All articles by Maria Gonçalves – Page 44
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NewsThe Felix Project appoints Charlotte Hill as new CEO
The former CEO of Step Up To Serve and Youth UK will begin her new role in January 2022
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Horsham: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We just released up to 50 new autumn edition lines in our dinners and lunches, so they’re going to be exciting to see when they hit the shelf’
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Horsham clear winner with solid stock availability and good customer service
The branch was a good size, well presented and had a good variety of products on offer
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NewsM&S to close shops in Bristol, Maidstone and Poole as part of store renewal programme
The moves are part of the group’s larger “turnaround” plans to revitalise the store estate
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NewsFareShare appoints Simon Millard as new director of food
Millard is to replace Jo Dyson, who joined the organisation as head of food in April 2018
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NewsHolland & Barrett closing all stores on Boxing Day as ‘thank you’ to staff
Distribution staff will be given Christmas Day off as well as Boxing Day
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NewsFairtrade’s call for government to deliver climate finance promise backed by retailers
Developed countries have pledged to mobilise $100bn annually from 2020 to support developing nations in tackling climate change
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Comment & OpinionDiversity in Retail report shows power of working together
It is by sharing best practices that retailers can drive change at a faster pace
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NewsWaitrose to replace all harmful garden chemicals with natural alternatives
Waitrose will instead sell non-harmful, natural garden alternatives such as PlantGrow
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Grocer 33Tesco’s ‘calm’ branch has slight edge over Morrisons’ untidy store
Just one point separated Tesco and Morrisons in this week’s Grocer 33
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NewsChristmas kicks off early as shoppers heed industry warnings
Supermarkets are facing an early surge in online Christmas demand
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NewsSainsbury’s marks Black History Month with £1m charity donation
Donations will help tackle racism and support black education, social mobility, food insecurity and businesses
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Grocer 33Tesco Ivybridge, Plymouth: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We started preparing for Christmas a few weeks back, so we’re now in the height of ensuring those plans are quite robust’
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership to open LGV driver academy to tackle labour shortage
Training places will initially be available for current JLP employees, but new spaces will open in January 2022
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NewsWhole Foods Market CEO John Mackey steps down after 40 years at the helm
Mackey will be replaced by the Amazon-owned company’s current COO, Jason Buechel
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NewsMorrisons to recruit 3,000 extra colleagues ahead of Christmas
The roles available range from warehouse and production operatives to packers, pickers and forklift truck drivers
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NewsCalls for mandatory nutritional labelling across food to promote healthier diets
Action on Salt and Sugar said the move could potentially prevent diet-related diseases such as obesity, strokes and heart attacks
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NewsSainsbury’s selects healthy confectionery bar company Nick’s for Future Brands programme
Sainsbury’s Future Brands initiative aims to promote and support up-and-coming innovative companies
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership marks Queen’s platinum jubilee with tree-planting initiative
John Lewis and Waitrose are set to plant a row of 70 trees on Leckford Estate to celebrate every year of the Queen’s reign
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NewsEnvironment Agency to standardise eco-performance metrics across food industry
The Environment Agency’s goal is to make it easier for consumers and businesses to understand the environmental performance of companies