Clive Black
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Nando’s to trial feeding chickens algae and insects in eco push
- Agribusiness & Food
- July 26, 2020, 13:36
Nando’s, the UK-based restaurant chain, plans to trial feeding chickens algae and insects as part of efforts to sharply reduce its carbon emissions ov(...)

Why UK supermarkets are not making super profits
- Retail & Services
- July 3, 2020, 11:01
For an industry known for wafer-thin margins and cut-throat competition, UK food retail has benefited from a tide of good news in recent weeks. Indus(...)

Tesco sells Asian business for €8.75bn
- Retail & Services
- March 9, 2020, 11:20
Tesco agreed to sell its Asian businesses to Thai billionaire Dhanin Chearavanont for more than $10 billion (€8.75 billion), clinching a record deal i(...)

Sainsbury’s 'in the money' boss faces City critics at agm
- Retail & Services
- May 1, 2019, 05:30
Even someone with only a passing interest in financial news must by now be aware that Mike Coupe, chief executive of Sainsbury’s, is a big fan of musi(...)

Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct may bid for Debenhams
- Retail & Services
- March 2, 2018, 17:58
Billionaire retail magnate Mike Ashley is giving shareholders of Debenhams Plc something to cling on to. The embattled UK department store owner soar(...)

Caveat: Tesco tanker turns as its rivals change course
- Retail & Services
- October 7, 2016, 06:19
A little more than a year ago, multinational grocer Tesco wasn’t so much the giant tanker of the Irish market. Rather, it was tanking. Its sales from(...)

Amazon to attack UK grocery market with Morrisons deal
- Retail & Services
- February 29, 2016, 13:58
Amazon has launched its biggest foray into food outside of the United States with a deal in Britain to offer fresh and frozen goods to customers, in (...)

Retailer Asda reports worst quarter in 16 years
- Economy
- August 18, 2015, 18:05
Wal-Mart’s British supermarket chain Asda slumped to its worst quarterly sales performance in the 16 years it has been owned by the US group, with res(...)

UK expansion would test the mettle of Dunnes Stores’ Iron Lady
- Retail & Services
- July 31, 2015, 08:30
If recent reports that Dunnes Stores is planning a major UK expansion translate into reality, Margaret Heffernan will need to draw on her legendary re(...)

London Briefing: Fickle fashion business can put in the boot
- Retail & Services
- April 22, 2015, 01:00
In the fickle business of fashion it’s all about calling the right trends. But even getting the ranges right doesn’t always guarantee a boost to the b(...)