All articles by Marianne Calnan – Page 10
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Sainsbury’s resets fresh range for first time in a decade
Sainsbury’s has added over 200 new branded and own-label products to its chilled fixture
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Waitrose recalls chocolate over packaging blunder with undeclared nuts
The retailer’s No1 Dominican Republic milk chocolate 49% packaging was filled with its orange and almond variant instead
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Sainsbury’s switches to energy-efficient pallet trucks
In store staff will now use pro-lifters and kinetic-powered versions
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Analysis & Features
What does JLP’s five-year plan mean for Waitrose?
Chairman Sharon White announced a host of new services and corporate changes to move the group “beyond retail” and make it more efficient. But what does this all mean for its grocery arm?
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Morrisons and John Lewis Partnership ditch glitter
JLP and Morrisons said they have made the commitment due to glitter taking hundreds of years to degrade
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Waitrose wins with ‘helpful’ and ‘efficient’ staff
Staff at its Cheadle Hulme store made good use of handheld devices to collect stock information and kept a safe distance
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Waitrose Cheadle Hulme: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Customers have been very receptive to the protocols and often tell us they feel safe in the branch’
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Booths reports sales surge thanks to staycation boom
The retailer enjoyed a strong performance at its seven Lake District stores over the summer
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Booths expands concession offerings with chocolate counter
The upmarket grocer has partnered with British bespoke chocolate brand Montezuma’s
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Waitrose launches grocery deliveries website for UAE shoppers
The move comes as an extension of the retailer’s presence in the UAE, currently compromising 12 branches
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Waitrose recalls pork burgers over undeclared egg
Egg was not mentioned as an ingredient on the item’s packaging
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Waitrose next to reduce prices with round of branded cuts
Its Priced to the Pound promotion rounds the prices of branded items down to the nearest pound
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Sainsbury’s to roll out SmartShop to ‘majority’ of stores
The tech is currently available at 250 of its convenience branches
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Tesco Brockworth, Gloucester: Grocer 33 store of the week
“Tesco has invested in a Clubcard champion stationed within larger branches to answer customer queries about how Clubcard works”
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Tesco wins for first time in three months with perfect availability
Tesco has won on service and availability for the first time in almost three months
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Sainsbury’s wades into price war with round of 300 price cuts
The retailer said this week it had slashed the price of 300 own-label products by up to around 30%
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Panic buying fears dampened as average basket spend declines
Waitrose this week ended its rationing rules on all product categories aside from toilet paper and flour
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Holland & Barrett CEO Tony Buffin quits after a year
Buffin was appointed to replace Peter Aldis in May 2019
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M&S hires Next’s former digital trading boss
The retailer has hired Gemma Lumsden to lead its analytics, website optimisation and SEO teams
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JLP launches black employee advisory board to ensure food reflects inclusivity
The “black partner advisory group” will assess JLP’s current lines including its food and fashion ranges