All articles by Malcolm Walker
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OpinionMalcolm Walker: Iceland was right to fight GM food
In the headlines last month came news that another US jury had awarded huge damages against the chemicals giant Monsanto – $2bn in this case, to a couple who successfully argued that use of the glyphosate-based weedkiller Roundup caused their cancers.
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OpinionOpinion: How Iceland made the most successful Christmas ad of all time
It’s the question everyone keeps asking me: how did Iceland come to make the most successful Christmas ad of all time?
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OpinionOpinion: HMRC’s Iceland probe shows warped priorities
Because life is short, and resources aren’t unlimited, we all have to decide on our priorities.
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OpinionOpinion: Let's consign plastic packaging to history
Iceland’s chief executive explains the frozen-food specialist’s pledge to remove plastic packaging from its own-label ranges by 2023.
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OpinionMalcolm Walker: Retailers, help me fight litter!
My last column inspired Allison Ogden-Newton, chief executive of Keep Britain Tidy, to beat a path to my office, clearly sensing a kindred spirit. I learned a lot.
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OpinionMalcolm Walker: Don't blame retailers for public ills
The General Election campaign highlights once again the importance of blame culture in the UK.
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OpinionMalcolm Walker: Protecting my staff apparently isn't PC
Last week was slightly below average for Iceland. We only suffered 12 physical assaults on our staff, bringing the total for the last 10 months to 490, of which 208 resulted in colleagues being hurt.
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OpinionIceland's Malcolm Walker: Feeling the heat? Build a kitchen
As a Yorkshireman, I am naturally very familiar with the anguished cry of “how much?” that usually attends any major purchasing decision in the county. Like a kitchen refurbishment, for example.
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OpinionIceland's Malcolm Walker: Retailers should be seen as heroes, not villains
Nothing is more important to any of us – whether as individuals or businesses – than our reputation. And few things of such great value are more fragile.
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OpinionIceland's Malcolm Walker: Age brings wisdom, not complacency
No one will ever call me an old buffer because Iceland will always be an innovator and will constantly strive to do better.
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OpinionMalcolm Walker: How British retailers could make medical history
The plastic bag levy offers retailers the ideal opportunity to fund vital charitable causes and research into dementia should be a priority.
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AnalysisMalcolm Walker: Iceland is finding a better way of dealing with suppliers
Iceland chief executive Malcolm Walker is meeting suppliers to propose a more transparent and fairer way of doing business.
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OpinionMalcolm Walker: What Mahiki can learn about customer service from Iceland
Being turned away from a London nightclub during a company night out showed the Iceland boss how not to approach customer service.
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OpinionComment: No truce in supermarket aisles this Christmas
Popular misconceptions about Iceland’s offer abound, but the grocer is fighting back in the run up to Christmas and beyond.
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OpinionComment: Iceland has created opportunity from the grocery battlefield
The battle raging between the grocers on price and innovation has made tough decisions necessary - but it has also brought opportunities.
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OpinionMalcom Walker: Iceland boss on why the UK needs infrastructure investment
Retail is being held back by poor roads and patchy online coverage
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OpinionComment: Malcolm Walker on lessons learned from letting TV cameras into Iceland
These days social media might be more effective than TV coverage, says Iceland chief executive Malcolm Walker
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OpinionComment: Malcolm Walker's recipe for high street success
Ten days ago we opened Iceland’s 800th store in the UK - our greatest number ever, and the vast majority are on the high street.
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OpinionComment: Iceland will not back down in the fight for GM-free food
Environment secretary Owen Paterson bows to trans-Atlantic pressure for genetic modification and urges consumers to embrace this marvellous new technology.
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OpinionComment: A canter through my horsegate
Nearly two months have passed since my “Ratner moment” in the media, and amazingly I still seem to be in a job.