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Food and drink inflation in supermarkets surges 17.2% in March

Overall food and drink inflation in supermarkets rose 17.2% in March, up from 16.5% last month, according to data from…

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Holland and Barrett eyes move for Planet Organic

Health foods chain Holland and Barrett is reportedly weighing up a last minute rescue deal for Planet Organic, according to…

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Waitrose to launch Gail’s Bakery areas in 64 stores

Supermarket chain Waitrose has recently revealed it will add dedicated Gail’s Bakery areas in 64 of its shops in the…

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The current discourse surrounding John Lewis

Recent news of John Lewis’ plan to shake up its partnership model, which sees that staff are treated as shareholders,…

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John Lewis pension assets plunge £2.8bn

John Lewis Partnership saw the market value of its pension assets plunge by £2.8bn last year amid a set of…

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Planet Organic puts administrators on notice

Grocery chain Planet Organic has reportedly put administrators on standby as it attempts to find a backers to secure its…

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Supermarket sales up 8.6% as grocery inflation hits 17.5%

Take-home grocery sales increased 8.6% over the most recent 12 week-period as grocery price inflation reached record levels. According to…

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Changing ownership model would be ‘tragedy’, says ex-John Lewis boss

Ex-John Lewis boss Andy Street said on Sunday that it would be a “tragedy” if the retailer changed its ownership…

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Ownership of business will ‘remain a constant’, says John Lewis chair 

John Lewis chairwoman Sharon White has assured that employees’ ownership of the John Lewis Partnership will “remain a constant”, following…

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John Lewis Partnership appoints new CEO

The John Lewis Partnership has announced the appointment of Nish Kankiwala as its new CEO. Kankiwala has been a non-executive…

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