All Grocery articles – Page 76
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NewsTesco to slash the value of Clubcard points from the summer
Tesco is cutting the value of its Clubcard rewards scheme for members.
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NewsJust Eat to axe nearly 1,900 jobs after post-lockdown sales slump
Takeaway platform Just Eat is set to slash 1,870 jobs in the UK following a slump in sales post-lockdown.
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Opinion‘A stake sale would risk turning John Lewis into AN Other retailer’
Annual losses of £234m, no staff bonus, the spectre of more job losses looming – no wonder the John Lewis Partnership is considering whether its traditional way of doing things needs to change.
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NewsJohn Lewis considers end to 100% employee ownership
John Lewis Partnership (JLP), which is 100% owned by its staff, is looking at watering down its mutual structure, according to a report in The Sunday Times.
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NewsDeliveroo on ‘path to profitability’ as losses narrow
Deliveroo made a nearly £300m loss last year but remains adamant that it is making “excellent progress on the path to profitability”.
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AnalysisAfter ‘inflation hurricane’ hits, cost cutting is king at John Lewis
“Inflation has hit us like a hurricane” was the stark verdict from John Lewis Partnership chair Dame Sharon White as the retail institution slid to a £234m pre-tax loss.
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AnalysisNish Kankiwala – John Lewis’ first chief executive faces huge challenges
The appointment of a chief executive at John Lewis Partnership – the first time such a role has existed in the legendary retailer’s history – was a bolt from the blue.
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NewsCo-op expands autonomous robot delivery service to new region
The Co-op is rolling out robots for autonomous grocery deliveries to residents in Sale, Greater Manchester.
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership appoints first-ever chief executive
John Lewis Partnership has appointed a chief executive for the first time in its history.
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NewsVirgin Wines profits wiped as Christmas trading impacted by operational issues
Virgin Wines profits and sales dropped in the first half, as the cost-of-living crisis exacerbated what the chief executive called “certain internal and operational challenges” over Christmas.
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NewsSainsbury’s splashes out more than £400m on supermarket freeholds
Grocery giant Sainsbury’s has bought the freeholds of 21 supermarkets for £431.5m from Supermarket Income REIT (SIR).
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DataRanking: The 50 most-loved retailers in the UK for 2023
Shoppers have had a tough time of late. Leaping from a global pandemic to an economic crisis has meant many have had to take a closer look at how much they spend and who they’re spending it with. For retailers, that means yet another obstacle course, forcing them to roll up their sleeves and navigate their customers through it.
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NewsTesco suppliers to be charged extra fee for selling products online
Tesco has told its suppliers they will have to pay a new fulfilment fee when selling the grocer’s products online.
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NewsAsda’s Issa brothers launch £8.6bn property review as it seeks to cut debt
Asda owners the Issa brothers have launched a review of its £8.6bn property estate as they seek to bring down debt levels.
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Innovation of the WeekInnovation of the Week: Ocado broadens retail media opportunities with new partnership
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our analysts.
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NewsSupermarkets begin to lift buying limits on fruit and vegetables
Grocers such as Asda, Morrisons and Lidl have all begun to lift customer limits on buying fresh vegetables, despite ongoing supply chain pressures.
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NewsTesco working with recruiters to replace chair John Allan
Tesco has started the search for new candidates to replace its chair John Allan, according to a report by Sky News.
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Opinion‘How to recover cost inflation while continuing to offer value to customers’
Grocers must walk a tightrope of managing their own inflationary pressures to preserve margins while continuing to win customers, says Alvarez & Marsal’s Erin Brookes
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NewsMorrisons swings to significant loss in year after private equity buyout
Morrisons has been racking up losses since its buyout by US firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R), according to new documents filed on Companies House.
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AnalysisFive of the most disruptive moves in retail history
From the emergence of Amazon to the rise of subscription boxes, we take a look at five of the most disruptive moves in retail from the past 20 years ahead of next week’s live virtual discussion Disrupt or be disrupted: the retailers succeeding in a permacrisis