All articles by Stephen Jones – Page 10
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NewsPlanet Organic losses narrow after year of ‘meaningful progress’
Founder Renée Elliott and new MD Mark Broomfield focused on stabilising Planet Organic’s cost base by closing stores
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NewsMedia Bites 3 June: M&S CEO’s pay rise, dangerous TikTok sellers, Walmart & automation
All the top retail news and headlines from Tuesday 3 June 2025
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NewsJohn Lewis determined to reinstate bonus ‘as soon as possible’ amid staff campaign
’Thousands’ of current and former partners have called on John Lewis to reinstate its annual bonus
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Dundee: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘This is a fruit growing area; the raspberries are produced literally two miles from the store, and we want to show our customers that we support local growers’
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Analysis & FeaturesHow retailers are giving prisoners a second chance
An Iceland in HMP Oakwood is helping to prepare prisoners for retail jobs on the outside. It’s part of a growing effort to employ offenders in the food sector
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NewsTighten rules on charity cash collection in stores, supermarkets told
The Fundraising Regular wants to prevent ’bad actors’ from defrauding shoppers by posing as charity collectors.
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NewsWaitrose opens first new store outside London for over six years
The Little Waitrose opened in Southwick, West Sussex this week, a location revealed by The Grocer in March
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NewsHolland & Barrett launches digital wellness app in bid to ‘redefine’ health
H&B&Me enables users to track their biological age, creates tailored ‘science-backed 21-day’ health plans and gives daily recommendations from an in-house digital coach
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NewsJohn Lewis gets green light to build hundreds of homes above Waitrose store in West Ealing
JLP plans to modernise its West Ealing Waitrose store, building 428 buy-to-let homes in the process
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Moor Allerton: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Our location is central to some of the most affluent areas in Leeds, but then we’ve also got lots of families on budget’
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NewsCo-op to add electronic shelf labels to all 2,400 stores by 2026
The Co-op has partnered with VusionGroup to add electronic shelf labels to all 2,400 of its stores by the end of 2026
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NewsIceland adds ‘steak dispensers’ to stores to combat theft
The new fixture has also improved availability and cut food waste in stores, Iceland claims
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NewsIceland to ‘more than double’ number of Local convenience stores
Iceland received ‘hourly’ approaches from potential convenience store partners, said head of international and partnerships Justin Addison
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NewsWaitrose makes handwash bottles 100% recyclable in latest packaging switch
Waitrose has switched the pump on its bottles from a mixed material to single plastic, making the bottles fully recyclable at home
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NewsWaitrose backs 18 ‘trend-led’ challenger brands through accelerator scheme
Waitrose is also expanding its Ottolenghi range as it ramps up its exclusive partnerships programme and backs 18 winners of BrandsNew challenger scheme
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Grocer 33Asda Woking Sheerwater: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘The new leadership has changed the dynamic over the last year’
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NewsIceland Foods targets China as ‘biggest’ export market after first store
Iceland opened its first store in China in May, as part of a new partnership with BTG We-Link
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NewsHolland & Barrett sales rise 10% after ‘landmark’ turnaround
Customer numbers grew 9% after a significant investment into H&B’s stores and own-label food lines
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NewsBooths turns to garlic bread to cut down food waste
Booths’ trial takes inspiration from a trick commonly deployed by high street bakeries, most notably Gail’s, which regularly repurposes unsold items into new products
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Analysis & FeaturesIn pictures: A glimpse into Sainsbury’s future
Sainsbury’s has kicked off its biggest investment in new stores for a decade. A tour of its Kiln Lane store in Epsom reveals a focus on food-to-go, mission-based shopping and design changes