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Iceland Ventures Into Convenience Retail With 'Swift'

Frozen foods retailer Iceland has launched a new retail banner Swift, which marks its entry into the convenience stores segment. The retailer opened its...

State Of The Nation – The Future For Retailer Private Labels

It’s been an unprecedented year for retail, particularly private label. ESM speaks to leading European retailers about the future for store brands. T...

Coop Denmark's Lobyco Announces Partnership With Iceland's Samkaup

Coop Denmark has announced that its newly established subsidiary Lobyco has entered into a partnership with Iceland-based retail group Samkaup. The agre...

Iceland Announces New Appointments To Support Home Delivery Expansion

Frozen foods retailer Iceland has announced the creation of 3,000 new positions to support a 300% increase in demand for home deliveries in the past year....

Iceland Founder Regains Control Of Frozen Foods Retailer

Frozen foods retailer Iceland Foods is back under family ownership, after founder Sir Malcolm Walker, alongside chief executive Tarsem Dhaliwal, bought out...

Iceland Reduces Food Waste By Nearly A Quarter In Two Years

UK retailer Iceland has announced that it has reduced food waste in its operations by 23.2% over the past two years. Initiatives implemented by the reta...

Iceland Reduces Plastic Use By 29% In Two Years

UK retailer Iceland has announced that it has cut the use of plastics in the packaging of its store-brand products by 29%, two years after vowing to remove...

Iceland To Reduce Plastic Packaging On Fresh Produce By 93%

Frozen foods retailer Iceland has launched a trial campaign to reduce the plastic packaging on 38 fresh fruit and vegetable lines by 93%. The retailer h...