Iceland Foods got its start back in 1970 when Peter Hinchcliffe and Malcolm Walker opened their first store on Leg Street in Shropshire. They invested one month’s rent and hoped to make a go of it. It was Walker’s wife who suggested the name Iceland since the company originally planned to sell only frozen foods.
By 1977, the business was doing so well they opened another location in Manchester and by the end of 1978, the company had 28 locations to their name.
In May 2014, Iceland reintroduced online shopping, which was dropped in 2007.
Iceland stated in June 2019 that it intended to open at least 34 new locations amid savage competition among grocery store chains.
In July 2019, the company became the first major supermarket to ban the use of plastic bags at its stores.
Message for Mr Richard Walker.
Dear Mr Walker, just wanted to say that I have now turned away from other supermarkets and only buy from Iceland.
I love your ethos, you genuinely care about our environment and that deserves a huge thank you. All I can do is to support you is to buy my food from you. You’re clearly a really cool bloke and I wish you all the very best in everything you do.
Give me a shout if you’re ever in Cardiff and I’ll buy you a coffee. If you have any security issues while you’re here, I’m trained in personal security so you’ll be fine!!
My son would benefit from having a chat with you, he struggles to find decent employment and would rather follow a similar path to yours.
You’re probably far too busy for just chilling with normal people, that’s totally understandable. Having said that though, I’m quite good at writing, so if you ever need anything written let me know!!
All humour aside though, thank you for doing what you do for the environment, keep making the haters look as dumb as they are with your intellect, I love the way you do that, so dry!! Very impressive every time you’re on Question time and you’re getting the message out there every time you’re on the news.
Right, I’d better let you get on.
Thanks again for everything.
All the best, stay safe.
Richard Jones.
Dear Sir / Madam
Just dropping a line to thank you and say what a god send your store on Lowther Street, Carlisle has been during these weeks of lockdown.
As we do not have a car it has been difficult to get shopping delivered from the major supermarkets, but fortunately we have been able to walk to the store and then have larger loads delivered. This has been appreciated so much.
In addition to the above, I would like to say how pleasant the staff have always been when we have visited the Lowther Street store. Everyone (drivers included) has been cheerful, helpful and courteous. Their service has been second to none. Please pass on my thanks.
Yours faithfully
Christopher Wild