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Stephen Jones
Stephen is The Grocer’s senior retail reporter. He leads our coverage of Sainsbury’s, Waitrose and Iceland as well as retailers including Booths, Holland & Barrett, Whole Foods Market and Hotel Chocolat.
Prior to joining The Grocer in December 2022, he was transportation reporter at Business Insider, where he covered the global operations of major automakers, airlines and global shipping. He first joined Insider in July 2021 as a careers reporter.
Before that he spent three years covering business, retail, and leadership for Management Today and spent a short period as a match day reporter for the Non-League paper.
Contact info
- Tel:
- 01293 610272
- Email:
- stephen.jones@thegrocer.co.uk
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Tesco Extra, Chorley: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We’re very much a destination shop within town – we are the shop that can pretty much offer anything’
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Waitrose restructures HQ team as it doubles down on store service
It has seen the creation of a dedicated retail service & standards team to work across Waitrose’s store estate
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Britvic and Müller launch exclusive products through Iceland’s new incubator
Both were among the companies to pitch innovation ideas as part of Iceland’s newly launched accelerator Brands on Ice
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Iceland looks internally to replace buying chief Andrew Staniland
Responsibility for buying at the supermarket will now pass to Paul Dhaliwal, who will take on the newly created role of chief commercial officer
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John Lewis partners with Timpson Group for new clothes repair service
It’s the latest new initiative being trialled by John Lewis as it seeks to broaden its offer and attract customers back to its ailing department stores
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Sainsbury’s to donate £2.5m towards tackling summer ‘holiday hunger’
The campaign is the latest fundraising event of its ongoing Nourish the Nation programme with Comic Relief
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WH Smith considering hot food offer as it doubles down on food and drink
The retailer is in the early days of a hot food trial, WH Smith MD Andrew Harrison told The Grocer
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Waitrose confirms plans to restart charges for suppliers who breach delivery standards
The deadline to reintroduce penalty charges was pushed back in April following ‘issues’ with the system used to notify suppliers
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Love Cocoa to make bricks & mortar debut with first shop near Oxford Street
Founder James Cadbury has made no secret of his ambition to rival other premium chocolatiers on the high street
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Iceland Foods appoints Gordons LLP as sole property advisor ahead of store rollout
The appointment of Gordons comes as Iceland looks to kick on with the next stage of its ongoing store rollout
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Waitrose extends Easy to Cook range as shoppers seek ‘comfort’ during wet summer
Waitrose said the rainy summer had increased demand among customers for autumn-inspired ‘classic comfort foods’
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GroceryAid aims to ‘massively increase’ support after demand for services skyrockets
The charity has changed the location of its annual Barcode festival in 2025 in order to increase capacity
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Stellar staff and attractive displays at Waitrose Portswood store
Waitrose has followed up its Grocer Gold Award for service with a second consecutive weekly win in our mystery shop competition
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Waitrose Portswood, Southampton: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘There’s a huge uni campus nearby, so as a result we have a real mix of shoppers. Our on-demand services have really grown’
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Booths partners with The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation to ‘Make Allergy History’
The grocer will donate tens of thousands of pounds each year of the partnership
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Holland & Barrett to open concessions in Next stores
H&B has confirmed plans to open the first three sites over the summer of 2024
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Superdrug sales surge as store and own-label investment drive footfall
Overall pre-tax profits increased 43%, with volumes also up
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Waitrose Bury St Edmunds: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Our transaction count is probably double the region and is growing at a decent rate’
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Fortnum & Mason launches new tea subscription delivery service
The new service offers three subscriptions for top ups of Fortnum’s biscuits, teas and jam
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Iceland aims to double number of Food Warehouse stores
The retailer is on the hunt for up to 250 new store sites across the UK