Zuber Issa news, comment and analysis – Page 4
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Comment & OpinionWho will buy the McColl’s stores if it goes under?
You would think the Issa brothers have enough to digest on their plate for the time being
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NewsZuber Issa to independently open new store concept dubbed Euro Grocers
It is a venture Issa is embarking on independently from the wider EG Group or Asda
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Comment & OpinionAsda needs to stand for something and increasingly it’s hard to say what that is
It’s no surprise that Derek Lawlor is leaving Asda
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NewsNisa boss Ken Towle appointed Asda retail director
The move comes as chief merchandising officer Derek Lawlor confirmed he is leaving the business after six years
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NewsCo-op’s Steve Murrells and ex-Asda boss Roger Burnley made CBEs in New Year’s Honours List
Murrells said the award recognised the social impact that a “strong and vibrant” Co-op can make and thanked the “tireless support” of staff
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NewsLeon accelerates store rollout programme with 50 new restaurants
Leon aims to create 1,000 new jobs next year, and a total of 4,000 roles over the next three years
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NewsSupermarket bosses sent ‘9,000’ emails urging Boxing Day store closures
The Grocer reported earlier this week how Organise, a UK campaigning network of over a million people, had rallied its members to send a standard email saying staff should have Boxing Day off
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NewsCampaign group aims to ‘inundate’ supermarket bosses with demands for Boxing Day closures
Organise – a campaigning network of over a million people across the UK – is urging its members to directly email CEOs with a standard message
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NewsEG Group hails performance of foodservice brands in Q3
Revenues at EG Group soared more than 20% in the third quarter thanks to its growing foodservice business
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NewsAsda charters cargo ship to shore up Christmas supply
Asda has chartered its own cargo ship to protect the availability of key festive products including decorations, toys, clothing and gifts
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NewsAsda appoints former M&S boss Stuart Rose as chairman
Rose is currently non-executive chairman of EG Group
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NewsAsda creates hundreds of tech roles to untangle IT systems from Walmart’s
The programme – dubbed Future – is described as ‘probably the largest retail/IT transformation in the UK right now’
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy Asda's loyalty scheme launch will struggle to bridge the gap
‘Asda Rewards’ is being trialled in 16 stores. But how will the new scheme fare for a retailer that has always focused on everyday low pricing?
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NewsSale of Asda forecourts to EG Group terminated
Asda said the sharing of commercial information had resulted in several changes to the financial evaluation of the deal
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NewsAsda opens first ‘premium’ convenience store on EG forecourt
The store in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, stocks over 2,500 products including Asda’s ‘Extra Special’ fresh and chilled ranges plus ready meals and beers, wines and spirits
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NewsEG sells 27 petrol filling station sites to Park Garage Group
Deal is part of the understakings to ensure CMA approval of the Issa’s Asda takeover
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NewsEG Group gives pay rise to 10,500 employees
Colleagues aged 18 and above will now be paid a minimum of £9.50 per hour. More experienced colleagues, such as team leaders and supervisors, will be paid a minimum of £10 per hour
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NewsCity snapshot: Diageo points to margin recovery as hospitality sector reopens
Diageo has said it has made a ‘strong start’ to its financial year, forecasting an improvement in operating margins despite supply chain constraints. Plus, Parsley Box warns on sales and profits and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 30 September: Caffè Nero, Morrisons, SSP Group, fuel crisis
A High Court judge has dismissed an attempt to overturn the restructuring of Caffè Nero, in a ruling that in effect kills off the takeover hopes of Asda and Euro Garages owners Mohsin and Zuber Issa.
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NewsEG Group expands KFC portfolio with 52 new sites in UK
The acquired network means EG Group now operates more than 1,700 foodservice concessions globally