Richard Walker news, comment and analysis – Page 8
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NewsRaft of major supermarkets confirm stores will close for the Queen’s funeral
Other supermarkets are still working out their plans for the day, according to sources
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NewsIceland partners with Del Monte to promote NHS Healthy Start on frozen fruit
Packs sold in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will carry a message saying: ‘Could you get this for free?’
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NewsCity Snapshot: Iceland halts store openings as energy bills soar
Frozen food chain Iceland has put expansion plans on hold and warned of potential store closures as the cost of energy spirals.
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NewsIceland appoints ‘director of rehabilitation’ to recruit ex-offenders
Paul Cowley is himself an ex-offender, who spent six months in Risley Prison before later founding the charity Caring for Ex-Offenders
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NewsIceland rolls out Food Club interest-free loans to all UK households
Successful applicants will get a preloaded Food Club card, which they can then use to shop in store or online both at Iceland and The Food Warehouse
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NewsOver 40,000 pensioners to be offered £30 Iceland vouchers
Over £1m of funding for the initiative has been provided by pension insurance specialist Rothesay, through its Rothesay Foundation arm
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NewsIceland develops recyclable paper packaging for frozen seafood
It is said to be one of the world’s first paper recyclable packaging solutions for frozen food
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NewsMedia Bites 1 August: Procter & Gamble, Iceland, Waitrose
People are economising and are switching to cheaper store brands as they grow resistant to higher prices, Procter & Gamble has warned
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NewsIceland removes website reference to plastic and palm oil pledges after criticism from campaigners
The Changing Markets Foundation called for Iceland’s sustainability website to be updated to reflect that its plastic and palm oil pledges were not being met
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NewsInflation overtakes climate emergency as public’s biggest concern
The rising cost of living is now one of the biggest concerns for 40% of Brits, the highest level for around 40 years
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Grocer 33Heinz pushes prices up while hikes in fresh and frozen abound
Asda was cheapest this week but prices are up across the board
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Comment & OpinionWhy does Iceland keep backtracking on environmental pledges?
Consumers may be learning not to believe Iceland when it makes similar pledges in future
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NewsIceland won’t manage COP26 pledge to become ‘plastic neutral’ this year, admits MD
Richard Walker has also confirmed Iceland’s 2018 pledge to be plastic-free on own label ranges by the end of 2023 is now “impossible”
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NewsIceland partners with sharing app Olio to redistribute surplus food from 1,000 stores
Olio users can use the app now to get Iceland food products nearing the end of their shelf life for free
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NewsIceland selling range of essentials for 1p each, including bread and milk
The online-only deals also cover summer food lines
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NewsIceland MD Richard Walker gets OBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours
Elsewhere in the honours, FDF CEO Karen Betts received an OBE for services to international trade
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Comment & OpinionJubilee weekend was a boost for high streets. But can it last as budgets are squeezed?
BRC data showed total UK footfall for the jubilee weekend rose by 6.9% compared to the average for May 2022
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NewsIceland claims UK supermarket first with 10% discount for over-60s
Every Tuesday from 24 May, customers aged 60 and over will be able to claim a 10% discount on their shopping in Iceland and The Food Warehouse stores
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NewsIceland increases staff discount in latest move to ‘ease cost of living crisis’
‘We’re continuing to look for ways to help our customers and colleagues as the cost of living crisis continues to take hold,’ said Iceland MD Richard Walker
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NewsIceland becomes latest supermarket to ration sunflower oil
In-store signs are informing shoppers of a one-per-customer limit on two-litre and five-litre bottles of sunflower oil