Archive for September 2025

At the Tesco Christmas preview last week it was clear the team had not been skimping on innovation throughout the range. There was plenty of newness on show in all categories and by launching some SKUs in October it will give people plenty of time to try the full spectrum. As the public gets into…

My parents celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary with an overnight stay and dinner at The Goring Hotel and so it was particularly pleasurable to continue this ad-hoc family-oriented series with a meal at this smart, comfortable hotel with my daughter. After a drink in the very busy bar – where Bill Nighy had offered us…

Retail Insider’s visit to the Asda Christmas range preview in central London this week highlighted several key trends that the retailer is betting will deliver during its peak trading this year. The ranges on view adhered to the over-arching strategy of the group of stripping out some of the products and instead focusing on more…