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Grocer 33James Reid of Waitrose South Woodford on winning with a new team
The Waitrose deputy store manager on retailing in Woodford, the heatwave and NPD
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Grocer 33Waitrose South Woodford named best store in north east London area
It was a low-scoring week across the board – the 26,676 sq ft Waitrose came out on top with just 67 points
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Grocer 33Tesco comes in cheapest in Grocer 33 shop, beating Asda by 20p
Tesco and Asda each boasted 13 cheapest items, and Asda had more exclusively cheaper SKUs than its Cheshunt rival
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NewsHFSS promotions ban slammed despite reduction in junk food sales
Two million fewer junk food items were sold every day. But researchers from the University of Leeds concluded that the ban could have resulted in a much bigger shift
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NewsSupermarket chiefs warn Chancellor of rising inflation if shops are hit with higher business rates
The chiefs of Aldi, Asda, JLP, Lidl, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and Tesco are among 60 retail bosses to have signed the letter to Rachel Reeves
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Comment & OpinionChristmas chaos: volatility in supply chains is worse than ever
While global supply chains are still recovering from the disruptions of the past decade, new pressures are mounting rapidly, says Chris Clowes, executive director at Scala
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NewsM&S to spend £340m on massive new automated food DC in Northamptonshire
The facility at Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal will span 1.3 million sq ft and represents M&S’s biggest supply chain investment in its history
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NewsLidl agrees to steps to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace after tribunal finds it fell short
It comes after an employment tribunal found Lidl GB had failed to take all reasonable steps to prevent the sexual harassment of a young female employee by a staff member between 2019 and 2021
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NewsWaitrose upgrades app with ‘in-store’ mode to boost shopping experience
Waitrose has enhanced its MyWaitrose app with a new ‘In-store Mode’ that uses location data to improve the shopping experience, including a shopping list function that checks product availability at specific stores.
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NewsLidl calls on other supermarkets to do more to signpost healthy and sustainable choices
The discounter is claiming a UK supermarket first with the launch of a logo to indicate healthier food choices with sustainability as part of its criteria
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NewsInflation crisis imminent unless taxes overhauled, warns food industry
Industry leaders blamed rising inflation on a damaging combination of commodity price increases and a raft of government interventions
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NewsMorrisons celebrates first graduates from its new leadership school
Over 180 employees have graduated from Morrisons’ new Ken Morrison Leadership School, a talent development programme personally championed by CEO Rami Baitiéh to fast-track staff into leadership positions
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NewsRetailers hit out at ‘antiquated’ plans for glass in Wales deposit return scheme proposals
Retailers are urging ministers in Wales to drop their insistence on including glass, warning its compromise proposals are a recipe for failure
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Comment & OpinionWhy food hygiene checks should remain independent and public
It has become quite clear that rather a lot of stores are falling below the legal food hygiene standards
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Comment & OpinionMystery shop win symbolises M&S recovery from cyberattack
M&S is pulling in more punters despite prices 22% higher than the cheapest supermarket. Impressive
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy are plastic bags making a comeback – and how to stop it?
Online and rapid deliveries are being blamed for a rise in single-use bag sales. Technical fixes and easy wins could reverse the increase, say experts
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Grocer 33M&S named best supermarket in Leicester as it takes first Grocer 33 win
In only its second appearance as a guest retailer M&S scored 90 points in our mystery shopping competition
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Grocer 33How Fosse Park became the first M&S Grocer 33 store of the week
Twenty-nine-year M&S veteran Wesley Kachela reflects on the Leicester store’s historic milestone
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Grocer 33Own-label lines help Asda to another victory as cheapest supermarket
Asda was cheapest for 18 products, and was exclusively cheapest on 15
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NewsAldi releases full list of stores getting upgrades this year, including major extensions
They include two – in Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria and Ebbw Vale in Wales – which are undergoing major extensions