Warm Septembers lead Iceland to delay launch of autumn foods
Supermarket says unpredictable weather makes planning difficult but other grocers stick to schedule
April 2024
Not just mums go to Iceland: supermarket drops slogan to be more inclusive
Chain changes ‘That’s why mums go to Iceland’ line to reflect fact other people also do grocery shopping
January 2024
Iceland supermarket boss and ex-Tory donor backs Starmer for PM
Britain needs sound leadership after years of chaos. That’s why I quit the Tories – and now back Labour
Richard Walker
October 2023
As a business leader, I can no longer support the Tory party
Richard Walker
Iceland’s chairman on the current government’s relentless undermining of Britain – and why he ditched his ambition to be a Conservative MP
June 2023
UK shoppers warned of delivery app markup on supermarket goods
Which? finds a basket of items speedily delivered by Deliveroo, Just Eat or Uber Eats can cost a third more
May 2023
UK food bills: can you really save money if you buy frozen?
Some experts claim heading for the freezer will cut costs and help save the planet. Here’s how the figures stack up
March 2023
Strawberries instead of bin liners: poll reveals strange supermarket delivery substitutions
Shoppers reported replacement items in 47% of UK deliveries, including 62% from Asda, in Which? survey
November 2022
Icelandic fish plant pulls out of UK citing Brexit and Covid
Nearly 200 jobs at risk as Iceland Seafood says Grimsby no longer ‘a strategic fit’
October 2022
UK supermarket loyalty schemes: which offer the best deals?
How Iceland’s legion of shoppers are making ends meet as inflation soars
September 2022
Iceland boss pleads with No 10 for radical action on cost of living crisis
Richard Walker says the ‘half-baked’ responses touted by Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak won’t meet scale of needs
August 2022
Interest-free loans to be rolled out in UK to help with food bills
Supermarket Iceland is part of scheme to offer sums of £25 to £100 to buy everyday items
March 2022
Iceland reverts to palm oil ‘with regret’ as Ukraine war hits food prices
Supermarket boss says only alternative would be ‘to clear our freezers and shelves of a wide range of staples’
Food bank users declining potatoes as cooking costs too high, says Iceland boss
Richard Walker says some UK households cannot afford energy to boil root vegetables
Observer business profile
‘I am a hypocrite’: Iceland boss Richard Walker on the retailer’s struggle to go green
The man in charge of the discount chain his father founded is battling to cut its heavy use of plastic, because ‘sustainability cannot only be for the rich’
October 2021
Shoppers fill freezers with Christmas food over disruption fears
Christmas shortages: what are Britons ordering this year?
September 2021
CO2 crisis could hit UK food stocks well before Christmas, says Iceland boss
Shortage of carbon dioxide – used in meat industry and for fizzy drinks – is result of record energy prices
August 2021
HGV driver shortages could ‘cancel’ Christmas, warns Iceland boss
Richard Walker urges UK government to relax immigration rules to ease shortfall of skilled staff
