Ben Adams
Ben Adams is a former deputy news editor of The Grocer.
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- Tel:
- 01293 610488
- Email:
- ben.adams@wrbm.com
NewsMark Price ready to step up as interim Channel 4 chairman
Waitrose MD Mark Price is ready to step up to chairman role at Channel 4 on an interim basis
NewsBIS to study better unit pricing after Which? super-complaint
The government is launching a new consultation on pricing in the wake of the Which? super-complaint
NewsSainsbury's mobile phone service to close in January
Sainsbury’s will shut down its mobile network at the beginning of 2016 just two years after its launch
Grocer 33Sainsbury's Beaconsfield: G33 store of the week
Service is key to what we do – it’s always something we talk about when we have our daily meetings
NewsGovernment decides against amending consumer protection law on copycat brands
Brand owners angered as BIS rejects extra protection over copycat packaging
NewsFood sales drop 1.4%, according to BRC/KPMG Retail Sales Monitor
The late August Bank Holiday and strong sales of furniture and clothes boosted the retail sector in September - but food sales are falling significantly as price wars and deflation continue to bite.
NewsRick Vlemmiks joins The Co-op Food group as customer director
Co-operative Food hires customer director to oversee brand proposition and marketing
NewsWorking on Waste: IGD food waste campaign kicks off
IGD is seeking to inspire industry employees to get stuck into the fight against food waste
NewsConsumer spending bounces back from summer slump
The new numbers from Barclaycard showed that the spending growth of 3.7% last month is up on the 3% seen in August
NewsWaitrose boxes clever with new egg cartons made from ryegrass
Waitrose is launched new boxes for its Duchy Organic eggs made from ryegrass
Grocer 33Martin Cawdry, Sainsbury's East Grinstead: Grocer 33 store of the week
”This is my last day and what a brilliant sign-off it is to win store of the week”
NewsSupermarkets use 5p bag charge to support dementia research
Retailers back dementia research through 5p bag levy
NewsNew carrier bag charge in England will raise £730m for charity
English plastic bag charge will raise £730m for charity
NewsWorldpay fights fraud with face recognition terminal trial
Facial recognition technology could soon be coming to the UK to help combat card fraud in stores
NewsWaitrose launches Winnie the Pooh inspired autumn TV campaign
Waitrose launches new autumnal TV ad
NewsPlastic bag 5p charge can be absorbed, say fifth of under-35s
The Future Thinking survey of 2,180 shoppers in England revealed 22% of under-35s were prepared to pay 5p per plastic bag in the future
NewsCigarette butt recycling launched by JTI
Tobacco manufacturer JTI is launching a first-of-a-kind initiative in the UK to allow people to recycle cigarette butts
Grocer 33Adam Bye, Sainsbury's Islington: Grocer 33 store of the week
”It has always been a challenge in store. Footfall is one of the highest across all Sainsbury’s stores”
NewsSainsbury's grows sales again as Tesco market share continues to fall
The German discounters, Aldi and Lidl, reported sales growth of 17.3% and 16% over the period