All articles by Stephen Jones – Page 34
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NewsSuperdrug sales surge as store and own-label investment drive footfall
Overall pre-tax profits increased 43%, with volumes also up
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Grocer 33Waitrose Bury St Edmunds: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Our transaction count is probably double the region and is growing at a decent rate’
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NewsFortnum & Mason launches new tea subscription delivery service
The new service offers three subscriptions for top ups of Fortnum’s biscuits, teas and jam
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NewsIceland aims to double number of Food Warehouse stores
The retailer is on the hunt for up to 250 new store sites across the UK
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NewsIceland working with Mumsnet to launch new kids range
The Grocer understands that physical products are set to hit stores in early 2025
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NewsCook appoints Leon’s Ashley Davis as new chief commercial officer
Ashley Davis will support Cook’s co-founders Rosie Brown and Ed Perry in the newly created role
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat’s driving the flurry of premium own label NPD?
Waitrose and Asda are the latest with big premium tier launches
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Grocer 33Morrisons St Andrews: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘You’d think that with the affluency of the area, shoppers would hit M&S more, but we’ve got the highest market share in the town’
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NewsBooths rolls out new artisan bakery concession
The expansion of the bakery format comes as part of Booths’ ongoing programme to modernise stores and supply chain
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NewsSidemen launch exclusive Sides range into Iceland Foods
Iceland has already developed a pipeline of new products that will launch over the coming months, including into new categories
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NewsSainsbury’s partners with Cheesegeek for artisan cheese range
The new exclusive range would bring UK artisan cheese to a mainstream market
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NewsWaitrose relaunches premium own label No.1
’It’s probably one of the biggest brand relaunches in UK grocery this year,’ Waitrose customer director Nathan Ansell told The Grocer
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Grocer 33Waitrose Saltash: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We’re giving people lots of reasons to want to come and shop with us again, and we’re attracting new customers’
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NewsIceland shoppers say cost of living crisis is the biggest political issue facing Britain
Iceland has been collecting the views of its shoppers as part of Richard Walker’s “supermarket manifesto”
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NewsSainsbury’s to offer loyalty points on EV chargers
The addition of loyalty points marks the opening of Sainsbury’s 50th Smart Charge hub
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Comment & OpinionWhat Waitrose’s posh meal kits say about its core target customer
Waitrose’s acquisition of posh meal kit delivery brand Dishpatch is the latest of its strategy to redefine its core customer base
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NewsJLP to lodge appeal over delay to Waitrose buy to let property plans
The partnership will lodge a non-determination over delays to a planning application to build homes above a Waitrose in west Ealing
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NewsWaitrose acquires meal kit delivery player Dishpatch
Waitrose would work with Dishpatch to develop ‘new’ and exciting food experiences’ for customers, said executive director James Bailey
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Grocer 33Morrisons Swansea: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Any external recruits at manager level and above come here for all their technical training and get to spend time with experienced managers’
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NewsHuel and Little Moons among brands delisted by Planet Organic
Both products ‘no longer’ conform with Planet’s ‘organic and healthy’ product standards, founder Renée Elliott said