All articles by Stephen Jones – Page 7
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NewsTwo Morrisons stores sold to US-based REIT for £51m in latest property deal
The two stores in Loughborough and Ilkeston will be leased to Morrisons on a long-term triple-net basis
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NewsBorough Market appoints new CEO as it targets further growth
Alisatir Maddox, who has 20 years’ experience running some of the capital’s other top market locations, will begin his new role on 1 September, alongside new head of operations Nicole Casey
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NewsIceland slips to loss as supply chain and employment costs surge
Iceland warns of food inflation this year due to labour costs arising from last autumn’s budget
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NewsJohn Lewis launches new ‘sensory spaces’ format in beauty counter overhaul
The expanded ’sensory spaces’ model had been designed to ’create a truly integrated experience’ in John Lewis beauty halls
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Grocer 33How Cardiff Waitrose store manager David Hughes keeps winning
‘Shopkeeping is at the heart of what we do. We’ve embedded some new processes over the past few years, and the team have bought into it’
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Analysis & FeaturesShaun Parker on steering Asda’s biggest store to glory
The Grocer Gold Awards 2025 store manager of the year, ultramarathon runner Shaun Parker, runs Asda’s biggest store in the north
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NewsJLP head of delivery and operations departs for M&S
Tom Palmer, formerly head of delivery and operations, has left the John Lewis Partnership to join rival M&S
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NewsIceland expands Olio yellow label partnership with Gander to 950 stores
Shoppers will be able to view ’thousands’ of Iceland’s yellow label discount items in real time via the Gander and Olio apps
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NewsAldi to open new store ‘every week’ in 2025 as rollout heats up
Litherland, Eastbourne, Chesterfield and Shoreditch are among the locations getting new Aldi stores in 2025
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NewsGrocery workers call for help as demand for GroceryAid surges
GroceryAid handed out £6.5m in support to the sector in 2024, an 8% increase on the previous year, accordsing to its latest impact report
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NewsSainsbury’s shakes up leadership team with new retail chief
Sainsbury’s leadership reshuffle sees new unified retail role created, while technology, commercial and sustainability functions strengthen customer experience.
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NewsIceland Foods hails ‘market leading’ performance despite reports profits have thawed
Iceland reported ‘sales growth ahead of the market’ and ‘market-leading’ volume growth, executive chairman Richard Walker claimed, despite reports of a slump in profit growth
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NewsAsda hires ex-Sainsbury’s buyer to lead George womenswear
The new hire joins as Asda looks to grow George into the UK’s biggest fashion brand by volume
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NewsThe Range offers free kids’ meals to fight school holiday hunger
The Range is offering one free kids’ meal for every adult meal bought at its in-store cafés
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NewsOttolenghi launches debut ice cream range into Waitrose
This is the first time Yotam Ottolenghi has launched ice creams into grocery
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Grocer 33Store manager Luke Saulino on Stockport’s unique trade, community store, and the strength of Clubcard
Store manager Luke Saulino on Stockport’s unique trade, running a community store, and the strength of Clubcard
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NewsSainsbury’s sells travel money business to Fexco Group in new concessions deal
It marks another ‘milestone’ in Sainsbury’s phased wind-down of its core banking business
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NewsSainsbury’s to convert another Homebase site as store expansion continues
Sainsbury’s had more prime locations open new stores in the future, said chief property and procurement director Patrick Dunne
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NewsSupermarket loyalty in decline as cost of living crisis drives more ‘needs based’ shops
Not only are shoppers switching supermarkets more often, they are spending less in stores when they visit, according to new UK shopper data from Reward
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NewsBRC urges further reform to Employment Rights Bill after Lords scrutiny
Members of the House of Lords proposed amendments to the bill – which has been hailed as the ‘biggest shakeup’ of workers’ rights in 30 years – in a report stage debate earlier this week