30 Apr 2008
| by Stephen Foster
LONDON - Stephen Foster wonders if anyone can prevent the rise of Tesco and supermarket dominance, particularly in a slowing economy.
30 Apr 2008
| by Paul McNally
LONDON - The Competition Commission has unveiled a raft of measures designed to make supermarkets more competitive and prevent one single chain dominating a local area.
29 Apr 2008
| by Staff
LONDON - Marks & Spencer is considering launching an online food delivery service similar to Waitrose's Ocado, as part of which the retailer would sell non-M&S-branded food items for the first time.
29 Apr 2008
| by Darren Davidson
LONDON - Iceland is signing former Atomic Kitten singer Kerry Katona to appear in its advertising for a further 12 months, despite recent tabloid controversies concerning the reality TV star.
29 Apr 2008
| by Jennifer Whitehead
LONDON - Nick Hornby and Whitbread-award winner Mark Haddon are among a group of authors who have written a letter protesting against the actions of Tesco's Thai subsidiary.
29 Apr 2008
| by Nikki Sandison
LONDON - McCann Erickson has created an ad and a series of humorous idents, featuring bees with quirky voices sneezing and counting pollen for The Co-operative Pharmacy's debut TV outing.
28 Apr 2008
| by Ben Bold
LONDON - The Co-operative Group is backing England Netball in its bid to get netball recognised as an Olympic sport in time for the 2016 games.
28 Apr 2008
| by Nikki Sandison
LONDON - Music retailer HMV is testing the first stage of a social networking site, called Get Closer, which will allow users to discover and share new music.
25 Apr 2008
| by Nikki Sandison
LONDON - The Office of Fair Trading has started investigating allegations that some tobacco manufacturers and retailers, including Asda, Sainsbury's and Tesco, have engaged in unlawful practices in relation to retail prices for tobacco products in the UK.
25 Apr 2008
| by Staff
LONDON - Crown Paints has relaunched its website to feature a 3D visualisation tool to let customers choose and view colour schemes in a variety of rooms.