All articles by Stephen Jones – Page 13
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NewsHolland & Barrett adding more cameras to stores as crime levels surge
H&B executives have also written to police authorities, urging more collaboration between retailers and police forces in helping to tackle retail crime
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NewsSainsbury’s adding AI to checkouts as part of ‘next generation’ till upgrade
The new tech will help counter shrinkage, and cut down delays at Sainsbury’s self-checkouts
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NewsMorrisons launches ‘menopause friendly’ bays in stores
It follows Morrisons’ partnership with menopause awareness initiative GenM in March
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NewsRetailers reeling after week of far-right riots
Over 190 retailers dialled into an emergency call hosted by the BRC. It included representatives from the Home Office, Department for Business & Trade and the police
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NewsSainsbury’s to relaunch food ordering function as digital upgrade continues
The Grocer understands the relaunch is set for after September. While it’s understood Sainsbury’s is still finalising what the final offer will look like
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Grocer 33Morrisons Failsworth, Manchester: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Rami Baitiéh has been so positive and energetic’
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NewsWaitrose trials new circular recycling scheme for own label plastic trays
The circular scheme will give higher-quality PET ’a more continuous lifecycle’
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NewsSainsbury’s to reward customers who buy more fruit & veg as annual challenge returns
Customers can win up to 1,000 Nectar points for buying select portions of fruit & veg
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NewsJohn Lewis follows Waitrose with new retail media upgrade
Suppliers will now be able to access data on how specific advertising campaigns are performing on the John Lewis website, among other things
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NewsHotel Chocolat to launch bakery offer as part of store expansion plans
The new offer includes chocolate brownies, but also chicken curry and pulled pork pasties
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NewsSainsbury’s makes rapid progress with rollout of Smart Charge EV network
Sainsbury’s aims to open 100 Smart Charge sites by the end of 2024, less than a year after starting the business
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NewsIceland Foods’ financial health ‘best it’s ever been’ after strong annual results
The figures are a welcome return to the black for the family-owned group, after a difficult couple of years during which it struggled with surging energy costs
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NewsJamie Oliver to launch new frozen ready meal range into Iceland and Waitrose
Oliver is also launching a 27-strong range of ‘store cupboard’ solutions, including pastes, grains and meal pouches, to accompany the frozen lines
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Grocer 33Tesco Extra, Chorley: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We’re very much a destination shop within town – we are the shop that can pretty much offer anything’
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NewsWaitrose restructures HQ team as it doubles down on store service
It has seen the creation of a dedicated retail service & standards team to work across Waitrose’s store estate
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NewsBritvic and Müller launch products through Iceland’s new accelerator
Both were among the companies to pitch innovation ideas as part of Iceland’s newly launched accelerator Brands on Ice
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NewsIceland looks internally to replace buying chief Andrew Staniland
Responsibility for buying at the supermarket will now pass to Paul Dhaliwal, who will take on the newly created role of chief commercial officer
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NewsJohn Lewis partners with Timpson Group for new clothes repair service
It’s the latest new initiative being trialled by John Lewis as it seeks to broaden its offer and attract customers back to its ailing department stores
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NewsSainsbury’s to donate £2.5m towards tackling summer ‘holiday hunger’
The campaign is the latest fundraising event of its ongoing Nourish the Nation programme with Comic Relief
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NewsWH Smith considering hot food offer as it doubles down on food and drink
The retailer is in the early days of a hot food trial, WH Smith MD Andrew Harrison told The Grocer