All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 110
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NewsEG Group founders and TDR Capital acquire majority stake in Asda
Current owner Walmart will keep a minority share in Asda, which will retain its current management under CEO Roger Burnley
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NewsAbsenteeism creeps up at supermarkets as infections rise
Retailers fear they will be forced into a repeat of the massive recruitment exercises of the first phase unless problems are solved
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NewsAsda launches new EDLP move to take on discounters
Asda has told suppliers it plans to take the fight to Aldi and Lidl
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NewsMorrisons extends immediate payment terms for smaller suppliers
In March, Morrisons became the first retailer to announce it would make faster payments until the end of May
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NewsFareShare urges government not to cut off food surplus funds
So far the funding has provided an additional 29.5 million meals for vulnerable people
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NewsHFSS promotions ban cost could top £3bn, data reveals
IRI said losing aisle-end and front of store revenue could cost the biscuit sector £280m
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NewsTalks on mandatory food waste reporting ‘active’ again after coronavirus pause
Almost 200 companies and trade bodies were represented in talks last week, led by the department and Wrap
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NewsMorrisons to hire 1,000 new staff to keep up with Amazon expansion
It said the staff would help pick and pack customer orders from over 50 stores
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NewsTesco in Brexit incoterms bills dispute with suppliers
The Grocer understands Tesco Ireland is insisting suppliers will have to take responsibility for duty and tax paid incoterms when the transition period ends in January
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News£3bn-a-year tariffs will push up food prices unless Brexit deal reached, warns BRC
The BRC said with the clock ticking down to Christmas the increase in tariffs without a deal would leave retailers with “nowhere to go” other than to raise the price of food
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NewsTesco clamps down on stockpiling with new purchase limits on food
In-store purchases will be limited to three items per customer for flour, dried pasta, toilet roll, baby wipes and anti-bacterial wipes
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NewsMorrisons extends food boxes scheme as online demand soars
It said it wanted to provide alternatives for customers who did not want to visit supermarkets
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Comment & OpinionRoadmap report shows transparency is key in the fight against food waste
It’s been heartening to see the magnificent response by the industry to feeding the hungry and cutting waste, but many companies are lagging behind
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NewsGovernment backtracks on face mask rule for shopworkers
The industry expressed anger that the huge investment in protective screens may not prevent staff having to wear face coverings
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NewsMorrisons puts restrictions on toilet roll and hand gel in new Covid clampdown
Despite supermarket bosses urging customers not to stockpile, the supermarket said it was placing limits on key products
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NewsJTI launches new anti-littering scheme for cigarette butts
The #IGiveAButt campaign and partnership with Keep Wales Tidy looks to tackle the problem by encouraging smokers to take more responsibility
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NewsTesco calls for mandatory clampdown on food waste as suppliers step up efforts
The supermarket today said a three-year partnership across 71 of its biggest suppliers had seen food waste slashed by 200,000 tonnes
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NewsSupermarkets and suppliers still failing on food waste transparency, warns report
A progress report by the IGD and Wrap shows two-thirds of food businesses signed up to the Food Waste Roadmap are still not publishing their figures
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NewsAsda tightens Covid security as it says all staff will wear masks
The moves include the creation of a new army of Asda safety marshals stationed at the front of every store and in the aisles of larger stores
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NewsConfusion over Covid masks ruling as retailers fear new fines threat
The Grocer understands supermarket and convenience store chiefs met with BEIS bosses yesterday to call for greater clarity over Boris Johnson’s plans