The only way is gin: The Essex firms making world-beating booze July 13, 2021 Essex is establishing a name for itself. Not for Kevin and Sharons but wines and gin. Its legion of winegrowers and distillers have now been joined by Nikki Mendes from Leigh-on-Sea who has founded The Only Way Is Gin. “I set out to create a gin that shouts out proudly about where it’s from: Chelmsford!” [...]
Amazon snaps up Tesco exec Tony Hoggett to run stores worldwide July 9, 2021 Amazon today announced it has appointed Tony Hoggett, formerly one of Tesco’s top executives, to run its physical stores. Joining in January 2022, Hoggett will take on the role of senior vice president of physical stores and report to Dave Clark, chief executive of Amazon’s worldwide consumer business. He will be based in Seattle. Clark [...]
Top Tesco executive Tony Hoggett to step down after 30 years July 9, 2021 One of Tesco’s most senior executives is stepping down after more than three decades at the supermarket. Tony Hoggett joined Tesco in 1990 and has served in a number of top roles in the UK and Asia. He became group chief operating officer in 2018 before being appointed to the newly-created role of chief strategy [...]
Screenshot: Should the UK tech sector really be cashing in its chips? July 9, 2021 This week **Media Moment of the Week: Tesco’s football fail **Should the UK tech sector really be cashing in its chips? **A Wise move Media Moment of the Week: Tesco’s football fail Once again the internet was awash with football this week, and plenty of brands decided to jump on the England bandwagon for a [...]
Ocado deploys lorry drivers to help with national shortage as more names ask government for help July 7, 2021 Ocado has had to deploy some of its own lorry drivers to help its suppliers get stock to its warehouses amid a national shortage of lorry drivers. CEO Tim Steiner told trade magazine The Grocer that Ocado itself was handling the ongoing driver shortage well, but that some of its suppliers were struggling. “We are [...]
Wetherspoons slams government for ‘behaving like Monty Python’s Dennis Moore’ over VAT rates July 7, 2021 Wetherspoons has hit out at the government for what is believes are unfair VAT rates on hospitality businesses, which could make the sector less competitive post-Covid. The pub chain has accused the government of “unfairness” and of ‘robbing the poor to help the rich’ by levying a higher VAT rate on food bought in pub [...]
Premier Foods calls on government to deploy army amid severe lorry driver shortage July 2, 2021 Mr Kipling manufacturer Premier Foods has called on the government to consider using the army to distribute goods to help relieve a severe shortage of truck drivers that could see supermarket shelves left bare. Last week industry leaders warned Britain could face gaps on supermarket shelves this summer and an “unimaginable” collapse of supply chains [...]
Tesco AGM: Activists rally against greenwashing and unsustainable meat June 25, 2021 Activists flocked to Tesco’s annual general meeting this morning to protest greenwashing and meat that causes deforestation, holding giant letters which spelt the words ‘Forest Crime. The protestors ambushed delegates attending the supermarket giant’s annual general meeting (AGM), held at Tesco’s headquarters in Welwyn Garden City. The 10-metre wide ‘Forest Crime’ sign was accompanied by [...]
E-commerce grocery sales plateau boosts Aldi’s market share to peak levels June 22, 2021 The growth of e-commerce sales in the grocery market has plateaued, giving the likes of Aldi an opportunity to grow its market share after not making use of online sales in the past year. The percentage of e-commerce sales in the grocery market remained flat at 13.4 per cent in the four weeks to 13 [...]
Private equity interest: Why is Morrisons such an attractive takeover target? June 21, 2021 Morrisons has rejected a £5.5bn takeover approach from a US private equity firm amid speculation that more UK supermarkets could be snapped up. Shares in Morrisons jumped earlier this morning following confirmation of the rejection at the weekend, as the chain said potential bidder Clayton, Dubilier & Rice “significantly undervalued” the grocer with its 230p-per-share [...]