Simon Roberts news, comment and opinion – Page 18
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Comment & OpinionMeal deal maestro Simon Roberts should be a solid hire for Sainsbury’s
Sainsbury’s finally ended speculation over who would replace Roger Burnley
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NewsMedia Bites 10 June: M&S, Argos, Morrisons, Boots
The M&S annual report and the pay of Marc Bolland and Steve Rowe is poured over; the Q1 sales growth for Argos also features, alongside a management shake up at Boots.
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NewsBoots to axe up to 350 UK managerial jobs
Boots is proposing cuts to between 300 and 350 management roles in the UK as the high street chain continues its plans to simplify the business.
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Analysis & FeaturesIs high street's future any brighter without Mary Portas?
Will the revamped Future High Streets Forum prove any more effective now that Mary Portas has left the picture?
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NewsMary Portas not included in revamped Future High Streets Forum
Government relaunches Future High Street Forum without Portas or Tesco
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NewsBoots to cut 700 backroom jobs
The high street chemist giant said it needed to transform to adapt to the “rapidly changing” needs of consumers
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Analysis & FeaturesCelebrating the food stars of the future
50 producers up and down the UK were selected by Defra as part of its 50 Food Stars initiative.
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NewsBirds Eye’s Murphy fills new Boots trading role
Boots is shaking up its commercial operations, with Anne Murphy general manager UK & Ireland at Birds Eye taking on one of two new senior trading posts the UK business is set to create.
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NewsLeading US pretzel brand Snyder’s pushes into UK
The biggest pretzel brand in the US is making a push into supermarkets later this year. Snyder's of Hanover currently has limited UK distribution and will make its mass-market debut with the rollout of Pretzel Pieces, made from large...
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Comment & OpinionSaturday Essay: It's time for a rethink of agrifood standards
The whole sector must move from procedure-based standards to outcome-based ones, says Simon Roberts