All articles by Maria Gonçalves – Page 41
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Grocer 33Morrisons Belle Vale, Liverpool: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘I think it’s really important to celebrate with your team because retail is a tough environment to work in’
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Grocer 33Morrisons’ ‘relaxed’ branch easily wins in this week’s Grocer 33
Its Belle Vale, Liverpool, branch would have managed a near perfect score if two of our items had not been out of stock
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NewsWaitrose to trial Deliveroo Hop rapid delivery service
Parties are set to open the first ‘Hop’ delivery-only store in Bermondsey, London, later this month
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NewsCharlotte Lock to join John Lewis Partnership as customer director
Lock is currently the Co-op’s director of data, digital products & loyalty
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NewsMorrisons replaces loo and kitchen roll plastic packaging with paper alternative
The toilet paper and kitchen sheets themselves are made of 100% recycled paper
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NewsEco-friendly ready meal business The Transformation Chef seeks funding
The Transformation Chef produces a range of over 30 “premium restaurant standard” ready meals,
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NewsBRC warns inflation will force consumers to cut back on spending
The comments came after NielsenIQ data showed total supermarkets fell 2.9% in the four weeks to 29 January
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NewsRetailers narrow gender pay gap despite pandemic challenges
The mean pay gap in retail dropped from 13.1% in 2018/19 to 11.8% in 2020/21
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Grocer 33Waitrose Newport: Grocer 33 store of the week
’I’ve been with Waitrose for 12 years. I’ve worked in lots of different stores, but I joined the team here in January and they are such a cracking team’
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Grocer 33‘Lovely’ Waitrose wins again as Tesco lags on availability
The shop floor was spacious, clean and well organised
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NewsIceland goes head to head with Which? over supermarket sustainability ranking
The first supermarket sustainability league table from Which? focused on 11 major UK grocers’ performance across three areas
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Analysis & FeaturesHow supermarket loyalty schemes are aiming to trump inflation
New-look loyalty schemes have embraced everything from gamification to charity donations. How are these helping the mults retain custom amid price rises?
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Analysis & FeaturesThe differences between supermarket loyalty schemes and which offer the most benefits
How do supermarket loyalty schemes compare? And what are they offering shoppers to keep them coming back?
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NewsWaitrose withdraws free newspaper offer ahead of loyalty scheme revamp
The supermarket has told its loyalty members the newspaper offer will end on 22 February, but it is ‘replacing it with something new’
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NewsM&S and Aldi call it quits over Colin the Caterpillar dispute
Both have declined to comment on the terms of the settlement
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Grocer 33Iceland wins tightest Grocer 33 battle in several months
Our mystery shopper described a trip to its Food Warehouse store in Boulevard Retail Park, Speke, as an “easy, enjoyable shop in a very pleasant environment”
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NewsM&S to sell Choc on Choc matchsticks following copycat allegation
Choc on Choc claimed M&S’s Valentine’s Day-themed Perfect Match box of chocolate matchsticks was a near identical copy
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NewsSainsbury’s initiative lets shoppers donate Nectar points to charity
Each donated Nectar point will be converted into funding that goes directly to the customer’s chosen charitable organisation
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NewsWilliam Reed wins 2021 GroceryAid Gold Award
The 2021 awards saw a record number of 305 organisations be officially recognised for their support towards the charity group in the past year
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Grocer 33Waitrose snags win with tidy shop and excellent availability
Waitrose was far out in front this week with a gap of 17 points to runner-up Sainsbury’s