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.
LONDON - Drinks brands, retailers and media owners are teaming up behind a nationwide campaign to make drunkenness socially unacceptable among young people.
LONDON - Retailers are planning to introduce fresh store concepts to counter competition from the internet by making shopping more convenient.
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 Alex Brownsell
LONDON - Home improvement firm Everest is mounting its first national TV advertising campaign in 22 years.