All articles by James Halliwell – Page 28
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NewsIceland: 'customer engagement scheme is paying off'
Iceland says customer satisfaction levels have soared since it started printing individually tailored vouchers at tills…
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Analysis & FeaturesDragging the high street out of town
How serious a threat to indies is Tesco’s much-lauded reinvention of the hypermarket format?…
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ProfilesFormer Tesco CEO Lord MacLaurin: where is he now?
Lord MacLaurin is a Tesco legend, a lifer who spent 38 years at the company…
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NewsAsda petrol stations voted top of the pumps
Asda has been crowned the nation’s most popular petrol station, according to a survey of 1,500 Brits.
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Comment & OpinionTop New Talent
The Grocer is celebrating the talent that exists within fmcg. Our Top New Talent list will recognise and reward the most talented young people in the industry today, and you can nominate entries now…
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Comment & OpinionJamie Oliver must be told to leave baked beans off fish pie!
Jamie Oliver means well, doesn’t he? He’s on an admirable mission to ensure kids eat proper food…
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NewsThe Grocer launches search for fmcg's Top New Talent
The fuse has been lit. In November, The Grocer will publish a list of the industry’s Top New Talent (TNT) - and you can nominate candidates here…
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NewsIceland boss Walker marks 800th store with a swipe at Grimsey
Iceland boss Malcolm Walker has celebrated opening Iceland’s 800th store with a thinly veiled attack on former Iceland CEO Bill Grimsey.
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Analysis & FeaturesAre pound shops milking it?
More and more non-food discounters are stocking fresh milk. What’s behind their attraction to the white stuff, and what does it mean for dairy?
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NewsUK’s first carton recycling plant opens in Yorkshire
The UK’s first carton recycling plant has opened in Yorkshire, aiming to recycle 1.25 billion cartons every year.
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NewsTesco gets go-ahead for Didcot dark store
Tesco has won planning permission to build a 120,000 sq ft dark store in Milton Hill, near Didcot…
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Analysis & FeaturesEye-tracking and football technology help retailers score
First there was eye-tracking. Now grocery is turning to technology used by football clubs to work out how people shop…
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InterviewsBarry Williams Big Interview: No Mod Cons
Asda’s merchandising modfather Barry Williams is bemused by the con-fusing promotions of rivals…
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Analysis & FeaturesHas Strawberrygate hulled the lengthy promos of old?
As Daphne Smallman, 76, discovered while shopping at Tesco in June 2011, some pleasures aren’t as simple as they first app…
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Analysis & FeaturesIs Roger Whiteside right to take Greggs back to basics?
With profits down 29% new CEO is focusing on the core business…
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Comment & OpinionThe Men Who Made Us Thin catches industry on the hop again
I love food. I’m absolutely crazy about it. Our deranged relationship is like Fatal Attraction…
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NewsDanone Spain sets up mobile app-based loyalty scheme
Danone has launched a new loyalty programme in Spain, which shoppers can sign up to by scanning an on-pack QR code…
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Analysis & FeaturesRecruitment crisis: fmcg's not got talent
Years of cost-cutting have left the fmcg industry with a serious shortage of new managerial talent…
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NewsCostco to use Aspirago software for supplier safety
Costco has rolled out new software to ensure food safety across its global network of suppliers…
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Comment & OpinionGreg Wallace on Sainsbury's strawberry-gorging scientist
I miss fat Greg Wallace. The one who melted like the middle of a chocolate fondant when offered a pudding on MasterChef…