All articles by Stephen Jones – Page 38
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NewsCook eyes store expansion after ‘suspiciously good’ year
‘There’s huge areas of the country where there still isn’t a Cook,’ CEO and co-founder Ed Perry told The Grocer
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NewsFuture Brands head leaves Sainsbury’s after restructure
Tom Forsythe, who has headed up Future Brands since 2021, left the supermarket on Friday after a decade at Sainsbury’s
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NewsHolland & Barrett appoints new UK CEO as part of restructure
H&B has consolidated its operations into three distinct divisions, and promoted the leadership from within
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Grocer 33Morrisons Chapel-en-le-Frith: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘It’s quite a small Morrisons, but it does punch above its weight in takings for its size’
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NewsWaitrose to shutter Enfield fulfilment centre with the loss of more than 500 roles
The changes are among the first to be announced as part of a wider plan to cut what could be thousands of roles from JLP’s operations
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NewsWaitrose to target premium lines in latest round of price cuts
’Half’ of the included products expected to be from Waitrose Duchy Organic or No.1 premium own-label ranges
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NewsHolland & Barrett latest retailer to boost staff pay
The pay rise would put H&B in a “strong position” against other high street retailers, H&B said
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NewsGreggs stores to reopen after IT issue 'resolved'
A significant number of Greggs stores were unable to take card payments on Wednesday morning
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NewsHolland & Barrett suppliers outraged over ‘unacceptable’ changes to payment terms
‘It would be carnage if we tried to do a price increase without first giving the heads up to our contacts,’ one supplier told The Grocer
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Comment & OpinionSainsbury’s IT ‘meltdown’ offers lessons in crisis management
The computer might say no, but customers still want a person to apologise for it
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NewsSimon Roberts apologises after IT issues led to cancelled online orders
The issue left Sainsbury’s unable to fulfill the majority of online orders or process contactless payments in stores over the weekend
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NewsSainsbury’s restructure folds Future Brands incubator into product development team
The restructure comes as part of Sainsbury’s Next Level strategy, unvieled by CEO Simon Roberts in February
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Grocer 33Waitrose Stamford: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘At this store we’re a tight ‘family’ team who all support one another’
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Comment & OpinionWaitrose ‘back to basics’ store approach bodes well for JLP’s turnaround
The partnership is back in profit after two years of consecutive losses and lost market share
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NewsWaitrose to open first new stores for a decade after returning JLP to profit
The rollout would include a mixture of Waitrose supermarkets and convenience stores, executive director James Bailey told The Grocer
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Analysis & FeaturesHow The Refill Coalition is giving refillable containers a fresh start
The Refill Coalition’s first standardised dispenser system trial, at an Aldi store in Solihull, is already ‘exceeding’ expectations in terms of logistics and sales. Can it be made to work at scale?
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NewsMorrisons partners with GenM to highlight menopause friendly products
Morrisons is reviewing its range with a view to stocking more menopause-friendly products ‘as soon as possible’
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Grocer 33Morrisons, Cheadle Heath, Stockport: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Rami Baitiéh has brought energy and new ideas. His passion for customers is incredible and it filters down to us’
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NewsSainsbury’s, Tesco and Asda latest to cut baby formula prices, as Aldi drops again
Aldi has cut the price of its Mamia brand twice in a week in a bid to undercut Iceland
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NewsMorrisons to cut nearly 300 jobs and scrap four-day week across logistics
The cuts will affect all seven of Morrisons’ company-run distribution centres, according to documents seen by The Grocer