All articles by Ed Devlin – Page 146
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Grocer 33‘Bright and cheerful’ Tesco takes Grocer 33 win
Tesco came out on top this week with a good all-round performance, while guest retailer Iceland languished in last place
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NewsDole appoints Isabelle Spindler as its new European boss
Formerly chief exec at Dutch green energy group Qurrent, Spindler also becomes part of Dole’s global leadership team
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NewsBabyfood brand Babease set for rescue as part of pre-pack administration deal
The brand secured a £5.1m investment just four months ago
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NewsSymonds Retail turnover rises following acquisition by MFG
The business was snapped up by forecourt giant MFG in October for an undisclosed sum
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NewsCentral England Co-op begins campaign to cut violence and aggression in stores
Retailer has recorded 275 incidents of threats/intimidation, 171 cases of verbal abuse and 72 assaults this year
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NewsWaitrose to trial new store format with John Lewis products
A second trial will launch on 29 November
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NewsKitwave Wholesale snaps up Alpine Fine Foods
Hull-headquartered Alpine has a turnover of around £13m
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NewsM&S appoints NMPi as digital media specialist for international ads
NMPi will be tasked with increasing brand awareness for M&S in international territories
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NewsProudfoot Group holds Christmas produce-sampling event to boost seasonal trade
The event allowed customers to sample produce and speak to local suppliers
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NewsJuul to sell vaping products in Euro Garages forecourts across the UK
The agreement means Juul products will be listed in about 380 Euro Garages locations
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NewsMorrisons to offer budget Christmas dinner for office parties
New independent research that showed 70% of UK workers expected cutbacks to their work parties this year
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NewsWelsh indie Filco Market to reopen fire-damaged store
Filco Bryntirion suffered extensive smoke and heat damage in the fire
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NewsDavid McKnight made MD at Co-op’s Federal Retail and Trading Services group
Most recently, McKnight was strategy and trading director at Tesco
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NewsMcDonald’s launches ‘Big Toy Take Back’ plastic recycling trial
McDonald’s said it would use the trial to gauge customers’ reactions to toy recycling
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NewsGroceryAid’s Sporting Lunch raises record amount to support industry colleagues
More than 1,200 colleagues from across 200 companies in grocery and fmcg attended the lunch
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NewsRH Amar appoints Justin Burbage as sales director
Role will include developing new sales opportunities
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NewsCo-op calls on government for better shopworker protections against abuse
Co-op has invested more than £70m in colleague safety, including the installation of remote-monitored CCTV
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Liverpool: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Liverpool is one of the friendliest cities in the world, so my team’s job is to recruit the best colleagues that fit our values’
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s pips Asda to take Grocer 33 win
None of our mystery shoppers left with a full trolley for a fourth consecutive week
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NewsSainsbury’s agrees wholesale deal with Australian supermarket Coles
Last month Sainsbury’s also struck a deal to replace Waitrose and Iceland as the supplier for Shoprite