All People articles – Page 53
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NewsSupermarkets making mixed progress on closing gender pay gap
Aldi, Co-op, Iceland, Lidl, M&S, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s have all moved closer towards pay parity
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Grocer 33Tesco Kingsway, Dundee: Grocer 33 store of the week
Store manager Darren Fraser on crime prevention, Easter sales and Tesco’s results
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NewsParfetts appoints Cheryl Hope as trading director
Hope joins the business from Unitas where she was also trading director for three years
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ProfilesBelu co-CEO Natalie Campbell on buyers, Rachel Reeves and Jamaican Sunday roast
’If you only care about price, just say so. Don’t claim to be interested in social value,’ says Belu’s Natalie Campbell
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NewsAsda tech team shake-up sees CIO and tech VP depart
Both were responsible for managing Asda’s ‘Project Future’ – dubbed Europe’s largest systems implementation programme
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NewsGroceryAid invites food workers to ‘give back’ through its first ever raffle
Tickets cost £1.50, with funds being donated towards the charity’s ongoing programme of support for food and drink industry workers
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Comment & OpinionRefugees and ex-offenders should be welcome in the job market
Refugees, people with disabilities, or those with past convictions can all meaningfully contribute to businesses, says Pranav Chopra, founder of Nemi Teas
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NewsAsda poaches James Goodman from Tesco as Hayley Tatum leaves
James Goodman, who is currently people director for Tesco UK & Ireland, will join Asda ‘later this year’ to replace Hayley Tatum
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NewsFresh & Proper slashes theft by offering police free hot drinks
The retailer has also launched ‘Coffee with a Cop’, which invites customers to talk to officers in the store’s staffroom to report crime, express concerns, or learn about their work in the local area
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NewsChina’s biggest retailer JD.com test-launches UK grocery site Joybuy
JD.com has commenced a major recruitment drive for ‘category superstars’ ahead of a full launch later this year
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NewsArla Foods begins work on £179m mozzarella plant in Devon
Last year, the dairy co-operative announced it would be making one of its biggest-ever investments
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NewsUsdaw appoints Joanne Thomas as its new general secretary
A ‘lifelong trade unionist’, Thomas makes history as the retail trade union’s first-ever female head
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NewsFareshare appoints Kris Gibbon-Walsh as permanent CEO
Kris Gibbon-Walsh will be supported by Dominic Blakemore, who has been appointed as FareShare’s chairman to succeed John Bason
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Grace Bukebo, NPD technician, Gosh
’Don’t be afraid to get your hands dirty and learn the basics at the start’
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NewsMolson Coors CEO Gavin Hattersley to retire
A search to find Hattersley’s successor will take in both external and internal candidates
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NewsEssex Police aims to speed up shop theft conviction process with new initiatives
The force aims to improve conviction rates while freeing up officers’ time and allowing them to get back out on the streets of its neighbourhoods ‘where they belong’
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InterviewsIceland Foods CEO Tarsem Dhaliwal on keeping it in the family
In a rare interview, CEO Tarsem Dhaliwal reflects on his ‘under the radar’ approach to managing Iceland Foods and the family firm’s business interests
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Grocer 33Tesco Chesterfield: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We’re a very large home shopping store, and about 20% of the colleagues are part of that, either as drivers or personal shoppers’
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NewsVertical farming giant Jones Food Company appoints administrators
The Lydney, Gloucestershire-based business closed its doors on Monday 7 April with 61 staff made redundant
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NewsGlobal Tuna Alliance calls for improved labour standards to support fisher welfare
The campaign has urged members of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission to develop comprehensive labour standards drawing from the international ILO188 convention