All People articles – Page 4
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News
Morrisons non-food trading director exits after four months
It’s understood the exec, who on arrival was billed as one of the most experienced retail executives in Europe, had originally agreed to serve a 12-month contract
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Naked Wines founder Rowan Gormley steps aside as new strategic plan takes shape
Founder Rowan Gormley stepped in to rescue Naked in 2023, but has now elected to step away
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Comment & Opinion
Unilever’s surprise CEO switch marks a new era for leadership
Unilever’s decision to swap out Hein Schumacher for Fernando Fernandez crosses a rubicon, says Ian Wright of Acuti Associates
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Analysis & Features
Food Strategy board: who’s on it and what will they do?
Defra has named 13 food ‘big hitters’ who will form the group. But some sources fear the lineup is ‘imbalanced’ toward intervention
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Interviews
Tom Molnar’s simple mantra at Gail’s: doing bread better
From skateboards to sourdough, Gail’s CEO Tom Molnar talks expansion, gentrification and the future potential of his upmarket bakery chain
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Branston commercial director retires after 30 years in potato industry
Richard Clark is due to step down from his role this month, having joined the business in 1989 as a trader
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Grocer 33
Sainsbury’s Bourne: Grocer 33 store of the week
Sainsbury’s Bourne store manager Sean Convelly on loyalty, Nectar and Mother’s Day
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Asda marketing director David Hills jets off after just 18 months
Hills joined Asda from Aldi in September 2023 and has been at the forefront of its turnaround efforts
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Asda announces £80m pay deal as hourly rate rises to £12.60
The move will benefit 115,000 Asda and Asda Express workers with an increase of 4.7% in three phases, taking rates from £12.04 to £12.60 per hour
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Analysis & Features
As Morrisons announces more cuts, even Market Street isn’t entirely safe
Cuts to counters will need to be judicious to preserve the ‘magic’ of Market Street fresh food offering
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Profiles
Freddie’s Farm’s Laurie Fermor on UPFs, the Spice Girls and the van Tullekens
‘Kids don’t lie, they’re beautifully honest and if they love something, they tell you,’ says Freddie’s Farm’s Laurie Fermor
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Victoria Lockie to leave Unitas as retail director after six months
Lockie has played a ‘pivotal role’ in strategically reviewing Unitas’s retail proposition, according to the buying group
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AHDB appoints Jonathan Eckley as director of international trade development
Jonathan Eckley will take up his position with immediate effect and lead the AHDB international trade development team’s work
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Morrisons chief Rami Baitiéh to find £300m extra savings despite Q1 sales rise
The supermarket today revealed group like-for-like sales were up 2.4 % to £4bn in the first quarter, covering the 13-week period ending 26 January
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Comment & Opinion
Allan Leighton’s biggest challenge in turning the Asda battleship
Asda will find range reduction a difficult, long-term project, says Ged Futter, director of The Retail Mind
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News
Central Co-op launches AI household bill management service for staff
The AI tool keeps track of household bills, including energy, broadband, mobile and mortgage, and gives staff reminders so they can search for a cheaper provider before contracts automatically renew
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News
Proper and Eat Real owner Warp Snacks rebrands as Proper Snacks
The name change reflected the business’s ambition to ‘lead the European snacking industry’ it said
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Profiles
My food & drink job: Jack Shepheard, operations and quality manager, Moma
‘We worked on a huge rebrand last year and I felt like a giddy teenager going into stores and seeing it filter through’
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Comment & Opinion
Did ‘Morrisons Magic’ really just mean job cuts and closures?
When Morrisons announced last week it was unleashing some much-needed ‘Morrisons Magic’ on Market Street, few expected the closure of dozens of fresh meat and fish counters, florists and pharmacies, and more than 50 cafés
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Avara Foods unveils ‘pioneering’ Regional Colleague Council
The supplier said the move gave factory staff a ‘greater say in key negotiations’