All articles by Maria Gonçalves – Page 48
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NewsAldi to create 2,000 new roles amid store expansion plans
Most of the available roles will be for store assistants, store apprentices, caretakers and cleaners as well as managerial positions
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Grocer 33Online Grocer 33: Sainsbury’s wins as Ocado and Waitrose come out bottom
Sainsbury’s won our Online 33 despite some issues with its search bar function
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Grocer 33Jordan Bell, Sainsbury’s Sprucefield: delivery driver of the week
‘I enjoy driving a lot more than checkout because you can have freedom’
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Grocer 33Morrisons Bathgate: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Although social distancing is being removed, people are still very aware of their surroundings and aware of each other. I think that will continue’
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Grocer 33Morrisons wins with ‘clean, attractive store’ as rivals struggle with availability
Morrisons Bathgate was described as a ‘very clean, attractive store’
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NewsGeorge Dymond appointed new CEO of Planet Organic
Dymond has previously worked in senior roles at Carphone Warehouse, Coles and Tesco
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership to offer drivers £5,000 pay rise to tackle labour shortage
John Lewis and Waitrose drivers will receive a pay increase of around £2 an hour in their base pay from 8 August
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NewsHotel Chocolat creates 140 new manufacturing jobs in Huntingdon
The confectionery retailer is recruiting personnel to help upscale the current 45,000 sq ft site to a 195,000 sq ft state-of-the-art factory
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NewsJohn Lewis and Waitrose to donate four million healthy snacks to families across the UK
Source: Waitrose JLP will be working with charity network FareShare and Waitrose farmers and suppliers The John Lewis Partnership is donating four million healthy meals to children and families in need over the summer. The group will be working with charity network FareShare and two key fruit ...
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NewsM&S relocating Leeds store to former Debenhams site
Property developer Landsec said the new store would feature a 15,000 sq ft M&S Foodhall
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NewsM&S logistics partner Gist offers HGV drivers £2,000 sign-on bonus to tackle shortage
Gist is also offering to cover the costs of training for new drivers
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NewsWaitrose sees rise in Japanese food sales as Olympics take front stage
Source: Waitrose Online views of the category ‘Easy Japanese Recipes’ on Waitrose.com were up 72% Waitrose said it registered a spike in popularity of Japanese-inspired cuisine as interest in the Olympic Games had customers turning to popular ingredients such as soy sauce and Roku gin. Just days ...
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NewsRetail has some of the lowest gender pay gap numbers so far this year, report shows
Both Sainsbury’s and John Lewis published their annual gender pay gap reports earlier this year.
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Grocer 33Tesco scores easy Grocer 33 win with excellent stock availability
The large, spacious Tesco Extra in Northampton was well-stocked, “really well laid out” and “not too busy” during our shopper’s Saturday morning visit
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NewsSainsbury’s could reintroduce self-service checkout screens after customer criticism
Rivals such as Tesco, Asda and Aldi have decided to keep the protective screens between self-service tills
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NewsM&S Food launches sustainability-themed children’s book
The book, titled Farm to Foodhall, The Magic Ingredient, tells the stories behind some of M&S’s Select farmers partners
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NewsSainsbury’s, Aldi and Co-op to trial fully recyclable plastic-free sandwich packaging
The all-fibre, plastic-free recyclable skillet, which will be 100% paper-based and feature a plastic-free window, will hit shelves across the UK from September
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Grocer 33Morrisons in Swansea stands out amid average performances
Its success was mainly due to strong availability despite the driver shortage
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NewsWaitrose extends Shell partnership with 800 new electric vehicle charging points
The number of Shell forecourt shops that sell Waitrose products, is more than doubling over the next four years to a total of 125
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NewsM&S teams up with ITV for celebrity cooking show
Participants in ITV’s ‘Cooking with the Stars’ will use M&S ingredients