’s villains have a habit of becoming today’s heroes…
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Comment & OpinionThe £1 milk club
There are few things that agitate farmers quite as much as supermarkets messing with the white stuff. Milk prices are hot political currency, so Tesco’s announcement yesterday that it was slashing the price of four pints of milk by 39p – as part of a £200m investment in everyday low ...
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NewsAsda defends rising prices before 50p New Year rollbacks
Asda has defended its big January 50p rollback campaign this week.
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NewsMinimum wage hike would hit small businesses, trade warns
Trade associations have warned chancellor George Osborne that above-inflation increases in the national minimum wage will hurt small businesses.
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Comment & Opinion
The food price dilemma
When it comes to food prices, we tend to display some pretty contradictory attitudes…
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NewsMP calls for extension of beer duty freeze
An MP has tabled an early day motion calling for the government to extend its freeze on beer duty.
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Comment & OpinionWhy 2014 promises more of the same for grocery
Where will the grocery industry be this time next year? Probably about where it is now, except more so…
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NewsTesco undercuts Asda by 41p to win Christmas Grocer 33 shop
Tesco has won the Christmas Grocer 33 for the first time ever – stunning rival Asda, winner for the past four years.