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NewsRegulation at risk of ‘banning the Saturday job’, says M&S chief
Retail can provide a gateway to employment for those with little experience and an opportunity to grow confidence while learning skills on the job, but has been ‘left out of most visions for economic growth’, said Stuart Machin
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Farlington GSM Abi Fouch on juggling stores and shared problems
‘I’ve been covering two stores. It makes me super proud that the staff here have been able to win this without having me in their back pocket’
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Comment & OpinionThe next Co-op CEO must be a retailer – but it’s not Gottschlich
Next Co-op CEO needs to be a retailer – but not Ronny Gottschlich
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News‘Victory’ for more female Asda workers in £1.2bn equal pay claim
The legal saga now moves to its third and final stage, where Asda must justify why its roles predominantly held by women pay less than those predominantly held by men
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ProfilesCo-op’s Ashleigh Parker on food waste, dogs and spreadsheets
‘It’s a privilege to demonstrate that grocery finance is so much more than spreadsheets’
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NewsCo-op plunges to loss after cyberattack as CEO steps aside
The Co-op CEO Shirine Khoury-Haq is to step down from her position with immediate effect as the convenience retailer this morning revealed heavy losses following the 2025 cyberattack
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Comment & OpinionThe food system is full of big promises. But can we deliver?
The challenge facing the industry is no longer strategy – it is capability, says Kate Cawley, founder of the Future Food Movement and Chris Hatcher, partner at Redgrave Executive Search
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Comment & OpinionWe need to talk about the talent drain of F&B entrepreneurs
If we have an industry where, once you lift the lid, you realise it’s not a place you really want to be, then a talent drain is inevitable, says Andrew Allen, a consultant at Bidfood
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NewsHolland & Barrett chairman Alex Gourlay steps down after three years
Qualified pharmacist Gourlay has overseen one of the most successful periods in H&B’s recent history, in which the business has gone from loss making to posting three years of double-digit growth.
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NewsEx-Britvic MD takes up CCO role at C&C Group
Graham left Britvic following the soft drinks supplier’s merger with Carlsberg
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NewsEx-Asda commercial boss joins Direct Produce Supplies as CEO
Former Asda commercial chief Kris Comerford has landed the CEO role at major fresh produce supplier Direct Produce Supplies
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NewsAsda invests £80m in 4% above inflation hourly pay rise
Asda will spread the increase over two stages, with a first rise from 1 April, in line with the increase to the national living wage
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NewsPay satisfaction climbs to 63% among hospitality staff, data finds
The Hospitality People Survey 2026, which spoke with 1,446 hospitality managers and staff across the UK, found that tipping is becoming less important to staff
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NewsEx-Hovis CEO appointed to lead Jacksons Bakery
The new hire will join Jacksons on 14 September 2026, in his first role since his three-year stint as Hovis CEO
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Lydia Cromack, digital commerce customer manager, Heineken UK
‘I always view interviews as a two-way process, and it really gave me a great insight into what Heineken UK was like as a company to work for’
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NewsEncirc seeks to reassure suppliers over booze bottle shortages after strike action announced
Encirc said there would ‘certainly not be any bottle shortages’ despite the industrial action
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News‘Daddy of discount’ Chris Edwards retires at 75
Chris Edwards Jr is taking full control of discount chain One Beyond
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InterviewsOrdo’s Barty Walsh on making the oral care category emotive
Ordo’s co-founder talks TV inspiration, affordability, kids’ oral health and how his brand accidentally broke America
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NewsDew Products appoints MD of global sales & partnerships
The new hire has more than 25 years’ experience
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Grocer 33Aldi’s second mystery shop win a double celebration for South Shields store
‘This is what retail is all about’ says store manager Graham Richmond