All People articles – Page 53
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Comment & OpinionPost Office scandal shows the perils of bowing down to data
The Post Office provides a cautionary tale about being blindly led by data, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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NewsPladis appoints Taryn-Lisa Mollé-McConnell as vice-president of R&D
Her appointment marks the completion of the company’s leadership team under David Murray
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Comment & OpinionTories’ slap in the face to shopworkers is future government’s win
Tory ministers have failed to keep their promise on the monumental legislation that would have made attacking a shopworker a standalone offence
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NewsAsda appoints former Lidl COO to run stores
Heslop was with Lidl for more than 20 years, joining in 2002 as a graduate, and for the past five years was a board member in its UK and Ireland operations
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Ru Brown, Pride lead, Tesco
At just 22 years old, Ru shares how they are driving LGBTQ+ inclusion at the UK’s largest retailer
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NewsMarks & Spencer CEO Stuart Machin sees pay rise by £2m
Machin saw his overall pay package rise by more than £2m last year to £4.7m due to a sharp increase in bonuses and share awards
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NewsWeetabix appoints Colm O’Dwyer MD as Sally Abbott retires
O’Dwyer and Abbott will work together until March 2025 to ensure a smooth transition
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NewsLidl promotes Joanna Gomer to marketing director
Gomer replaces Claire Farrant, who left Lidl to join BP in September last year
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NewsCOO Chris Whitfield leaves the Co-op
The Grocer understands Whitfield took a step back from his COO role at the end of 2023
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NewsRadnor Hills appoints fmcg veteran Simon Knight as MD
Knight had been consulting for Radnor for the past two years after being recommended by the Welsh government
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Analysis & FeaturesPolitical digs and cheese Swifts: this week on grocery social media
The UK’s cost of cheese crisis highlights economic woes and Ocado, Itsu and Lidl hop on gen Z trends
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InterviewsMike Callachan on Snappy Shopper: the saviour of independents?
As rival quick-commerce players go under, Snappy Shopper’s focus on independent grocery retailers is working well… for both parties
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Sutton: Grocer 33 store of the week
It starts with our colleagues – then it’s about constant communication
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NewsVault City appoints former Northern Monk duo in senior roles
The duo helped grow revenues at Northern Monk from £3m to £18m, Vault City said
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NewsGCA postpones supplier survey due to general election
The Grocer understands the results of the annual YouGov survey, which were due to be published in the middle of June, will now not come out until the end of July at the earliest
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NewsGlenshire Group bolsters leadership team as it grows estate
Starting next week in a newly created role, Aleksandra Copeland, formerly head of central operations at forecourt operator Applegreen, has been hired as group operations director
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Comment & OpinionFairtrade’s Shared Impact will ensure long-term security for growers
The pressing issues faced by farmers have now reached a critical point that cannot be ignored, says Fairtrade Foundation associate director for sustainable sourcing Anna Mann
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ProfilesRedefine Meat’s Simon Owen on rescue dogs, spiders and The Bear
‘One thing I would change in grocery is the inequality of price and margin expectation between meat and plant-based’
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NewsM&S announces Alison Dolan as new CFO
Dolan is currently CFO of leading digital property portal Rightmove, a post she has held since 2020
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NewsHain Celestial promotes Chris Jenkins to global head of impact
Jenkins will oversee Hain’s global impact strategy, which prioritises building purpose-driven brands across its portfolio