John Lewis news and analysis – Page 14
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Comment & OpinionMorrisons is cutting sick pay for unvaccinated staff. Where do employers stand legally?
Employees could mount a claim for constructive unfair dismissal around the issue of cutting sick pay, says Vanessa James, partner, Ashfords LLP
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NewsMedia Bites 27 January: Ocado, GoPuff, CPI, Pets at Home
News from Ocado about its new technology of robots to make picking online groceries even quicker filles the papers this morning.
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NewsGroceryAid kicks off Diversity & Inclusion programme for 2022
This year’s programme will include a record 68 fmcg partners, from Amazon to Warburtons
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NewsMedia Bites 24 Jan: Unilever, Morrisons, Retail sales
Nelson Peltz’s activist hedge fund Trian Partners has built a stake in Unilever, ratcheting up the pressure on the FTSE 100 company
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NewsEcozone snapped up by HG International
Founded 20 years ago by the Van der Molen family, Ecozone produces a wide range of detergents, surface cleaners, dishwasher tablets, bin bags and mops using plant-based and natural ingredients and sustainable packaging.
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Grocer 33Waitrose Yateley manager Simon Cuzner bows out with Grocer 33 victory
‘At the end of next week I leave Waitrose after 42 years, so this is a lovely way to go out’
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Analysis & Features16 of the biggest moments in grocery in 2021
Serial shortages, Amazon’s arrival and Aldi’s efforts to #FreeCuthbert – 2021 was never dull.
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NewsCity Snapshot: Parsley Box hires former John Lewis exec as managing director
DTC meal delivery firm Parsley Box has created a managing director role to free up CEO Kevin Dorren to focus on strategic growth opportunities. Plus, General Mills warns of significant input cost inflation and elevated costs related to supply chain disruptions in Q2.
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Comment & OpinionWhy rethinking hiring models and seeking diversity can level up your business
It’s your culture, not quotas, that will ensure you realise the full potential of underutilised sources of talent, says James Nash, founder of Inbeta
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NewsKarmacist secures £700k to bring world’s first nutrigenomics wellness supplement to market
Supplements producer Karmacist has raised £700,000 in a pre-seed round backed by former John Lewis Partnership chairman Charlie Mayfield.
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NewsMedia Bites 10 December: Plan B, gig economy, avian flu, Spam
The papers continue to focus on the fallout from the introduction of the government’s Plan B to tackle to Omicron variant.
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NewsAnti-deforestation measures: government to canvass businesses
The move follows commitments made in the Environment Act and at COP26
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Grocer 33Waitrose Salisbury: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We have the benefit of some John Lewis general merchandise in about a third of the shop footprint’
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Comment & OpinionWhy Morrisons’ Farmer Christmas is the new fmcg heart-throb
Captain Birdseye has taken a step back, so food has a new sex symbol. And no it’s not Jeremy Clarkson
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership launches £1m fund to tackle environmental challenges
The Circular Future Fund is set to provide grants worth between £150,000 and £300,000
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NewsMedia Bites 23 November: M&S, Gusbourne, John Lewis
Marks & Spencer has bought a 25% stake in trendy womenswear brand Nobody’s Child as moves to revive its clothing arm gather pace.
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NewsMedia Bites 22 Nov: M&S, Unilever/Tea brands, Amazon
Private equity giant Apollo has been running the rule over Marks & Spencer in recent months in a sign that the wave of deal-making rocking the retail industry is set to continue
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NewsMedia Bites 17 November: Premier Foods, Diageo, Imperial Brands, Yo! Sushi
The papers take a closer look at Premier Foods’ plans to push Mr Kipling in the US, alongside of new ambitions for Diageo and results at Imperial Brands.
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NewsWaitrose to trial sustainable farming at Leckford Estate to promote ‘new best practice’
The supermarket chain pledged last year that its UK farm-supplier network would be net zero by 2035
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Analysis & FeaturesRanked: The best and worst of food and drink Christmas ads 2021
The British public will be hoping for a bigger and better Christmas than ever to make up for last year’s washout. Have the ad makers risen to the challenge?