All articles by Stephen Jones
-
NewsIceland Foods drops years-long trademark dispute with country of Iceland
Iceland would instead use the ‘couple of hundred grand’ it would save in legal fees to give a ‘rapprochement discount’ to Icelandic shoppers, executive chairman Richard Walker said
-
Comment & OpinionAsda’s leadership lessons (and other takeaways from Retail Week x The Grocer LIVE 2026)
Discussions at Retail Week x The Grocer LIVE 2026 have included Asda’s turnaround, the role of AI, retail media and the business of building hype
-
NewsAsda to promote next CEO from within, Allan Leighton says
Leighton told The Grocer x Retail Week’s LIVE conference this morning that Asda would promote its next CEO from within its current crop of executives
-
NewsHolland & Barrett targets £1bn in sales after third consecutive year of growth
2025 marked the ‘most significant year of investment’ in H&B’s recent history, as owner LetterOne pumped £124m into its stores, people and supply chain
-
NewsHotel Chocolat unveils biggest brand ‘transformation’ for 21 years
The complete ‘transformation’ includes a redesign of its signature gift box collections, a widening of price points and an overhaul of its core chocolate range
-
Grocer 33Morrisons Verwood’s Carl Stewart on being a Bournemouth flagbearer
‘Our biggest challenge is making sure standards are consistent, and that we deliver the same experience for every customer’
-
NewsAsda revives ‘Tell Allan’ scheme in old-school push for new ideas
Asda staff have been asked to email executive chairman Allan Leighton with their ‘ideas, big or small’ about how the supermarket could be improved
-
NewsAsda to open 10 new George concept stores this year
The concept, which stocks an expanded range of Asda’s George clothing and home lines, launched in Leeds and Hull last year as a replacement to the Asda Living brand
-
NewsOcado to ramp up use of ‘game-changing’ AI to improve shopper experience
Following a major upgrade of its core tech stack last year, Ocado has rolled out a suite of new AI capabilities, including a new agentic AI-powered chatbot
-
News'Mini' Booths store in school helps kids with learning difficulties learn retail skills
Booths has opened a ‘groundbreaking’ supermarket at Bleasdale School in Silverdale to help teach children with special needs real life retail skills
-
NewsAsda to pump £2.5m into in-store opticians including new leadership
The investment into physical locations, staff training and development was announced at Asda Opticians’ annual conference last week, alongside two senior appointments to lead the continued development of the service offering
-
NewsMorrisons adds Nutmeg clothing to home delivery for the first time
Morrisons shoppers can now order ‘clothing essentials’ like underpants, tights and babygrows as part of their online grocery shop
-
Comment & OpinionThe Hunger Game: Radio 4 series probes weight-loss jabs
Giles Yeo charts the early breakthroughs of the 1970s, before raising some pertinent questions
-
Grocer 33E-commerce director Siobhan Bowie on Ocado’s Grocer 33 Manchester win
Why Manchester matters: Siobhan Bowie on the importance of the north to Ocado’s growth
-
NewsMorrisons hails generous customers as Marie Curie fundraiser raises £5m in 15 months
Morrisons shoppers had donated thousands to the charity through a feature added to the More Card app
-
NewsIceland’s new employee reward puts customers ‘at heart’ of staff recognition
Iceland said this is the first time customer feedback will be linked directly to its wider internal rewards programme
-
NewsSecond Chance Partnership to open Iceland stores in five more in UK prisons
The new ‘retail academies’ will be operated by the charity Second Chance Partnership, which was spun out of the supermarket’s internal prisoner recruitment scheme last year
-
NewsIceland Foods to fund the planting of community orchards in deprived areas
Iceland will invest £50,000 to support the planting of the new orchards in London, Swansea and Glasgow
-
NewsMorrisons and Kellogg’s promise kids free breakfasts throughout school holidays
The supermarket will offer free cereal and fruit in its cafés during February half term, Easter, summer and Christmas holidays, as new research reveals 33% of British parents struggle with holiday hunger
-
NewsMorrisons exploring sale of dozens of in-store pharmacies
Morrisons is seeking buyers for its least profitable in-store pharmacies as it looks to raise funds for Rami Baitiéh’s turnaround plan