All articles by Ben Adams
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Mark 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
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BIS 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
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Sainsbury'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
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Sainsbury'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
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Mark Fairweather promoted to role as CEO of Whitworths
Fairweather takes over from Peter Utting
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Government decides against amending consumer protection law on copycat brands
Brand owners angered as BIS rejects extra protection over copycat packaging
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Food 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.
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Rick Vlemmiks joins The Co-op Food group as customer director
Co-operative Food hires customer director to oversee brand proposition and marketing
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Working on Waste: IGD food waste campaign kicks off
IGD is seeking to inspire industry employees to get stuck into the fight against food waste
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Consumer 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
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Waitrose boxes clever with new egg cartons made from ryegrass
Waitrose is launched new boxes for its Duchy Organic eggs made from ryegrass
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Martin 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”
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Supermarkets use 5p bag charge to support dementia research
Retailers back dementia research through 5p bag levy
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New carrier bag charge in England will raise £730m for charity
English plastic bag charge will raise £730m for charity
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Worldpay fights fraud with face recognition terminal trial
Facial recognition technology could soon be coming to the UK to help combat card fraud in stores
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Waitrose launches Winnie the Pooh inspired autumn TV campaign
Waitrose launches new autumnal TV ad
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Plastic 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
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Cigarette 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
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Adam 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”
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Sainsbury'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