All articles by Maria Gonçalves – Page 47
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Grocer 33Tesco wins with perfect availability, guest retailer Iceland takes last spot
Availability improved across the board this week
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat is the grocery industry doing to improve diversity & inclusion?
Industry leaders shared strategies at GroceryAid’s live event in Wembley
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NewsGist appoints former Tesco HR head Nick Williams as group HR director
Williams is replacing previous HR director Lynn Brown, who left the business in March this year
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NewsFood Foundation demands more transparency from supermarket over plant-based food sales
The Food Foundation is demanding supermarkets disclose plant-based and healthy food sales data and targets in the interest of meeting the UK’s net zero targets
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NewsWaitrose becomes largest retailer to sign up to the Organic Potato Pledge
The supermarket will stop the use of copper-based fungicides on its organic fresh potatoe
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NewsMPs back FareShare’s calls for the government to extend food waste fund
FareShare is calling on the government to extend its £5m yearly funding
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NewsM&S to hire 12,000 seasonal workers for Christmas
The new roles will span food, clothing and home, with jobs available in stores across the UK
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NewsThe Felix Project appoints Charlotte Hill as new CEO
The former CEO of Step Up To Serve and Youth UK will begin her new role in January 2022
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Horsham: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We just released up to 50 new autumn edition lines in our dinners and lunches, so they’re going to be exciting to see when they hit the shelf’
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Horsham clear winner with solid stock availability and good customer service
The branch was a good size, well presented and had a good variety of products on offer
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NewsM&S to close shops in Bristol, Maidstone and Poole as part of store renewal programme
The moves are part of the group’s larger “turnaround” plans to revitalise the store estate
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NewsFareShare appoints Simon Millard as new director of food
Millard is to replace Jo Dyson, who joined the organisation as head of food in April 2018
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NewsHolland & Barrett closing all stores on Boxing Day as ‘thank you’ to staff
Distribution staff will be given Christmas Day off as well as Boxing Day
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NewsFairtrade’s call for government to deliver climate finance promise backed by retailers
Developed countries have pledged to mobilise $100bn annually from 2020 to support developing nations in tackling climate change
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Comment & OpinionDiversity in Retail report shows power of working together
It is by sharing best practices that retailers can drive change at a faster pace
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NewsWaitrose to replace all harmful garden chemicals with natural alternatives
Waitrose will instead sell non-harmful, natural garden alternatives such as PlantGrow
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Grocer 33Tesco’s ‘calm’ branch has slight edge over Morrisons’ untidy store
Just one point separated Tesco and Morrisons in this week’s Grocer 33
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NewsChristmas kicks off early as shoppers heed industry warnings
Supermarkets are facing an early surge in online Christmas demand
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NewsSainsbury’s marks Black History Month with £1m charity donation
Donations will help tackle racism and support black education, social mobility, food insecurity and businesses
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Grocer 33Tesco Ivybridge, Plymouth: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We started preparing for Christmas a few weeks back, so we’re now in the height of ensuring those plans are quite robust’