All articles by Maria Gonçalves – Page 37
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership launches major tech recruitment drive
JLP aims to make the omni-channel experience for Waitrose and John Lewis customers more seamless
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Upton, Birkenhead: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Later this year I’ll be celebrating my 30-year service with Sainsbury’s’
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s puts on stellar Grocer 33 performance while guest retailer Iceland flops
Our shopper said store standards were “exceptionally high”, the branch was “immaculately clean” and availability was excellent
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NewsSainsbury’s focusing on value as customers ‘watch every penny’ amid rampant inflation
Sainsbury’s warned profitability would fall back this coming year amid rising food and fuel costs and growing inflation
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NewsWaitrose rolls out parking payment app Flowbird to 14 stores
Waitrose customers can redeem their parking fee when their shopping exceeds the in-store spend
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NewsHolland & Barrett appoints April Preston as new global product director
Preston, who has over 30 years of experience in retail, will be responsible for leading H&B’s product and services strategy
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NewsWaitrose pushes value Essential range with major Piccadilly Circus campaign
The campaign is running from 25 April to 1 May and is expected to reach an audience of over a million people over the course of the week
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NewsM&S brings back Fresh Market Update ad campaign highlighting farmers
Fresh Market Update will run across ITV, Channel 4 and YouTube. M&S also has an online hub containing farmer stories and recipes
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Grocer 33Tesco Old Swan, Liverpool: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘It’s more of a price-sensitive store, so we focus on value and we’ve had a lot of good feedback around Clubcard Prices’
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Grocer 33Tesco wins with ‘wonderful’ staff and ‘hassle-free’ shop
Tesco’s Old Swan, Liverpool branch was spotlessly clean throughout, nicely spaced and ‘pleasing to the eye’
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NewsWaitrose brings back at-home wine tasting service
The concept teaches customers about the fundamentals of wine tasting without having to leave their homes
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NewsFood distribution charities struggle to meet demand as cost of living crisis escalates
During the two-week period of the Easter school holidays, The Felix Project rescued and delivered 3,400 tonnes of surplus food
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NewsSelfridges launches sustainable pop-up featuring 3D-printed plant-based meat developer
The pop-up concept also examines future shopping habits and showcases innovative tech
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NewsSuperdrug reshuffles leadership team with several new appointments
Commercial director Simon Comins has been promoted to CCO after being with the business for 35 years
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NewsSupply chain sustainability practices boost retailers’ profits, study shows
88% of companies said the biggest driver behind embracing sustainability was “moral motivation” rather than financial.
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Grocer 33Waitrose Leigh-on-Sea: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘My passion is looking after my partners, making sure they enjoy their work. If you’ve got that right, everything else can fall into place’
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Grocer 33Waitrose Leigh-on-Sea bags win in low-scoring Grocer 33 week
Our mystery shopper raved about Waitrose’s displays but it was an overall low-scoring week as availability suffered across the board
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Comment & OpinionM&S’s ‘everyday essentials’ price cuts could go a long way to boost its competitiveness
The price cuts mean an M&S loaf of bread now costs the same as its equivalent in Sainsbury’s and Tesco, and is only 1p more expensive than Morrisons and Asda.
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NewsM&S Food invests in Remarksable value range amid soaring living costs
The retailer first launched Remarksable 2019, and ‘now is the right time to go further’, says COO and Food MD Stuart Machin
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NewsWaitrose and Morrisons ration cooking oils amid shortages caused by Ukraine conflict
The vast majority of the UK’s sunflower oil comes from Ukraine and Russia, with the shortages forcing some suppliers to replace sunflower oil with rapeseed oil