All articles by Stephen Jones – Page 33
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NewsSainsbury’s launches first fully electric store delivery fleet
Deliveries from one of the retailer’s superstores will now be handled by a fleet of 12 fully electric refrigerated vans
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NewsGrocers encouraged to support GroceryAid Day 2023
GroceryAid Day 2023 is set for Wednesday 10 May
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KVI TrackerSainsbury’s, Tesco, Aldi and Lidl cut bread and butter prices
Sainsbury’s said it was passing savings onto customers after seeing a fall in the price paid to suppliers
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NewsSainsbury’s to take Your Nectar Prices loyalty scheme online
The scheme is currently only available to customers using the grocer’s SmartShop scanners in store
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Comment & OpinionSix key takeaways from the UK Food & Drink Shows 2023
Forget year of the rabbit, this is quite clearly the year of the vape
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NewsSainsbury’s promises more investment to keep prices down
Grocery sales were up 3%, driven by inflation and improved market share performance, with Q4 grocery sales up 7.4% as inflation increased
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NewsHolland & Barrett launches open banking payment option
H&B will now be able to process e-commerce payments using Trustly
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NewsPret a Manger raises price of subscription scheme in overhaul
Pret subscribers will now receive 10% off all food products across the majority of its stores
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership appoints first ever cross-partnership loyalty chief
Emily Wells will lead the launch of a “new pan-partnership loyalty proposition” set to go live in 2024
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NewsWaitrose removes foil and plastic sleeves from top of wine bottles
The sleeves will initially be removed from bottles used for four lines in the Waitrose Loved & Found range
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NewsSainsbury’s launches value campaign across Local stores
The ‘Pocket Friendly Prices’ campaign is using new signage highlight value-tier household essentials
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NewsHolland & Barrett appoints former Starbucks exec CFO
Nick Allen spent more than four years as Starbucks’ EMEA CFO
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NewsIceland launches new convenience store format
The ‘entirely new’ Iceland Local store concept shares a single store site with a Costcutter
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NewsBestway’s Well Pharmacy acquires pharmaceutical wholesaler Lexon UK
Both businesses are in prenotification discussions with the Competition and Markets Authority, which will review the acquisition
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NewsMilliways plastic-free gum secures first major supermarket listing
Milliways was launched in 2021 with the hope of taking on traditional, plastic-based gum brands
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NewsSainsbury’s £220m logistics shake-up may affect thousands of jobs
The supermarket will switch to three dedicated logistics partners rather than relying on multiple contracts across its logistics chain
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NewsGreggs to roll Eco-Shop features out to 400 stores this year
Greggs opened its first Eco-Shop format in Great Billing, Northampton in July 2022
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NewsSainsbury’s overhauls Nectar scheme with Clubcard-style discounts
Customers will be offered lower prices on more than 300 products including Heinz Beanz, Nescafé coffee and Coke Zero multipacks
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NewsWaitrose installs first EV charge hub for employees
Waitrose has installed 14 rapid charge points at its Bracknell distribution centre
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NewsWaitrose rolling out dedicated Gail’s bakery fixtures to 64 stores
The grocer will also double the range of Gail’s products including sourdough bread, crackers, bagels and muffins