Marianne Calnan
The Grocer
United Kingdom
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Selfridges opens pop-up street food kitchen in Oxford Street store
The first food vendor taking part is Venezuelan street food brand Pabellón → Read More
Wasabi appoints Kate Lucas as first grocery MD following ready meals success
Wasabi said Lucas had a strong track record of "building great brands across the grocery market". → Read More
Over 5,000 sign-ups for M&S’s online network for former staff
The new platform was introduced for former M&S staff to share memories and images from their time working for the business → Read More
John Lewis warns of further department store closures
JLP chairman Sharon White said she did ’not expect to reopen all John Lewis shops at the end of lockdown’ → Read More
Sainsbury’s opens fifth ‘Neighbourhood Hub’ branch in Billingshurst, West Sussex
Sainsbury's first piloted the 'Neighbourhood Hub' concept at its Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire branch in 2019 → Read More
Georgie Kennedy, Waitrose Horley, Surrey: delivery driver of the week
“I used to be an events manager in London and became a delivery driver for Waitrose last November” → Read More
Sainsbury’s Darnley, Glasgow: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Our availability is strong. I was worried about how much coronavirus and Brexit would affect stock, but I’ve been pleasantly surprised so far’ → Read More
M&S to downsize Marble Arch flagship store
M&S envisages the smaller store will continue to offer a broad range of groceries, clothing and homeware → Read More
Inside the UK’s first Amazon Fresh store
The Grocer paid a visit to the till‐free convenience store in Ealing, west London → Read More
Fortnum & Mason names Rupert Thomas chief commercial officer
Thomas will replace commercial director Lucy Williams, who has been with the luxury retailer for four years → Read More
Waitrose Peterborough, Cambridgeshire: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Sales at our counters have increased hugely since the new year – customers feel comfortable buying items that aren’t prepackaged’ → Read More
M&S forms in-house marketing communications team
The shake-up means the retailer’s retainer contract with Grey London will come to an end in April → Read More
Waitrose moves Natalie Mitchell into own-brand director role
She was previously director of technical, quality, innovation and supplier management → Read More
Sainsbury's to cut costs with the loss of 1,000 jobs
The retailer is shrinking its support centre, commercial operations, human resources, supply chain and logistics, technology and general merchandise and clothing teams → Read More
Waitrose opens third London fulfilment centre to continue online expansion
The site in Greenford, west London will deliver 25,000 Waitrose.com orders every week → Read More
John Lewis products to be added to 250 Waitrose stores
The retailer plans to add John Lewis products to its entire 331-strong store estate over the next two years → Read More
Waitrose reports 10% hike in sales of Duchy Organic products
Waitrose has also rebranded the packaging of the 300-strong Duchy range to reflect its sustainability-led values → Read More
M&S introduces 360 work placements for young people
The retailer is offering six-month placements rotating trainees across its Food Halls, back-of-house operations, hospitality and Clothing & Home departments → Read More
Refillable grocery store Earthly Matters opens in London’s Carnaby
The store features dispensers containing products such as nuts, grains and breakfast cereals → Read More
Sainsbury’s set to open fourth ‘Neighbourhood Hub’ store
The supermarket is rolling out its new store format to a branch in Melbourne, Derbyshire, on 8 March → Read More