All articles by Maria Gonçalves – Page 38
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NewsRetailers narrow gender pay gap despite pandemic challenges
The mean pay gap in retail dropped from 13.1% in 2018/19 to 11.8% in 2020/21
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Grocer 33Waitrose Newport: Grocer 33 store of the week
’I’ve been with Waitrose for 12 years. I’ve worked in lots of different stores, but I joined the team here in January and they are such a cracking team’
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Grocer 33‘Lovely’ Waitrose wins again as Tesco lags on availability
The shop floor was spacious, clean and well organised
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NewsIceland goes head to head with Which? over supermarket sustainability ranking
The first supermarket sustainability league table from Which? focused on 11 major UK grocers’ performance across three areas
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Analysis & FeaturesHow supermarket loyalty schemes are aiming to trump inflation
New-look loyalty schemes have embraced everything from gamification to charity donations. How are these helping the mults retain custom amid price rises?
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Analysis & FeaturesThe differences between supermarket loyalty schemes and which offer the most benefits
How do supermarket loyalty schemes compare? And what are they offering shoppers to keep them coming back?
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NewsWaitrose withdraws free newspaper offer ahead of loyalty scheme revamp
The supermarket has told its loyalty members the newspaper offer will end on 22 February, but it is ‘replacing it with something new’
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NewsM&S and Aldi call it quits over Colin the Caterpillar dispute
Both have declined to comment on the terms of the settlement
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Grocer 33Iceland wins tightest Grocer 33 battle in several months
Our mystery shopper described a trip to its Food Warehouse store in Boulevard Retail Park, Speke, as an “easy, enjoyable shop in a very pleasant environment”
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NewsM&S to sell Choc on Choc matchsticks following copycat allegation
Choc on Choc claimed M&S’s Valentine’s Day-themed Perfect Match box of chocolate matchsticks was a near identical copy
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NewsSainsbury’s initiative lets shoppers donate Nectar points to charity
Each donated Nectar point will be converted into funding that goes directly to the customer’s chosen charitable organisation
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NewsWilliam Reed wins 2021 GroceryAid Gold Award
The 2021 awards saw a record number of 305 organisations be officially recognised for their support towards the charity group in the past year
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Grocer 33Waitrose snags win with tidy shop and excellent availability
Waitrose was far out in front this week with a gap of 17 points to runner-up Sainsbury’s
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Grocer 33Waitrose Meanwood, Leeds: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘There was always a plan to grow e-commerce before Covid, but we’ve seen our numbers absolutely skyrocket up to capacity since the beginning of the pandemic’
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NewsLidl GB names Peter de Roos as new chief commercial officer
De Roos, who is replacing Ryan McDonnell as CCO, will join the Lidl GB team from 1 April this year
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NewsIceland commits to price freeze on £1 value range as food costs rise
The supermarket’s price lock promise includes an array of essentials across store cupboard, fresh household and frozen
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NewsFareShare to redistribute surplus food from Morocco to UK charities
The first donation, consisting of just over seven pallets of food, arrived at FareShare’s Southampton warehouse today
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NewsWaitrose appoints Barry Dick MW to its drinks buying team
This newly created role will focus on managing the global importation and UK packing of wines and spirits
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NewsM&S renews calls for end to all Northern Ireland border checks
The retailer’s COO Stuart Machin made the calls in a letter to Boris Johnson
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NewsFareShare launches new employment scheme in warehouses across the UK
Candidates need no prior professional experience, and those successful will learn different skills in food, warehousing and logistics