Store manager profile – Page 8
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Grocer 33Morrisons, Swansea: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘I think with Wales as a whole the people have been very understanding, and there has been a feeling that health is the most important thing’
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Grocer 33Waitrose Yateley: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We’re doing all we can at store level to mitigate availability challenges. It’s the driver shortage and it’s not easy for any retailers at the moment’
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Grocer 33Waitrose, High Wycombe: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘During the past year we really ramped up home deliveries from this branch – it’s been amazing to help vulnerable customers’
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Barnwood, Gloucester: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘A lot of customers talk to us about all things Nectar. It allows us to engage with our customers and offer personalised products’
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Grocer 33Waitrose Newton Mearns, Glasgow: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘I’ve worked for JLP for 18 years, starting at John Lewis, and then spending 15 years at Waitrose’
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Grocer 33Waitrose Raynes Park, London: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘As we’re starting to lift the lockdown so that people can meet indoors and outdoors, there’s the social and entertainment side of food’
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Grocer 33Tesco Gillingham: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Staff are really pleased with the 2.7% pay rise and they definitely deserve it’
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Grocer 33Waitrose Bracknell: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Although pubs and restaurants have reopened, we haven’t noticed a significant change in terms of people coming in to buy what they need’
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Grocer 33Aldi Hednesford: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Masks have been very useful and done a great job, but customers can’t see you smiling behind them’
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s White Rose Shopping Centre, Leeds: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘One day I was doing the handover with the previous store manager and the next we were heading into panic buying’
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Grocer 33Tesco Bathgate: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘If someone said to me a year ago you would double the size of your online operation and have an extra 80 staff I’d have thought they were mad’
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Grocer 33Asda, Llansamlet, Swansea: Grocer 33 store of the week
“The Issa brothers have been very successful with their other businesses. There is a real anticipation about what’s to come”
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Grocer 33Waitrose, Preston: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘It’s been a really interesting year to say the least. But I think the team have all responded brilliantly’
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Grocer 33Waitrose Kingsthorpe, Northampton: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘The last year has certainly been a challenge but ultimately the team here has worked brilliantly – we have supported the community’
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Cannock: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Our fresh produce availability is always strong. We’ve done a very good job on availability at a corporate level and in-store’
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Tooting: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘I do think it has been great being recognised as key workers and I think there is much more respect from the public for what we do’
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Grocer 33Grocer 33 store of the week: Tesco Warfield, Bracknell
‘Lockdown easing is a chance for us to prove we can win the loyalty of our shoppers when the other, non-essential, stores open’
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Otley: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Incredibly, our store actually won this award exactly a year ago at the height of the panic-buying problems’
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Grocer 33Tesco Hookwood, Horley: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We’ve really upped the ante when it comes to the steps we take to keep the store clean and safe for customers’
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Darnley, Glasgow: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Our availability is strong. I was worried about how much coronavirus and Brexit would affect stock, but I’ve been pleasantly surprised so far’