asda taking the lead. it and then you put it in —— facilities. you build it, they will come. we have seen whole foods doing the same thing. you can go in and you can get your sago and your rice in containers. good old leeds always leading the way in things like this! asda has cut down on 8000 tons of plastic packaging already. a really good start. if the trial works, and they will be measuring it to if it works and whether people understand how to do the weighing of the coffee et cetera, perhaps it can work. i would like to see it. i would like to it in superdrug and boots and ta ke to it in superdrug and boots and take our herbal essences bottles —— herbal essences bottles. we could have filling stations everywhere. herbal essences bottles. we could have filling stations everywherem my home, as a quick aside, we contacted the supplier of the shower gel we always use and we said please don't send us the one with the little bottles, we want the big refills. they have done that and they send it in a huge amount of plastic packaging in the first pla

along similarlines, as have come up with is following along similar lines, as tesco, sainsbury‘s and asdacutting at management level, those other three supermarket giants have done similar over the last year, cutting out the layer of management in an effort to save money, especially because discount supermarkets like lidl are taking away customers from those big giants in these companies know they need to act in order to save that money. morrisons today have said that they are not just taking morrisons today have said that they are notjust taking out that level of management, they are investing a good chunk of that money, back into the shop floor by employing more front of house staff workers and they say 4000 new full and part—time staff will be in place by the time we get to the spring. they have reassured me that none of the contracts will be zero—hours contracts, and they will have to be very careful as they navigate this difficult course of changing the shape of the workforce. asda got into serious difficulties last year with their staff and had strikes at a number of stores across t

have stalled on their ability to strike big—money deals. 0n the mail0nline website, supermarket giant asdad of filling station for its customers. shoppers will soon be able fill up their own containers with products such as coffee, rice and pasta and cereals as well loose produce such as vegetable without plastic packaging. this without plastic packaging. is just in one store at th moment. and finally — to bong or not to bong? the telegraph says the battle for big ben's bong on brexit night has turned into a fiasco after it emerged that a six—figure sum donated by brexiteers cannot be used to fund the chiming of parliament's great bell. you wonder sometimes in this job! anyway. with me is simoney kyriakou,

asda uses around 65,000 tonnes of plastic a year. record number of children's bikes the week before christmas. so — that asda story — bring an emptyjar or tub and fill essentially — yes. but not until may.asda is launching this "sustainability store" in middleton near leeds. shoppers will be able to fill containers with own—brand coffee, rice, pasta and so on. and also certain branded products like coco pops and rice krispies and pg tips tea. if you like — it's the next step from us bringing our own carrier bags to the shops and re—using them. that's now a habit for many — and perhaps the container idea will catch on too. but there's so much seemingly unnecessary plastic on lots of products — notjust the ones you mentioned? yes, the store will have a "naked florist" selling plastic—free bouquets of flowers. also — loose produce such as cucumbers and mushrooms not plastic flowers! flowers wrapped in plastic. anyway... also — loose produce such as cucumbers and mushrooms without plastic packaging. it's a trial for at least three months

asda uses around 65,000 tonnes of plastic a year.ermarkets suffered their slowest festive season in years. shoppers cut back on spending late last year, amid uncertainty about brexit and last month's election. primark owner associated british foods says sales rose as a result of it opening new high street stores. and halfords said it sold a record number of children's bikes the week before christmas. let's start with the uk housing market. activity in the uk housing market seems to have picked up after the general election — and the greater certainty the result has provided. the regular survey by the royal institution of chartered surveyors found that in december the number of house sales rose for the first time in seven months. growing interest from new buyers — especially in wales and north east england — is helping to push up prices. but the report found a fall in sales in northern ireland and scotland. simon rubinsohn is the chief economist at the royal institution of chartered surveyors. more activity, rising prices — it's good

this was after that plan to take over asda went south. what has changed for you?”the end of may, and we will see what happens after that. well, good luck with it. enjoy retirement. thank you, and you can hand over the croissants later. there are others available from different shops, but happy to eat them as well. passengers landing in the uk from wuhan, the city where the coronavirus has killed over 100 people, will be met by health authorities. the health secretary has said those who come back from wuhan should stay indoors. officials are still trying to trace more than 1a00 british people who have recently returned from the wider hubei province. test for the virus in the uk have all come back negative so far. people who have recently returned are advised to keep away from others and call the nhs 111 keep away from others and call the nhs111 number. to explain a little more about what self isolation means, we are joined more about what self isolation means, we arejoined by a consultant at the liverpool school of tropical medicine. very different from the doctor b

ticking for effectively the very public face of that failed merger bed, that attempted to take over asdanext door, and argos. that has generally done quite well. however, when it comes to asda, he was so confident, he was so sure that was going to go ahead and there was always that clip. it went viral. he was caught on camera when he was doing a round of interviews, about two talk about the planned with asda doing this. # wherein the money, this guy is sunny —— # wherein the money, this guy is sunny “ we are # wherein the money, this guy is sunny —— we are in the money, the sky is sunny... turns out he wasn't. quite far from it. the competition regulators had a few things to say about, not the particular clip, but about the logic and where it would leave the rest of the retail market if these two went ahead. that didn't happen. they had to scramble very much for a plan b. they have done that. they are looking to save about £500 million. they are cutting one in five senior leadership roles in the company. a big insider, safe bed, retail is tough. 875,000 as a base salary is a nice way to

within the space of the year his signature deal to merge with asda fail.think that he has been a very dedicated employee for a very long and auspicious career. so i would hate to make a judgment as to whether he has been pushed or jump. let's face it, he is 59, he is personally well enough off to take retirement, why not? yeah, you talk about the many successful ventures including the takeover of argos which was seen as a success. the planned merger with as that was blocked, not necessarily his fault. some analysts are saying that perhaps he took his eye off the core business of just running supermarkets well while he was focusing on all these other ventures. what are your thoughts on that? i think it is very difficult when people who have been a very good shopkeeper operations director are promoted into a role that is com pletely are promoted into a role that is completely different, it is very political. there is a lot of shareholder requirements, conversation to the city and so on. it's not the same as actually running the business as it was. when you h

the claim comes after similar actions against asda, tesco, sainsbury‘s and morrisons. as the case progresses more will be issued, these 400 i just the first employees who have instructed us. it is said that the men are paid more because theirjobs depend on physical strength. the clubhouse had their pay practices are fair, do you think this is the argument they will put forward ? this is the argument they will put forward? what are clients are not saying is that theirjobs are exactly the same as the men‘s, there isa exactly the same as the men‘s, there is a recognition that the warehouse job is perhaps more physical, but many of our clients, particularly in the evenings, work in the shops on their own. so not only do they unload the lorries, they stack the shelves, serve customers, have to deal with shoplifters, check age and it policies, so in the round we say jobs are of equal value to the co—op and the women should be paid the same. why has this onlyjust come to light given so many pay claims have been taken against retailers? is there a lack of transparency in the r

supermarkets will probably have experienced a fall in sales in the three months up to christmas, that is asda big established supermarkets have had a really tough time, the german discounters have been nibbling away, sometimes taking quite big bites out of the big boys' market share. it is worth looking over the past decade, the market share of aldi and lidl has trebled. when they entered the marketed lead to the grocery price war, many a nalysts say to the grocery price war, many analysts say it has kept food prices lower than they otherwise might have been, and it has really reshaped the sector, and the data seen today suggests it continues to do that. thank you. summer is coming to us from the burial ceremony of general qasem soleimani. we have heard a number of people have died in what has been described as a stampede during the ceremony, this is from one source at the moment, iran press tv, reporting a number of people have died in a stampede. during that ceremony in the hometown of general qasem soleimani. any more details and that we will come of course, bring that to you. in a moment

we have seen some really innovative work from waitrose, asda and morrisons. more pasta orfruit and vegetables. i think this is a brilliant way that people can cut back on the amount of plastic they are using. some people will say, just dealing with the multipack tins issue and this tesco story, some people say that will be inconvenient for a lot of people for whom it really matters. the tins are heavy and if they‘re tumbling around in your bags and you have to carry them home on the bus, it will not be easy so what is your answer to that complaint? i think it is very important to make sure it is accessible for everyone and no one is losing out. i think there are steps companies can take to make sure it is easy and available. there will also need to be a slight shift in consumer behaviour as well, away from the convenience culture we have at the moment. what is your advice to people who normally would pick up may be a six—pack of baked beans or one of those tubes of tuna tins, what is the alternative? counting them out one by one?” what is the alternative? cou

that merger with asda was blocked. you are now on the heel of audis.lso recognise the way customers are shopping is changing and 20% of our business is now on line over christmas and that grew by 5% year on year, representing the way customers are choosing to shop differently. what does that mean for the year ahead? customers are changing the way they shopper you have lots of big shops and stuff to pay, what will 2020 look like for you? we expect the market backdrop continued to be challenging but we will continue to do the things which has led us to outperform the market. invest in quality of the food we sell, to invest in lowering our prices which we have done during the course of this quarter but also recognise that the way customers are choosing to shop is changing and changing pretty rapidly and if we adapt our business to that, we will be successful into the future. when you see the headlines about the expansion plans of your competitors. moving into areas close to you. does it keep you up areas close to you. does it keep you up at night? i sleep

that comes on the back of that high-profile failure to tie up with asda.oming up, we are headed back to switzerland. we'll be back on the slopes of devils. the after getting to -- estrogenic a ceo will be there. don't miss it. this is bloomberg. ♪ anna: welcome back to the european open. 7:13 here in london. set ton equity markets bounce at the start of the trading day. a little bit of, round the chinese virus situation in the short term. let's get back to the world economic forum in devils. sustainable iste the focus of this meeting. the first time ever it is the focus of discussions here. joining me now is chief executive for astrazeneca. you have made a commitment for zero omissions for 2025. what was the tipping point? >> pleasure to be here. the tipping point is to do the right thing. i believe we are facing a climate crisis. every company has to do something. i have a grandson. they are going to look at me and say, what did you do? they are expecting us to do something. haslinda: how about shareholders? how much pressure are they putting on companies

which he successfully took over the catalogue retailer argos, but his bid to merge with the rival asdahina and its impact on the markets. in the us, they are a bit spooked by the fact that there has been diagnosed case in the united states. in europe, markets got off to a good start because they are reassured by the efforts being made in china to control it, but it is a bit of mixed sentiment. let's talk about two retailers which have been a drag on the market today. we are talking about sainsbury‘s. it's boss sports announced his resignation. their shares are down. investors generally don't like transitions of power even though this has been an insider who is scheduled to take over in may. and ted baker, an incredible story today. their shares are down almost 8%. it has revealed that its a ccou nta nts 8%. it has revealed that its accou nta nts had 8%. it has revealed that its accountants had overvalued the value of the clothes in its warehouses and shops to the tune of some 58 million. an incredible amount of money. it is just compounding issues that that retailer has been having sin

a big week that the retailers, saints become a tesco and asda.mage today because of strong winds, courtesy of this area of low pressure. the hotlines close together, indicative of strong winds, weather systems bringing in rain. wind coming from the south—west today, you can see by the oranges, quite mild across most parts today, temperatures above the average for the time of year. the ring could be particularly heavy across northern england, north wales, further south and east, largely dry, the odd spot of rain, lots of cloud. the wind, windy day for all of us but especially in the north west of scotland, south—east scotland, north—east england. wind gusts potentially 70—80 miles an hour, damaging. temperatures 12—15 possibly 16 degrees in the north—east of scotland, north—east wales as well. tonight the rain will ease off in northern areas, temperatures across northern parts will fall, 5—7d. further south and east holding onto the milder conditions, 11—12d by wednesday morning. wednesday, we split the country into two halves, northern areas, chi