All Unilever articles
Unilever is a leading global consumer goods manufacturer, founded in 1929 through the merger of Dutch margarine producer Margarine Unie and the British soap manufacturer Lever Brothers. There are more than 400 brands under the Unilever umbrella, both international brands such as Sunlight, Dove, Knorr, Wall’s, Magnum, Hellmann’s, Vaseline and Cif.
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NewsUnilever Prestige’s Vasiliki Petrou named World Retail Congress Woman of the Year
Vasiliki Petrou, executive vice-president and chief executive of Unilever’s premium division Unilever Prestige, has been named Woman of the Year at the 2024 World Retail Congress in Paris.
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AnalysisPushing your purpose, driving diversity and reinventing stores – the best of WRC 2022
Ahold Delhaize, Nike, Ikea and Currys – the big names and key takeaways from WRC 2022
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NewsFMCG giant Unilever set to slash thousands of jobs worldwide
Maker of Marmite and Dove soap Unilever is set to slash thousands of jobs around the world a week after its failed $50bn (£37bn) bid for the health division of a rival.
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Opinion‘Maybe it’s Terry Smith who’s lost the plot – Unilever’s sustainability focus is logical, not ludicrous’
The Fundsmith founder has criticised the extent of Unilever’s sustainability agenda, but investors need to get with the programme or be left behind, writes Luke Tugby.
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NewsUnilever hikes prices as inflationary pressures bite
Unilever has hiked prices and warned of further inflationary pressure next year amid rising costs for energy and raw materials.
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NewsAmazon, Ikea and Inditex commit to zero-carbon shipping by 2040
A group of nine major international companies has pledged to use only zero-emission ships to transport goods by 2040 in a fresh attempt to decarbonise ocean shipping.
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NewsAsda and Co-op partner with Unilever on refillable packaging trials
Both Asda and the Co-op are partnering with Unilever on a new refillable packaging trial, featuring some of the FMCG giant’s biggest brands.
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AnalysisHow Nike, Unilever and Gymshark are building DTC empires – and the retail fightback
Already a huge growth area in retail, direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales were sent into overdrive over the past few months when stores were forced to close around the world.
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NewsUnilever beats sales forecasts despite coronavirus crisis
Unilever surpassed its sales expectations despite turnover weakening in emerging markets due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsUnilever boss: Coronavirus to spark ‘inflection point’ for ecommerce
The boss of consumer goods giant Unilever has warned that the coronavirus crisis will spark an “inflection point” for online food shopping.
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AnalysisHow four retailers are driving a sustainable agenda
Ikea, Unilever, Adidas and Raylo are examples of retailers tackling the issues brought on by the globalisation of trade.
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NewsUnilever sets target to cut plastic use in half
Unilever has made a pledge to halve the amount of new plastic it uses over the next five years and has ramped up its efforts to produce reusable and recyclable packaging.
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VideoGraze’s boss on taking its ‘lab’ technology to FMCG giant Unilever
Anthony Fletcher, chief executive of healthy snack retailer Graze, now part of FMCG titan Unilever, says the tech community is the number one asset of being based in London and tells us why he’s excited about its latest venture, Graze Labs.
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NewsUnilever snaps up healthy snacking firm Graze
Unilever has acquired Graze for a reported £150m after fending off interest from FMCG giants such as Pepsi and Kellogg’s.
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NewsFMCG titan Unilever plots direct-to-consumer move
Wholesale titan Unilever has signed up to a new shopping service to start selling their brands direct to consumers.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: UK supermarkets and Unilever
Retail news round-up: Out-of-town supermarkets will get a £200m business rate cut, and Kraft Heinz drops plan to buy Unilever
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NewsTesco poaches Unilever exec as chief customer officer
Tesco has poached Unilever executive Alessandra Bellini to take on the role of chief customer officer.
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AnalysisInfographic: The Marmite saga, plus the latest retail stats
The week in words and numbers, October 21, 2016: Tesco says it defends customers from Unilever price rises and Kantar Worldpanel scolds fashion retailers.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Tesco vs Unilever price fight
Cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Tesco’s stand-off over increases in product prices from Unilever due to sterling’s fall in value
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OpinionOpinion: Samsung and Unilever must rebuild trust
Two very different companies’ products have been physically missing from shelves recently, but they have both made headline news.