Ian Quinn
Ian covers Tesco, Asda and Morrisons among the major retailers. He's also our go-to guy for all issues related to health, high street and public affairs.
Contact info
- Tel:
- 01293 610265
- Email:
- ian.quinn@thegrocer.co.uk
NewsTesco to restructure in-store bakeries putting 1,800 jobs at risk
Tesco bosses claimed they were responding to customer trends which had seen a big shift in customer tastes and preferences
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Salt study leads to calls for mandatory reduction targets
Food companies have warned draconian new salt reduction targets will be “impossible” to hit
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GS1 to expand ProductDNA database to smaller suppliers
The ProductDNA database has previously been limited to large suppliers
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Businesses still not prepared for ‘chaos’ of Brexit border checks
The number of checks required for goods -moving between the UK and the EU after Brexit will be unprecedented
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Businesses urge preparedness plan to deal with potential coronavirus outbreak
The BRC told The Grocer the virus was a “significant risk” to British retailers
- Analysis & Features
Five things the government needs to do to prevent chaos on 1 January
Negotiations must urgently address a raft of issues to avoid food shortages and price hikes
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Asda Brighton Marina: Grocer 33 store of the week
The store is built in what would have been the sea
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Cheap foreign labour crackdown plan slammed as ‘disastrous’ for food and drink
The government has told businesses they must adapt to employ higher-paid workers from the UK and invest more in automation
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Asda blames challenging market conditions for sales decline
Asda posted a 1.3% decline in like-for-like sales in the fourth quarter, as cash-strapped customers failed to provide the Christmas trading boost it had hoped for.
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Logistics bosses welcome scrapping of Operation Brock lorry park project
Logistics bosses have welcomed the government’s decision to scrap plans for an off-road lorry park in Kent, originally intended to deal with post-Brexit border disruption.
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Brexit stockpiling for 1 January will be ‘impossible’, says BRC
BRC’s new report said food and drink companies could face ‘disastrous’ new tariffs, gridlock at the ports and a mountain of new paperwork
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Food companies lash out at ‘impossible’ salt reduction targets
Last week Public Health England revealed proposals that would require companies to slash the amount of salt in products
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Tesco to take more direct role in Booker buying process
The shake-up has been triggered by the retirement of Booker commercial director Andrew Thompson
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Grocer 33 store of the week: Tesco, Southend-on-Sea
‘We’re really buoyant. This store is one of the top 10 for sales in the company’
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Asda links up with Greggs for in-store bakery concessions
Asda is the first UK supermarket to bring Greggs concessions into its stores
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Food shortage warnings after Gove confirms post-Brexit border checks
Yesterday logistics industry bosses heard the first official confirmation that there would not be frictionless trade for goods regardless of the outcome of trade talks
- Comment & Opinion
Are PHE’s new salt reduction targets doomed to fail?
PHE’s new salt targets seem impossible – not least with Brexit preparation to deal with
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Food and drink bosses demand government action on PRNs
The Grocer has spoken to suppliers who say soaring recycling charges under the PRN system have left them facing big holes in their profits
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Retailers still demanding lump sums to support profits, claim suppliers
Suppliers in the survey claimed breaches of the code were still widespread and more than 60% said retailers were still ask
- Analysis & Features
Environment bill: five key threats for fmcg retailers and suppliers
Concerns over targets, costs and timeframes are ringing out loud across the industry
