All articles by Stephen Jones – Page 45
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NewsWaitrose renews wine and spirits logistics deal with Wincanton
The contract extends the partnership between Waincanton and Waitrose for a further five years
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NewsSainsbury’s launches fully recyclable super-concentrated laundry detergent cartons
The five-SKU range has also been reformulated to be super concentrated, allowing for up to five additional washes per package
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NewsIceland partners with Just Eat for latest rapid delivery deal
More than 5,000 Iceland products including essentials, fresh and frozen groceries will be available via the Just Eat app, for delivery within 30 minutes
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NewsWaitrose plans to play up supplier relationships with social media push
Waitrose has sought to emphasise its sourcing credentials in response to the cost of living crisis
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NewsWaitrose to expand convenience network amid declining online sales
Waitrose saw sales fall 3% to £7.3bn in the 12 months to 28 January, driven entirely by declining online sales
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NewsJohn Lewis appoints former Hovis boss Nish Kankiwala as its first ever CEO
Kankiwala, who has been a non-executive director since April 2021, will take up the CEO role full time from 27 March
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NewsWaitrose pledges £1m to help farmers cope with the impacts of climate change
Waitrose Foundation will invest £1m to create a new Climate Resilience Programme
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NewsPop-up grocer Raye to open its first ever beauty-only store
The range will include skincare, bodycare and haircare alongside supplements, herbal boosters and home products
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat Lloyds Pharmacy’s woes says about the state of British chemists
As Lloyds reviews all stores, where do pharmacies go from here?
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NewsBooths was retailer that sold beef linked to fraud case
The northern supermarket chain has stressed it is not under investigation by the National Food Crime Unit
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NewsIGD appoints Tesco’s quality chief as new CEO
Sarah Bradbury will take the reins from 3 July, replacing current CEO Susan Barratt, who will step down on 30 June
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NewsRapid grocer Getir slashes price on quarter of products
Getir will slash the price of 500 products throughout March
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NewsPrerana Issar to become Sainsbury’s chief people officer
Prerana Issar was chief people officer for NHS England during the Covid-19 pandemic
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NewsHotel Chocolat to relaunch free sampling in shops after Covid cancellation
Hotel Chocolat stopped offering free samples to customers during the Covid-19 pandemic
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NewsIceland beats meal donation target after hitting 3.5 million milestone
Iceland Foods has redistributed more than 3.5 million meals since January 2022
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NewsCosta Coffee hikes pay for third time this year, as part of £12m investment in staff
Staff will also be paid a cash bonus dependent on store performance
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NewsIceland agrees solar power deal for 150 stores in push to reduce energy costs
The deal will secure 14% of Iceland’s energy needs until 2033 and will help the supermarket cut its CO2 emissions by an estimated 23,000 tonnes
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NewsSainsbury’s to expand convenience store network after hitting £3bn in sales
Sales across its more than 800 c-stores grew 10% last year and were up 7% on pre-pandemic levels
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NewsCost of living crisis sees Sainsbury’s reach meal donation ‘milestone’ in just 18 months
Sainsbury’s has donated 10 million meals since it’s partnership with Neighbourly began in 2021
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NewsWaitrose to turn surplus food waste into animal feed as part of new trial
Staff will sort surplus food, which then be backhauled to Waitrose depots