All articles by Ed Devlin – Page 133
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NewsUsdaw calls for ‘new deal’ for retail workers after crisis is over
The union is marking International Workers’ Day (1 May) by calling for what it said were millions of ’low-paid and undervalued’ workers to be treated more fairly
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NewsCity snapshot: Mindful Chef launches £25m fundraising round
Mindful Chef is seeking £25m in a new fundraising round as private equity investors, blue-chip conglomerates and retailers clamour to own a piece of the fast-growing recipe box brand
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Grocer 33‘Very surprising how easy it was’ says our Tesco mystery shopper
A near flawless run saw a comfortable win for a “well-organised” Tesco this week…
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NewsSainsbury’s optimistic profits will hold despite £500m coronavirus hit
CEO Mike Coupe has presented a positive forecast for the 2020/21 financial year
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Comment & OpinionSharon White is right to move fast with a Waitrose boss. But has she got the right one?
James Bailey will need to expand his skill set – quickly – to get to grips with leading a supermarket
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NewsFormer Sainsbury’s buyer James Bailey made Waitrose executive director
Recruitment is also underway for the same role for John Lewis to replace Paula Nickolds
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NewsWaitrose and John Lewis report rising sales of breakfast accessories
The department store and supermarket said Britons had traditionally skipped breakfast in favour of ‘grab-and-go’ options in recent years
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Comment & OpinionProtecting frontline grocery workers from abuse must be a policing priority
It is tempting to call for the reintroduction of the stocks in public squares
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NewsPost Office rolls out cash delivery service for vulnerable customers
The National Shielding Service is a working partnership with the Department for Work & Pensions to determine if customers need a cash delivery
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NewsSouthampton Nisa partners with local taxis for delivery
The Maybush store also launched a click & collect service to help customers make purchases without putting themselves at risk
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NewsWaitrose launches 70 new own-label products in summer range
The new range focused on dishes featuring nostalgic flavours and classic recipes given a modern twist
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NewsSainsbury’s coronavirus charity appeal passes £3m mark
Sainsbury’s is encouraging shoppers to keep giving as much as they can until the end of next week
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NewsJohn Lewis reopens Lancashire textiles factory to make NHS gowns
The retailer is also donating more than 20,000 metres of cotton fabric to ‘For the Love of Scrubs’ and ‘Scrubs Glorious Scrubs’ groups
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Grocer 33Tesco Lewes: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We bounced back quickly as a result of the team in the store being great and the processes in Tesco’
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NewsQuality of food becoming more important as shoppers adjust to lockdown
28% of shoppers had noticed price increases and 22% had noticed a reduction in promotions
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NewsBooths launches push to support artisan cheesemakers
The #supportartisancheese campaign aims to help local producers hit by the coronavirus lockdown
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NewsSainsbury’s to extend opening hours and reopen petrol station stores
CEO Mike Coupe told customers the vast majority of the chain’s supermarkets will be open from 8am to 10pm from Monday
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Grocer 33Tesco Lewes is runaway Grocer 33 winner with huge score of 92
Queues outside stores were considerably shorter than recent weeks on this Sunday lunchtime shop
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NewsSainsbury’s increases number of safety screens at busiest stores
The supermarket claimed the moved made it the first retailer to reopen ‘such a large number’ of manned checkouts in stores
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NewsShopworker abuse frequency has doubled since coronavirus outbreak
Shopworkers union Usdaw called for urgent action from the government to tackle the problem