All articles by Stephen Jones – Page 19
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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
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NewsIceland ramps up retail media push through partnership with GIG Retail
The partnership with GIG Retail marks a ’significant step’ in Iceland’s plans to build an ’end to end’ retail proposition
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NewsBooths breaks tradition as sixth generation joins the family business
Emma Booth is the first female member of the Booth family to join the supermarket since it was founded 178 years ago
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NewsJohn Lewis kicks off new hospitality push with Jamie Oliver café
The retailer plans to add five new cafés and restaurants in 2025 after opening its first Jamie Oliver cookery school