All articles by Stephen Jones – Page 3
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NewsHotel Chocolat smashes ‘Movember’ fundraising target in memory of late colleague
The retailer hoped to raise awareness around prostate cancer and men’s mental health
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NewsMorrisons funds 100 ‘Festive Spreads’ to help lonely older people this Christmas
Morrisons Foundation has donated £50,000 to host 100 Christmas meal events for older people, as research reveals 1.2 million over-70s will go without a festive dinner invitation this year
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NewsTariq Halal to open first Scottish store as part of UK-wide expansion plan
’This is just the beginning of our journey’ said Tariq Halal CEO Kunal Patel, after opening new stores outside London for the first time this year
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NewsGrape Tree founder sells majority stake to employee ownership trust in ‘exciting new chapter’
Founder Nick Shutts will remain as CEO while retaining a stake of above 25% but no more than 50% in the business, which grew sales by nearly a third to £69.3m last year
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NewsHolland & Barrett launches concessions into Well Pharmacy
The tie-up launched at Bestway-owned Well Pharmacy’s newly refurbished Birchwood Store in Warrington
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NewsIceland Foods boss Richard Walker set to be appointed Labour peer, reports say
His appointment to the House of Lords comes less than three months after former Conservative MP candidate Walker declared he was on ‘long-term hibernation from politics’
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Analysis & FeaturesHas Asda’s turnaround run out of steam before it’s left the station?
Asda’s Q3 results made grim reading, and critics have decried ‘appalling’ store standards. Could the plan be too price fixated?
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Grocer 33Waitrose Comely Bank’s GSM on Edinburgh Fringe trading and festive morale
Edinburgh’s best supermarket, near Stockbridge, serves locals, students and tourists, as well as John Lewis collection point customers
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NewsHolland & Barrett expands Randox Health concessions to ‘transform’ access to high street diagnostics
As well as adding more in-store clinics, H&B and Randox will pool resources to launch a new yet-to-be-specified proposition for customers
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NewsIceland Foods trials aisle-roaming robots as part of retail media push
The automated machine roams shop floor aisles, and can be used to display physical products, promote store offers or encourage shoppers to sign up to Iceland’s Bonus Card
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NewsMorrisons rolls out slower ‘talking’ checkouts to help combat loneliness
Staff manning the dedicated ‘Talking Tills’ will intentionally scan and pack items more slowly, while talking to the customer as much as they would like
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NewsAllan Leighton defiant Asda turnaround is ‘working’ despite slowdown
Asda’s stuttering Q2 results perforance was almost entirely the result of the ‘self-inflicted’ and ’severe’ disruption from its Project Future IT transition
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NewsIceland Foods rolls out ‘supersize’ 3D hanging signs under retail media push
The ‘giant’ cardboard fixtures are one of a number of new physical retail activations Iceland is offering to suppliers through its in-house retail media business, which launched earlier this year.
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Grocer 33GSM Matt Leese of Asda Aintree on managing Liverpool’s best supermarket
’Customers in Liverpool are very loyal, but they don’t mind giving you the absolute honest truth about how your store is on that given day’
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NewsHarrods promotes new retail director in executive team expansion
Mark Blundell has held several branch manager and customer roles at Waitrose and John Lewis, before joining Harrods in 2018 as head of retail prospects and services
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NewsMorrisons rolls out digital screens as it targets increased supplier spend
Morrisons is making its first move into digital retail media screens, rolling out the technology across 300 stores in partnership with Bauer Media Outdoor as it seeks to boost commercial income from suppliers
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NewsUnequal pay ‘damaging’ health and wellbeing of women supermarket workers, report claims
Leigh Day surveyed more than 4,500 female supermarket workers involved in its ongoing group claims against Asda, Sainsbury’s Morrisons, Tesco, The Co-op and Next, about the impact pay inequality is having on their health and wellbeing.
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NewsMorrisons defends sale of newspaper service citing ‘unsustainable’ costs
The sale to News Team has drawn criticism in the press, after 1,700 paper boys and girls lost their rounds as a result
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NewsTony’s ‘calls in’ Morrisons and M&S over ‘dupe’ chunky chocolate bars
‘If you dupe our design, what about our sourcing model too?’ Tony’s said, inviting both retailers to participate in its Tony’s Open Chain sourcing scheme.
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Grocer 33Asda’s Jason Donoher on running a ‘battleship’ store with a local Gloucester feel
‘We’ve got a big clothing and non-food range, a huge food offer and one of the largest e-commerce operations in the region’