All articles by Stephen Jones – Page 33
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NewsTHG to run Holland & Barrett’s e-commerce operation during supply chain overhaul
An unspecified number of roles are thought to be affected by the changes, but H&B said it would work to ‘minimise’ any redundancies
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NewsBooths enjoys ‘record’ Christmas sales as customers buy more festive staples
Demand for a ‘very traditional British Christmas’ led customers to spend more, Booths said
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Comment & OpinionIs Asda’s four-day work week enough to retain store managers?
Asda has a management problem. But is the solution to cut its store managers’ working week down to four days?
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NewsHolland & Barrett range to cater for customers whose senses have been affected by illness
The six-strong Life Kitchen range began rolling into stores ahead of the new year
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NewsSainsbury’s launches EV charging business in supermarket first
Smart Charge will be fully owned and operated by Sainsbury’s
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Grocer 33Waitrose, Westfield London: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘People don’t realise the time and energy required to be able to reset after such a busy period’
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NewsJohn Lewis appoints Peter Ruis as new executive director
Naomi Simcock – who had been interim director since following the departure of Pippa Wicks in March – will now become operations director
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NewsFortnum & Mason to ‘double’ supply chain capacity and invest in food to go
Fortnum’s saw ‘record’ numbers in stores during the Christmas period, but struggled to meet demand online
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NewsSainsbury’s records ‘strong’ Christmas sales as premium demand increases
Sainsbury’s saw its ‘best ever year’ for sales of mine pies and premium cheese
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NewsIceland Foods’ frozen relaunch continues with swathe of new own-label NPD
The 300 new frozen and fresh products follow a major category overhaul in August
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NewsSainsbury’s boosts hourly pay with ‘biggest ever’ wage investment
The increase takes Sainsbury’s total investment in pay over the last three years to £500m
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NewsGreggs brings back Vegan Steak Bake for first time in two years
It’s the first time Greggs has released the popular product since 2021
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NewsPublicans, farmers and retailers among figures to receive new year honours
Honourees include the founder of Glastonbury Festival Michael Eavis, who runs a dairy herd
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NewsFamilies face choice between food and Christmas presents, survey shows
The survey of food hub users showed families are ‘struggling to afford the food they need’, The Food Foundation said
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NewsWaitrose to distribute food parcels to care leavers over Christmas
It’s a repeat of an initiative last year, in conjunction with The Gold From The Stone, a foundation founded by the author Lemn Sissay
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NewsIceland Foods brings back 1p veg online offer for Christmas
The popular online offer returns, but for the first time will include veg from Iceland’s new own label
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NewsEast of England Co-op launches app as part of e-commerce overhaul
The retailer has also forged a tie-up with Just Eat in an expansion of its online capabilities
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NewsAldi extends collection windows of Too Good To Go food surplus service
It follows the launch of the service at Aldi stores nationwide earlier this year
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NewsLidl doubles paid maternity leave as part of ‘family-focused’ benefits update
Lidl said it hoped the new family-focused update could set a ’benchmark’ for the wider sector
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NewsSainsbury’s ‘doubles’ value products in c-stores
The lineup of products stocked by major supermarkets in their convenience stories has come under increased scrutiny during the cost of living crisis