All articles by Stephen Jones – Page 12
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NewsGroceryAid invites food workers to ‘give back’ through its first ever raffle
Tickets cost £1.50, with funds being donated towards the charity’s ongoing programme of support for food and drink industry workers
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NewsBooths has less shrinkage and ‘faster’ service since ditching self-checkouts
MD Nigel Murray told The Grocer a reduction in theft had been a ‘happy consequence’ of the decision to remove self-checkouts from all but two of its stores
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NewsWaitrose trialling electronic shelf labels in ‘open heart surgery’ tech upgrade
‘We are almost committing open heart surgery on some of our systems,’ Waitrose retail director Tina Mitchell told The Grocer
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NewsAsda poaches James Goodman from Tesco as Hayley Tatum leaves
James Goodman, who is currently people director for Tesco UK & Ireland, will join Asda ‘later this year’ to replace Hayley Tatum
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NewsUsdaw appoints Joanne Thomas as its new general secretary
A ‘lifelong trade unionist’, Thomas makes history as the retail trade union’s first-ever female head
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NewsFareshare appoints Kris Gibbon-Walsh as permanent CEO
Kris Gibbon-Walsh will be supported by Dominic Blakemore, who has been appointed as FareShare’s chairman to succeed John Bason
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InterviewsIceland Foods CEO Tarsem Dhaliwal on keeping it in the family
In a rare interview, CEO Tarsem Dhaliwal reflects on his ‘under the radar’ approach to managing Iceland Foods and the family firm’s business interests
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Grocer 33Tesco Chesterfield: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We’re a very large home shopping store, and about 20% of the colleagues are part of that, either as drivers or personal shoppers’
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NewsBooths to roll out loyalty prices in ‘fundamental’ loyalty reset
Collectively the discounts will equate to around 10% on average, Booths managing director Nigel Murray announced at the Food & Drink Expo in Birmingham this week
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NewsMumsnet launches ‘family-friendly’ kids meals into Iceland Foods
The Iceland range marks a supermarket debut for parenting website Mumsnet, designed to cater to ‘busy families who don’t always have time to scratch cook’
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NewsSainsbury’s and Royal Mail launch new parcel locker partnership
Sainsbury’s is the first supermarket to partner with Royal Mail owner International Distribution Services (IDS), which launched a new parcel locker network last year
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Grocer 33Tesco Tidworth: Grocer 33 store of the week
Tesco Tidworth store manager Liz Fry on soldiers, Mother’s Day and Clubcard
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NewsTesco makes ‘menopause friendly’ bays permanent after GenM trial
Tesco is the first grocer to permanently add the new bays to its stores after a trial with menopause collective GenM
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NewsFormer Marks & Spencer co-CEO joins Sainsbury’s in board shake-up
It marks a return to retail for Katie Bickerstaffe, since she stepped down from her role as joint co-CEO of M&S in July 2024
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NewsRegional baker Cornish Bakehouse targets major UK rollout
The pasty maker wants to break out of its traditional heartlands, with more stores in the north, MD Kevin Mitchell told The Grocer
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NewsWaitrose set to rebrand Duchy Organic Range in latest own-label overhaul
Waitrose is set to rebrand its Duchy Organic range as it continues to refresh its premium own-label lines.
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NewsHarvey Nichols losses deepen despite turnaround attempts
The retailer blamed ‘weak consumer confidence as a result of the cost of living crisis’ however it’s the latest loss under the ownership of Hong Kong-based Dickson Concepts
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NewsIceland Foods CEO warns of price rises as food inflation surges
Tarsem Dhaliwal said that he expected food inflation to reach 4% across the sector, as suppliers and retailers mitigate cost increases from April
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Bourne: Grocer 33 store of the week
Sainsbury’s Bourne store manager Sean Convelly on loyalty, Nectar and Mother’s Day
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NewsIceland Foods and Ninja combine for ‘ground breaking’ air fryer-only range
The seven-strong range, exclusive to Iceland, is Ninja’s first ever air fryer-friendly food range