All articles by Stephen Jones
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Grocer 33How Morrisons Canning Town fought off Lidl
The Canning Town store has a diverse commuter trade and the busiest on-demand channel in the company, taking £75,000 a week on average
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NewsAsda backing regional suppliers with new 50 West Country lines
Asda wants to make its ranges and stores more appealing to local shoppers as part of its Take a Fresh Look campaign
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NewsRichard Walker leaves cost of living tsar role after Starmer departure
Walker was appointed Labour’s cost of living champion by Keir Starmer and had been working closely with No 10 policymakers
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NewsMorrisons launches ‘summer savings’ promotions campaign
The ‘money-saving offers’ include multibuys, online promotions and in-store price cuts, which will run throughout the summer
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NewsIceland Foods claims ‘astonishing’ legal spat with FA over ‘England’ rebrand
Lawyers for the football association have demanded that Iceland remove England branding from its stores and social media, in a move Iceland has labelled as ‘absurd’
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NewsAsda takes school careers programme nationwide in virtual rollout
Asda hopes to encoruage children around the UK to explore careers in retail, and encourage them to grow in confidence
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Analysis & FeaturesStore Manager of the Year Chloe Summons: ‘All it took was stopping and listening’
Listening, trust, respect and care have been the hallmarks of the turnaround of the Morrisons Norwich store, Summons explains
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Grocer 33Asda Weymouth: the seaside store that’s ‘busier than Christmas’
Wayne Bailey’s superstore in Weymouth shows that despite the company’s recent struggles, Asda can still deliver a brilliant shopping trip
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NewsAsda shakes up store staff working hours in bid to improve customer experience
Store staff will be expected to work flexibility across all areas of the store. Some will also be offered voluntary redundancy, according to proposals seen by The Grocer
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NewsMorrisons appoints new convenience director
The new hire has been promoted to succeed Matt Heslop, who stepped down in February after less than a year in the role
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NewsAsda denies stores at risk despite ‘shambolic’ Mitie security guard consultation
Mitie has put more than 300 Asda security jobs at risk, in a move that GMB has labelled as ‘shambolic’
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NewsWorld Cup ‘top-up shops’ boost retail sales despite heatwave
Top-up shops and online boosted retail spending during June, according to the latest BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor
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NewsIceland Foods microloans scheme returns to fight school holiday hunger
Returning for its fifth year, the Iceland Food Club provides shoppers with interest-free loans of up to £100 that can be spent on groceries and household items from Iceland or Food Warehouse stores.
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NewsAsda gives loyalty shoppers fuel discounts in latest Rewards enhancement
This is the latest in a new ‘summer programme’ of loyalty enhancements rolled out by Asda as it looks to make its much-maligned Rewards loyalty programme more competitive
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Grocer 33Store of the week: Interview with Tesco Folkestone store manager Paul Bennett
’It’s the toughest environment in terms of competition that I’ve experienced in my 35 years in retail’
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NewsAsda restructures commercial team following job cuts
It has seen job roles widened, as well as the adoption of new titles across the buying team at Asda House
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NewsMorrisons launches international sourcing arm to boost overseas revenue
Myton International comes as part of a broader push to increase the number of retailers to whom Morrisons supplies products
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NewsJollyes sales grow after ‘ambitious’ store and range investment
Jollyes is in the midst of an ambitious expansion plan to double its store estate over the next five years
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NewsBooths revives online flower delivery service
Booths wants to grow its revenues outside of its core grocery offer under its newly launched strategy
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Grocer 33Nicola Sroka-Flannigan on leading Tesco’s flagship Glasgow store
‘This is the biggest store Tesco has in Glasgow at nearly 100,000 sq ft. We’re in the city centre, in the middle of a retail park, which gives us high footfall’