All Grocery articles – Page 2
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NewsMorrisons names new managing director of convenience and wholesale
Supermarket chain Morrisons has named Maz Ahmed as its new managing director, convenience and wholesale.
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NewsMarks & Spencer reveals biggest standalone food store
Marks & Spencer’s biggest food store has opened, including a kitchen shop for the first time.
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NewsAldi to recruit hundreds of entry-level store assistant roles
Aldi is recruiting hundreds of entry-level store assistant roles across its UK stores as it ramps up store openings.
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NewsB&M share price tanks as UK sales decline sets back turnaround efforts
B&M shares have tanked off the back of an announcement that UK like-for-like sales declined in the first quarter of the year.
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Opinion‘What might Burnham mean for the UK food system?’
As Andy Burnham prepares to take over as prime minister, Shore Capital’s Clive Black hopes changes to food policy may be on the agenda
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NewsOnline sales lead the way as heatwave keeps customers off the high streets
Online shopping led the way during the last heatwave, as soaring temperatures kept customers off the high streets.
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GalleryM&S opens doors to fully transformed landmark store
Marks & Spencer has unveiled the completed revamp of one of its most distinctive shops.
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AnalysisAI has boardroom’s blessing - workforce adoption is the next challenge
There’s a CEO mandate for AI-led transformation within retail, but IT and supply chain leaders tell Retail Week the challenge now is getting the wider workforce to adapt and adopt.
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NewsHotel Chocolat names new head of retail in raft of internal promotions
Hotel Chocolat has promoted Nicola Hallinan to head of retail alongside two other new internal appointments, Retail Week can reveal
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InterviewMajestic boss on the future of the specialist retailer and her history at Sainsbury’s
In her first interview, Majestic managing director Elizabeth Newman reveals her plans for the specialist retailer, and what she learned working for Sainsbury’s chief executive that will help her deliver.
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Opinion‘Retailers should be wary of automation strategies that start with the technology’
Warehouses where technology gives teams better options, better information and more room to respond represent the real opportunity for retail, argues XPO Logistics’ Dan Myers
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DataEngland v Mexico sees searches for energy drinks and pregnancy tests jump on Uber Eats
The 2am kickoff of England’s World Cup knockout match against Mexico on Monday created an unexpected opportunity for retailers selling through delivery apps.
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NewsMarks & Spencer to invest in heat-resistant fridges as temperatures rise
Marks & Spencer will invest in new refrigeration in anticipation that higher temperatures will increasingly be part of life in the UK.
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Chart of the WeekOnline retail share the same as if Covid ‘never happened’ as top ecomm firms risk insolvency
New analysis by Knight Frank, shared exclusively with Retail Week, shows that online growth is slowing, with the majority of gains in online sales now among multi-channel retailers
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NewsEG On the Move strikes deal to buy petrol stations
The business owned by former Asda owner Zuber Issa has struck a deal to buy 85 former Prax petrol stations.
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NewsPret boss to spearhead national youth employment programme
Pret a Manger CEO Pano Christou has been named as the first UK chair of a national business-led network aimed at creating more employment opportunities for young people.
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NewsEx-Primark CEO takes on advisory role at George at Asda
Former Primark chief executive Paul Marchant has returned to retail with an advisory role for George at Asda.
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FeatureHow are food and drink retailers appearing in AI searches?
AI is now what people turn to for midweek meal inspiration. But this sweeping influence across food raises a serious question: how can retailers ensure they’re being surfaced by AI as it crawls the internet for answers?
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InterviewQ&A: Asda’s Rachel Eyre on its new retail media partnership with Amazon
This month, Asda struck up a “first-of-its-kind” partnership with Amazon to advance its retail media offer. Chief customer and digital officer Rachel Eyre spoke to Retail Week about what the tie-up looks like and means for the supermarket, its customers and its advertising partners
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NewsIssa brothers’ petrol empire float could earn them billions
The Issa brothers are preparing for a stock market flotation of their petrol station empire, which could put them among the wealthiest entrepreneurs in Britain.