All articles by Stephen Jones – Page 22
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NewsOttolenghi extends Waitrose range after launch ‘exceeds’ expectations
The three new sauces are the first additions to the range since it launched in April
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NewsSainsbury’s acquires another Homebase store as it kicks on with expansion plan
Sainsbury’s is looking to add more than 300,000 sq ft to its store footprint over the next three years, under CEO Simon Roberts’ Next Level strategy
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Grocer 33Grocer 33 store of the week: Waitrose King’s Cross
‘Sometimes it can feel like we’re a big convenience shop – we have a heavy lunchtime trade and a lot of custom from the university opposite us, as well as commuter trade’
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NewsSainsbury’s ramps up availability focus with new store trials
Many of the trials focus on making the replenishment process more efficient in stores
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NewsHolland & Barrett to open 50 new UK stores in 2025
It includes an expansion of partnerships with Tesco and Next, Holland & Barrett property and format director Nick Gerrard told The Grocer
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NewsIceland Foods in talks with government over rollout of prisoner rehabilitation scheme
The supermarket’s head of rehabilitation Paul Cowley met with ministers in October to discuss its Second Chance rehabilitation scheme
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News‘Iceland vs Iceland’ trademark dispute rages on as Iceland Foods begins latest appeal
It’s the third round of legal proceedings in what is now an eight-year legal battle with the Icelandic government over the use of the word ‘Iceland’ in the EU
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NewsSainsbury’s trialling ‘hybrid’ self-checkouts and touchscreens to find products
The supermarket wants to make it easier for bigger trolley shoppers to use self-service checkouts
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NewsSainsbury’s opens eighth wind farm site in renewable energy push
It is the latest to open under an agreement signed with asset management company Capital Dynamics in July 2022
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NewsGood & Proper Tea appoints former Sainsbury’s Future Brands head as MD
Tom Forsythe previously spent a decade at Sainsbury’s, including leading its Future Brands incubator scheme for challenger brands
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NewsIceland Foods expands Dunnes partnership after Irish store closures
The expansion is the first announced by Iceland following the supermarket’s controversial exit from the Irish market in 2023
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NewsSainsbury’s kicks off major overhaul of its convenience store estate
Sainsbury’s aims to rebalance its Local store estate, as well as review the range of products stocked in different locations
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NewsWaitrose expands self-serve bakery range
Waitrose executives see the category as a crucial area of growth for the high end grocer
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Fosse Park, Leicester: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We’re half a mile off the M1, so we attract a good mix of locals and people from afar’
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NewsWaitrose expands on-demand delivery offer with Just Eat
The multi-year deal adds to Waitrose’s existing rapid delivery tieups
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NewsBooths expands ‘scoop-your-own’ concessions partnership with FieldFare
Booths has been steadily increasing its frozen offer over the past couple of years
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NewsWhole Foods Market UK losses narrow after value push
The Amazon-owned grocer began a value campaign in 2023 in a bid to lure UK shoppers to its stores
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NewsSainsbury’s Christmas Nectar points ’count up’ returns as golden quarter kicks off
The gamification-based challenge will allow Sainsbury’s customers to collect up to 1,500 bonus Nectar loyalty points
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NewsMedia Bites 8 October: Lab grown meat, JLP shakeup, McDonald’s vs Meatpackers
The latest news and headlines from around the food and drink sector
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NewsNish Kankiwala to step down as JLP CEO, as Jason Tarry takes full control
The position of CEO will be folded permanently, handing new chairman Jason Tarry overall control of the partnership ‘by March 2025’