All articles by Jon Yeomans – Page 6
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NewsAsda plan has 'potential' to create 12,000 jobs over five years
Walmart boss Doug McMillon has said Asda’s new five-year strategy has the potential to create up to 12,000 jobs.
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NewsGovernment to press ahead with plain tobacco packs
The government is “currently minded” to introduce legislation for standardised tobacco packs, health minister Jane Ellison told the House of Commons this morning.
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NewsApril Fools' Day: A round-up
This year’s April Fools’ Day has proven more frenzied than ever. We round-up the best of today’s stories.
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Comment & OpinionClimate change report seeks silver lining
Yesterday’s report from the IPCC searched for some silver linings - but it still makes for sobering reading.
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Comment & OpinionCould a supermarket do 'an SSE?'
SSE stunned the energy sector with its price freeze until 2016. Could a supermarket achieve something similar or would it …
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NewsTesco trials Fred’s New York-style diner in Osterley Extra store
Tesco’s latest restaurant concept to attract shoppers to its Extra stores is a New York-style deli-diner inspired by the famous images of construction workers perched atop skyscrapers.
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Comment & OpinionSalmon's a-leaping
Good news for food and drink exporters yesterday: the world, it seems, is buying more British produce – with food and non-alcoholic drink exports up 5%to £12.8bn.
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NewsFeedNavigator.com website targets the animal feed sector
Feed manufacturers have a brand new online resource from this week with the launch of FeedNavigator.com
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Analysis & FeaturesFuel Save: is Tesco on to a winner with new mechanic?
Tesco says its Fuel Save scheme is an ‘industry first’. But will it give it the edge at the pumps?…
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Comment & OpinionA toast for George
One quirk of Budget Day is that the chancellor is allowed to have a Budget tipple while delivering his speech…
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NewsDrinks industry hails end of alcohol duty escalator
Drinks industry campaigners are celebrating the scrapping of the alcohol duty escalator in this year’s Budget.
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NewsBudget 2014: Osborne scraps the alcohol duty escalator
George Osborne has heeded long-standing calls from the drinks industry to abolish the alcohol duty escalator in this year’s Budget.
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NewsTesco kicks off first TV ad campaign for Blinkbox Music
Tesco has launched its first above-the-line advertising campaign for its music-streaming service Blinkbox Music.
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NewsSainsbury’s sells off stake in e-book social network Anobii
Sainsbury’s has sold off its 64% stake in ebook social network Anobii to Italian publishing group Mondadori.
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Comment & OpinionHidden in plain sight
Timed to coincide with Salt Awareness Week (10-16 March), a study funded by the British Heart Foundation claims that teenagers are “unknowingly putting their health at risk by eating too much salt”.
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NewsTesco launches Clubcard Fuel Save scheme
Tesco has launched what it describes as an “industry-first” initiative to save shoppers money on their fuel purchases.
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NewsCo-op’s Sutherland resigns, Pennycook becomes interim boss
Euan Sutherland, CEO of The Co-operative Group, has resigned, with finance director Richard Pennycook stepping up to become interim CEO.
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NewsMorrisons under pressure in ‘shrinking middle ground’
Morrisons’ share of the market has slipped from 11.8% to 11.1% year on year, new figures have revealed.
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NewsGorilla statue bags Portas Pilot cash – but most funds still unspent
A £3,800 gorilla statue in Tiverton and £150 gift-wrapping classes in Rotherham were among the items funded by the second round of Portas Pilot spending.
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Comment & OpinionOwn worst enemy
In December we dubbed 2013 an ‘annus horribilis’ for The Co-operative Group. But it doesn’t look as if 2014, so far, is going much better.