All articles by Stephen Jones
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Grocer 33Tesco Lincoln’s Chris Pettinger on keeping standards high with fierce competition
‘We’re always being compared to other offers, which is why we have to be outstanding all of the time. We’re very well armed to fight our corner’
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NewsMorrisons turnaround ‘delivering’ after 15th quarter of sales growth
Morrisons grew sales for the 15th consecutive quarter in a row, in its latest third quarter results
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NewsThe Traitors launches ‘interactive’ food range into Iceland
The eight-strong range features a selection of bakery products, cheesy snacks and confectionary all inspired by the murder-mystery show fronted by Claudia Winkleman.
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Grocer 33Waitrose’s Frank Young on winning spend in the home of Booths
‘Our range is definitely a draw and our USP is that we will always give fantastic service’
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NewsIceland Foods to open store in the Falkland Islands in UK retail first
The announcement has drawn notable headlines as the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands faces renewed threats from Argentina’s right-wing president Javier Milei
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NewsWaitrose plans more price cuts with value perception ‘strongest’ on record
Waitrose’s performance was once again the driver of the wider John Lewis Partnership, where overall sales fell by 2% to £6.3bn during the first half of the year
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NewsMorrisons targets laundry in latest promotions and price cuts campaign
Morrisons hopes to build on its improved performance over the past few months through its latest seasonal promotions
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NewsHolland & Barrett joins Breakout Wellness UK to back challenger brands
H&B will offer 10 challenger brands advice and product development support through a new partnership with Breakout Wellness UK
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NewsHotel Chocolat launches rapid delivery offer with Deliveroo
The partnership aims to capitalise on demand for last-minute gifting, Deliveroo said
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NewsFood sales grow despite cooler temperatures leading to ‘disappointing’ August
Cooler temperatures prompted shoppers cut back discretionary spending on “big-ticket” items like furniture and household appliances, in favour of treating themselves to ’smaller luxuries’, latest data from BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor showed.
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NewsWaitrose on hunt for 6,000 temps in Christmas recruitment drive
JLP is making a special appeal to younger people aged under 25, as it looks to support the UK’s one million NEETs – people not in education, employment or training – into work
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NewsMorrisons backs local charities with £1m community spaces fund
Morrisons will offer grants to local charities hoping to make ‘capital improvements’ to their spaces or buildings
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Grocer 33Waitrose’s Luke Pryce on managing the ‘convenience store on steroids’
‘We are technically a full-line supermarket, but we have no car park so it’s pretty much all basket or small-trolley shop – walk in, walk out’
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NewsFootfall improves in August but high streets face ‘uphill battle’
Despite shoppers returning to stores in August, the BRC warned high streets faced an ‘uphill battle’ without more government support
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NewsSauce Shed ceases trading ahead of winding-up hearing
It leaves claimants potentially unable to recover funds they claim to be owed by Sauce Shed for failing to deliver on its contracts
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NewsToby Carvery makes retail debut with exclusive range into Iceland
An initial 11 products will launch in Iceland and Foodwarehouse stores nationwide this month
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NewsMorrisons puts 80 more jobs at risk in latest restructure
It is the fifth round of redundancies at Morrisons this calendar year as part of Rami Baitiéh’s turnaround plan
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NewsPlanet Organic losses narrow after year of ‘significant improvement’
The turnaround marked ‘a really good effort’, MD Mark Broomfield told The Grocer
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NewsGrape Tree passes ‘important milestone’ with 200th store opening
It means Grape Tree has met the goal set by founder Nick Shutts to reach the milestone by 2026, as part of a major UK expansion plan
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NewsPromotions and price cuts keep a lid on rising inflation
Inflation on fresh produce fell in August as retailers focused their promotions on summer lines, according to the latest BRC-NIQ sales monitor data