All articles by Stephen Jones – Page 3
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NewsWaitrose pay rises above inflation as John Lewis invests £114m
The John Lewis Partnership is investing £114m into raising pay from 1 April
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Plas Coch, Wrexham: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘There’s a phenomenal group of 220 colleagues here,’ says duty manager Mark Jones
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NewsCook shakes up merchandising in new trial to get shoppers to try more products
The trial is one of a series of moves being rolled out by the premium ready meal retailer to encourgae shoppers to try more of its menu, chief commercial officer Ashley Davis told The Grocer
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NewsFirst look: Sainsbury’s new Local format ‘lays foundations’ for future c-stores
The new concept debuted at Sainsbury’s refurbished Pudsey Town Local store in Leeds
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NewsIceland leading new sector push to employ thousands of former prisoners
Iceland is leading talks to form a new coaltion of food and drink companies to help increase the number of opportunities offered to former offenders, as the UK battles a prison overcrowding crisis
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NewsSainsbury’s targets more Scottish stores after latest Homebase acquisition
The former Homebase store in Dumfries is the latest in ‘a pipeline’ of stores Sainsbury’s aims to open in Scotland
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NewsIceland Foods EV rollout not ‘happening fast enough’ Richard Walker admits
Walker called on the government to make it easier for retailers to transition their delivery fleets to EVs
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Grocer 33Waitrose Holloway Road, London: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘I’ve always been attracted to shops that are deemed to be a bit more challenging, and we’ve been on a real journey over the last three years to make sure we are really delivering for our customers’
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NewsWhole Foods Market to open first new UK store ‘for a decade’ in renewed expansion plan
It’s Whole Foods Market’s first new UK store since 2014, and one of 90 planned worldwide
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NewsCook targets Asian takeaways with 'biggest launch’ to date
Cook’s new pan-asian inspired ready meal range marked a ‘step change’ in its NPD approach, said CCO Ashley Davis
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NewsLindt to open ‘first of its kind’ flagship in Piccadilly
The new Lindt store will be a ‘feast and vision for the senses’, Lindt said
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Grocer 33Waitrose’s Laura Burbedge on delivering the Grocer 33 star order
‘Customers can now add ingredients from recipes on our website directly to their basket’
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NewsPensioners launch campaign to fight ‘alienating’ self checkouts
The Bridgwater Senior Citizens Forum will campaign to highlight the ‘disadvantages’ of self-checkouts on service and jobs
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Grocer 33Asda Dundee: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘There’s been more positivity in the business, which has come from us going back to what we’re good at’
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NewsSainsbury’s joins ChargeUK as EV ambitions grow
Sainsbury’s is on track to become a top five player in electric charging
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NewsSainsbury’s to power 30 HGVs using food waste in new ‘circular’ biofuel trial
The supermarket has partnered with RenEco for the circular trial, which will convert food waste into biofuel
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NewsIceland drops Keelings brand from fruit & veg own label
When ‘Keelings, Love to Grow’ launched, Iceland claimed it was the Irish grower’s ‘biggest fresh branded range’ to date
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NewsUsdaw general secretary Paddy Lillis to retire after 35 years
Lillis will retire in July, along with Usdaw deputy general secretary Dave McCrossen
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NewsThe Cumberland expands banking support to northern food and drink businesses
Northern food and drink companies can access The Cumberland’s financial services for the first time
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NewsMedia Bites 18 February: Pret’s water bill, job cuts, Asda/Sainsbury’s merger
The pick of the retail news and headlines from Tuesday 18 February