Stephen Jones
Senior Retail Reporter at The Grocer
Senior Retail Reporter @TheGrocer | Ex @BusinessInsider @mt_editorial. Tips to [email protected]
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thegrocer.co.uk | Stephen Jones
Booths has less shrinkage, faster service and more satisfied customers as a result of its decision to strip out self-service tills, MD Nigel Murray has claimed. The northern grocer began removing self-service checkouts from all but two of its busiest stores in November 2023, in a move, exclusively revealed by The Grocer, aimed at improving its in-store experience.
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thegrocer.co.uk | Stephen Jones
Waitrose is the latest retailer to begin trialling electronic shelf labels in a number of its Little Waitrose convenience stores. The Grocer understands the technology is currently being trialled at its Little Waitrose store in Crouch End, with plans to roll the tech into more of Waitrose’s innovation stores in the near future. It’s one of a number of new initiatives Waitrose is trialling in order to modernise its stores and supply chain as part of its latest convenience store rollout.
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thegrocer.co.uk | Stephen Jones
Asda has appointed James Goodman to be its new chief people officer. Goodman, who is currently people director for Tesco UK & Ireland, will join Asda “later this year”. He will replace Hayley Tatum, who left Asda earlier this week after 14 years. Goodman has held a number of HR and supply chain roles during his 12 years at Tesco, including a three-year spell as Shanghai-based buying director for Tesco Home.
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thegrocer.co.uk | Stephen Jones
Usdaw has appointed Joanne Thomas to be its new general secretary. A “lifelong trade unionist”, Thomas makes history as the retail trade union’s first-ever female head. She will succeed the outgoing Paddy Lillis, who is set to retire after 35 years with Usdaw on 25 July. She will be joined in her new role by Rab Donnelly, who has been elected as the union’s new deputy general secretary, to replace Dave McCrossen who is also retiring.
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thegrocer.co.uk | Stephen Jones
FareShare has appointed Kris Gibbon-Walsh as its permanent CEO. Gibbon-Walsh had served as interim CEO since October, following George Wright’s decision to leave the food redistribution charity, and takes on his permanent role with immediate effect. It’s not the only change at the top of the charity, which has also appointed deputy chair and Compass Group CEO Dominic Blakemore as the new chair of its board of trustees.
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