All articles by Stephen Jones – Page 33
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NewsHotel Chocolat to launch bakery offer as part of store expansion plans
The new offer includes chocolate brownies, but also chicken curry and pulled pork pasties
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NewsSainsbury’s makes rapid progress with rollout of Smart Charge EV network
Sainsbury’s aims to open 100 Smart Charge sites by the end of 2024, less than a year after starting the business
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NewsIceland Foods’ financial health ‘best it’s ever been’ after strong annual results
The figures are a welcome return to the black for the family-owned group, after a difficult couple of years during which it struggled with surging energy costs
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NewsJamie Oliver to launch new frozen ready meal range into Iceland and Waitrose
Oliver is also launching a 27-strong range of ‘store cupboard’ solutions, including pastes, grains and meal pouches, to accompany the frozen lines
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Grocer 33Tesco Extra, Chorley: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We’re very much a destination shop within town – we are the shop that can pretty much offer anything’
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NewsWaitrose restructures HQ team as it doubles down on store service
It has seen the creation of a dedicated retail service & standards team to work across Waitrose’s store estate
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NewsBritvic and Müller launch products through Iceland’s new accelerator
Both were among the companies to pitch innovation ideas as part of Iceland’s newly launched accelerator Brands on Ice
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NewsIceland looks internally to replace buying chief Andrew Staniland
Responsibility for buying at the supermarket will now pass to Paul Dhaliwal, who will take on the newly created role of chief commercial officer
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NewsJohn Lewis partners with Timpson Group for new clothes repair service
It’s the latest new initiative being trialled by John Lewis as it seeks to broaden its offer and attract customers back to its ailing department stores
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NewsSainsbury’s to donate £2.5m towards tackling summer ‘holiday hunger’
The campaign is the latest fundraising event of its ongoing Nourish the Nation programme with Comic Relief
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NewsWH Smith considering hot food offer as it doubles down on food and drink
The retailer is in the early days of a hot food trial, WH Smith MD Andrew Harrison told The Grocer
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NewsWaitrose confirms plans to restart charges for suppliers who breach delivery standards
The deadline to reintroduce penalty charges was pushed back in April following ‘issues’ with the system used to notify suppliers
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NewsLove Cocoa to make bricks & mortar debut with first shop near Oxford Street
Founder James Cadbury has made no secret of his ambition to rival other premium chocolatiers on the high street
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NewsIceland Foods appoints Gordons LLP as sole property advisor ahead of store rollout
The appointment of Gordons comes as Iceland looks to kick on with the next stage of its ongoing store rollout
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NewsWaitrose extends Easy to Cook range as shoppers seek ‘comfort’ during wet summer
Waitrose said the rainy summer had increased demand among customers for autumn-inspired ‘classic comfort foods’
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NewsGroceryAid aims to ‘massively increase’ support after demand for services skyrockets
The charity has changed the location of its annual Barcode festival in 2025 in order to increase capacity
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Grocer 33Waitrose Portswood, Southampton: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘There’s a huge uni campus nearby, so as a result we have a real mix of shoppers. Our on-demand services have really grown’
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Grocer 33Stellar staff and attractive displays at Waitrose Portswood store
Waitrose has followed up its Grocer Gold Award for service with a second consecutive weekly win in our mystery shop competition
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NewsBooths partners with The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation to ‘Make Allergy History’
The grocer will donate tens of thousands of pounds each year of the partnership
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NewsHolland & Barrett to open concessions in Next stores
H&B has confirmed plans to open the first three sites over the summer of 2024