Meet the founder turning wonky veg into one of Britain’s tastiest new businesses November 14, 2023 City A.M. finds out how one entrepreneur turned unwanted fruit and veg into a thriving and climate-friendly business.
The most affordable Christmas dinner in a cost of living crisis November 9, 2023 Aldi has emerged on top after finance experts uncovered the cheapest supermarket in the UK to purchase your Christmas dinner in 2023.
Falling in time for Christmas: Grocery inflation down to single digits for the first time in 16 months November 7, 2023 Despite the milestone, consumers are only seeing year-on-year price falls in a limited number of categories, including butter, dried pasta and milk.
No more KFC on Deliveroo as the Colonel chases ‘better commercials’ October 25, 2023 Fried chicken favourite KFC is ending its relationship with Deliveroo in a blow to the London-listed delivery outfit's customer offering.
Sharon White: Departing John Lewis boss calls for ‘cross-party’ effort to fix ailing high streets October 24, 2023 The 56-year-old former Ofcom boss, confessed that department store John Lewis is now 60 per cent online and 40 percent physical.
John Lewis faces fresh defiance from Ealing residents over build-to-rent tower October 9, 2023 The John Lewis Partnership is facing further resistance from Ealing residents over the retailer‘s attempt to erect a build-to-rent tower of 428 homes over a Waitrose supermarket in the west London borough. A campaign group, Stop the Towers, has made fresh calls to the council urging it to listen to residents’ concerns and reject the [...]
Waitrose eyes deal with Amazon to sell groceries online in latest sales push October 9, 2023 Waitrose groceries could be sold on Amazon as part of a new deal being discussed by the upmarket grocer and delivery giant. The pair are reportedly considering the tie-up after the John Lewis-owned supermarket cut ties with Ocado nearly three years ago, according to reports published in The Telegraph. Amazon has recently struck up a [...]
John Lewis needs a retail chief to take charge and steer it back on track October 5, 2023 Sharon White's successor at John Lewis faces a difficult decision, writes George MacDonald, and must choose whether to follow her strategy or forge their own to bring the British retailer success again
Why Dame Sharon White failed at John Lewis and what her successor needs to do October 4, 2023 The current chair of John Lewis was always a risky appointment, Simon Neville writes, but she made mistakes that her successor would do well to learn from as they seek to restore the retailer to relevance
A wine-lover’s guide to Sober October October 3, 2023 I fully support those doing Sober October, though I’ll be cheering from the side-lines with a glass of champagne in hand. It can be a worthwhile if rather grim undertaking, so here are my top tips for dealing with tee-totalism with style, flair and, most of all, flavour. Gone are the days of lacklustre lemonade [...]