James Bailey news, comment and analysis – Page 6
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NewsWaitrose to go bagless for all online orders, and remove 10p bags from stores
Retailer is also set to reinstate into-home deliveries
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NewsMedia Bites 23 Aug: Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, M&S
Private equity giants are circling Sainsbury’s with a view to possibly launching bids of more than £7bn
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NewsWaitrose extends Shell partnership with 800 new electric vehicle charging points
The number of Shell forecourt shops that sell Waitrose products, is more than doubling over the next four years to a total of 125
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NewsEx-Dune boss James Cox and food industry veteran Gary Linsell join Fresca Group
The pair come in as chief financial officer and MD of The Fresh Produce Centre, respectively
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InterviewsWaitrose boss James Bailey on Deliveroo, job swaps and tiger stripes
James Bailey took the helm at Waitrose in the midst of the first lockdown. He explains why he’s planning a quiet evolution, rather than a revolution
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Grocer 33Waitrose top for service in the year of Covid while Asda stays cheapest
The upmarket retailer dominated its supermarket rivals in the latest Grocer 33 year
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NewsWaitrose appoints Co-op’s Tina Mitchell as new retail director
Mitchell has previously worked for Tesco and Selfridges
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Analysis & FeaturesFrom waste stream to mainstream: the rise of refillable products
Packaging-free trials are on the rise across the mults. But can they work at scale? And is consumer demand sufficient?
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NewsWaitrose to create 400 new roles to fulfil Deliveroo orders
The new roles will be dedicated to fulfilling orders and readying them for collection by Deliveroo couriers
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NewsJohn Lewis warns of further department store closures
JLP chairman Sharon White said she did ’not expect to reopen all John Lewis shops at the end of lockdown’
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NewsFortnum & Mason names Rupert Thomas chief commercial officer
Thomas will replace commercial director Lucy Williams, who has been with the luxury retailer for four years
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NewsWaitrose reports 10% hike in sales of Duchy Organic products
Waitrose has also rebranded the packaging of the 300-strong Duchy range to reflect its sustainability-led values
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NewsWaitrose trials donating surplus food directly from suppliers to vulnerable families
The donated food will be produce that falls outside standard industry specifications
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NewsWaitrose to extend beef production at its Leckford Estate farm
The move means the retailer will be able to source some of its beef directly from its own farm
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NewsWaitrose launches app that tracks emotional wellbeing of its animals
The app has been developed in collaboration with Scotland’s Rural College and is designed to give its animals an ‘enriching life’
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NewsWaitrose adds £1.50 to value of Healthy Start vouchers
Healthy Start vouchers are issued to pregnant women and families on low income with children under the age of four
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NewsHun beats £400k funding target as investors flock to canned wine brand
The business, which is backed by Waitrose CEO James Bailey, plans to overfund to £600,000 after raising more than £450,000 from 140 investors following the pitch going live on the Seedrs platform.
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NewsIceland at war with Greenpeace after it comes bottom of plastic reduction league table
Waitrose topped the table for a second successive year
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership to donate £2m to charities as extension of Christmas fundraiser
It follows the Partnership raising over £3m for the charities through its Give a Little Love campaign
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Analysis & FeaturesChristmas trading: how do all the supermarket performances measure up?
Unpicking the results of a festive grocery battle like none before