All articles by Dene Mullen
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Grocer 33‘Quick and efficient’ store delivers win for Waitrose
Despite being this week’s smallest store, Waitrose performed best on availability
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InterviewsAndrew Howard: Beechdean’s pedal-to-the-metal ice cream man
Beechdean Dairies’ boss is a former racing driver who’s now pushing for success in ice cream, via own-label deals and a groundbreaking partnership
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Grocer 33Asda North Hykeham staff ‘friendly, polite, helpful and plentiful’
Asda picked up its second Grocer 33 win since February at its North Hykeham store, which scored an impressive 81 points
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NewsMedia Bites 18 June: Trump’s tariffs, artificial dyes and Ben & Jerry’s new boss
US retail sales fell by the most in two years in May
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Analysis & FeaturesReformulation: the trials, tribulations… and the UPF debate
Rising obesity rates are fuelling pressure to reformulate. But it’s a complex feat both technically and politically – as the UPF debate muddies the definition of health
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Grocer 33Waitrose Lichfield lifts the trophy with top availability
Waitrose also excelled on shop floor service in a ‘pleasant shop’ overall
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NewsWildfarmed launches its regenerative bread and rolls into Tesco
The Tesco launch marks the regenerative food and farming business’s third supermarket launch in just over 12 months
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Analysis & FeaturesThe pay gap gap: how mandatory reporting will soon go beyond gender
Chasms remain in pay gap reporting – but not for long. Moves are afoot to introduce mandatory reporting on ethnicity and disability pay gaps, on top of the gender requirement. How should companies prepare for the changes, and will socioeconomic background be next on the list?
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Grocer 33Displays and ‘helpful’ staff win at Waitrose Horsham
An attractive wine display and considerate staff impressed our shopper
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Comment & OpinionCannabis cola bottles, meth and moths: weird food recalls
A handful of Dutch consumers, including children, may have found themselves experiencing an unexpected bout of the munchies after eating cannabis-laced Haribo sweets
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Analysis & FeaturesHow brands create new Christmas foods every year
While Brits enjoy the sun, food and drink brands are well into making their lists for what they’ll be putting out at Christmas time. How does the process work?
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Dundee is best store in high-scoring Grocer 33 week
Our mystery shopper had a ‘really positive experience’ at Sainsbury’s
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Grocer 33Store of the week Sainsbury’s Leeds offers excellent standards
Sainsbury’s scored a respectable 78 points, despite only managing 12 out of 20 for availability
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Grocer 33‘Nothing to complain about’ at winning Asda store in Woking
Our shopper said the Asda supermarket was well stocked, light and airy
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NewsThe Grocer Gold Awards 2025 shortlist unveiled
This year over 170 finalists will battle it out across 34 categories
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Grocer 33Waitrose East Sheen comes top in a low-scoring week
Our shopper praised Waitrose’s short queues and checkout assistant
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InterviewsFreja bone broth founders: ‘the stock cube deserves to be killed’
The founders of Freja want to deliver the killer blow to stock cubes – by establishing their brand as front of mind in the ‘not full of shit’ world of bone broth
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Grocer 33Service trumps size as tiny Waitrose Greenwich store wins close-run mystery shop
Waitrose’s Greenwich store offered ‘high-quality’ customer service despite small size
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Grocer 33Waitrose edges out M&S to offer best store experience
Waitrose had tempting counters manned by ‘highly knowledgeable’ staff
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat’s fuelling the rise of Asian supermarkets in the UK?
Demand for Asian cuisine in the UK seems to know no bounds. Retailers including Oseyo and Longdan are embarking on ambitious expansion plans