All articles by Stephen Jones – Page 3
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NewsHolland & Barrett quietly launches online marketplace to reach new shoppers
H&B is on the hunt for new and existing suppliers to list products, having quietly launched the new platform last month
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NewsWhole Foods Market to double UK presence with new store openings
The six new stores in London mark the first time the Whole Foods Market Daily Shop store format has been brought overseas
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NewsAsda to pay staff bonus as ‘thank you’ for work in turbulent year
Executive chairman Allan Leighton confirmed to around 9,500 salaried staff that they will receive a thank you payment at the end of the month, despite some teams having missed their annual targets
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NewsWhole Foods Market to triple its intake of UK challenger brands
It followed ‘strong demand’ earlier in the year, with more than 500 submissions to its seasonal Pitching Day in April
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NewsAsda giving away thousands of free flowers in Mother’s Day sales drive
To claim their free bouquet, shoppers need to find the store community champion and say the phrase ‘mum’s the word’
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Grocer 33Tesco Fulbourn posts one of the Grocer 33’s highest ever scores
Tesco Cambridge manager Edmond Demaj on trolley theft, lessons from Brazil and second highest ever score in our mystery shop competition
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NewsLindt expands UK footprint with Westfield opening
Spanning 1,800 sq ft, the ‘boutique’ is designed to create ‘irresistibly unique chocolate experiences’ and is Lindt’s 28th UK store, as part of a renewed expansion plan
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NewsMorrisons convenience and GM restructure puts 100 roles at risk
Morrisons is merging its convenience and supermarket commercial teams into a single division, and relocating its general merchandise division to a new office
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NewsIceland Foods drops years-long trademark dispute with country of Iceland
Iceland would instead use the ‘couple of hundred grand’ it would save in legal fees to give a ‘rapprochement discount’ to Icelandic shoppers, executive chairman Richard Walker said
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Comment & OpinionAsda’s leadership lessons (and other takeaways from Retail Week x The Grocer LIVE 2026)
Discussions at Retail Week x The Grocer LIVE 2026 have included Asda’s turnaround, the role of AI, retail media and the business of building hype
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NewsAsda to promote next CEO from within, Allan Leighton says
Leighton told The Grocer x Retail Week’s LIVE conference this morning that Asda would promote its next CEO from within its current crop of executives
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NewsHolland & Barrett targets £1bn in sales after third consecutive year of growth
2025 marked the ‘most significant year of investment’ in H&B’s recent history, as owner LetterOne pumped £124m into its stores, people and supply chain
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NewsHotel Chocolat unveils biggest brand ‘transformation’ for 21 years
The complete ‘transformation’ includes a redesign of its signature gift box collections, a widening of price points and an overhaul of its core chocolate range
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Grocer 33Morrisons Verwood’s Carl Stewart on being a Bournemouth flagbearer
‘Our biggest challenge is making sure standards are consistent, and that we deliver the same experience for every customer’
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NewsAsda revives ‘Tell Allan’ scheme in old-school push for new ideas
Asda staff have been asked to email executive chairman Allan Leighton with their ‘ideas, big or small’ about how the supermarket could be improved
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NewsAsda to open 10 new George concept stores this year
The concept, which stocks an expanded range of Asda’s George clothing and home lines, launched in Leeds and Hull last year as a replacement to the Asda Living brand
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NewsOcado to ramp up use of ‘game-changing’ AI to improve shopper experience
Following a major upgrade of its core tech stack last year, Ocado has rolled out a suite of new AI capabilities, including a new agentic AI-powered chatbot
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News'Mini' Booths store in school helps kids with learning difficulties learn retail skills
Booths has opened a ‘groundbreaking’ supermarket at Bleasdale School in Silverdale to help teach children with special needs real life retail skills
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NewsAsda to pump £2.5m into in-store opticians including new leadership
The investment into physical locations, staff training and development was announced at Asda Opticians’ annual conference last week, alongside two senior appointments to lead the continued development of the service offering
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NewsMorrisons adds Nutmeg clothing to home delivery for the first time
Morrisons shoppers can now order ‘clothing essentials’ like underpants, tights and babygrows as part of their online grocery shop