All articles by Stephen Jones – Page 18
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Comment & OpinionJason Tarry and the impossible job at John Lewis Partnership
Tarry will bring superb business acumen, huge experience of food and GM, as well as impeccable people skills
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NewsJason Tarry to succeed Sharon White as JLP chairman
Tarry’s appointment will see White’s term as chairman come to an early end
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Grocer 33Morrisons, Giffnock, Glasgow: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We had a good range of Easter eggs right up until Sunday – we got that perfect and were able to maintain a full seasonal aisle’
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NewsIceland’s Richard Walker to run London Marathon in latest Alzheimer’s fundraiser
Walker is running in memory of his late mother Lady Rhianydd Walker, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2011
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NewsIceland launches new household own-label range
The launch confirms a story first reported by The Grocer last year based on trademark applications made by the supermarket
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NewsSainsbury’s mimics Tesco for third time with new everyday low prices campaign
‘Low Everyday Prices’ will replace Sainsbury’s long-running Price Lock campaign
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NewsWaitrose targets ‘healthier’ lines in latest expansion of price cut campaign
For the first time, Waitrose has focused price cuts on ‘healthier’ products including organic veg and proteins
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NewsHolland & Barrett pauses controversial changes to payment terms after supplier backlash
At least two brands contacted by The Grocer had refused to pay the new terms, which were proposed last week
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NewsSainsbury’s campaign uses poetry to highlight ‘stigma’ of food poverty
The retailer has partnered with poet Yrsa Daley-Ward, who spoke to food club users in London
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Grocer 33Waitrose Solihull: Grocer 33 store of the week
’Generally, our customers love food, they have the passion for quality and are interested in provenance’
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NewsPlanet Organic removes food to go lines over organic labelling concerns
The issues were identified as part of a scheduled audit by the Soil Association
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NewsBooths introduces milk vending machine to Keswick supermarket
Booths had introduced the technology following feedback from a customer who wanted to buy locally sourced milk in a glass bottle
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NewsCook eyes store expansion after ‘suspiciously good’ year
‘There’s huge areas of the country where there still isn’t a Cook,’ CEO and co-founder Ed Perry told The Grocer
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NewsFuture Brands head leaves Sainsbury’s after restructure
Tom Forsythe, who has headed up Future Brands since 2021, left the supermarket on Friday after a decade at Sainsbury’s
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NewsHolland & Barrett appoints new UK CEO as part of restructure
H&B has consolidated its operations into three distinct divisions, and promoted the leadership from within
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Grocer 33Morrisons Chapel-en-le-Frith: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘It’s quite a small Morrisons, but it does punch above its weight in takings for its size’
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NewsWaitrose to shutter Enfield fulfilment centre with the loss of more than 500 roles
The changes are among the first to be announced as part of a wider plan to cut what could be thousands of roles from JLP’s operations
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NewsWaitrose to target premium lines in latest round of price cuts
’Half’ of the included products expected to be from Waitrose Duchy Organic or No.1 premium own-label ranges
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NewsHolland & Barrett latest retailer to boost staff pay
The pay rise would put H&B in a “strong position” against other high street retailers, H&B said
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NewsGreggs stores to reopen after IT issue 'resolved'
A significant number of Greggs stores were unable to take card payments on Wednesday morning