All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 133
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NewsFood & drink export growth slowing down amid Brexit concerns
The 2018 growth rate was roughly a quarter of that seen in 2017
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NewsAsda to sell George clothing made from recycled plastic
The retailer’s George chain today announced the move to improve the “ethical and environmental” impact of its products
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NewsSupermarket Income REIT ramps up expansion with £45m raise
The UK’s biggest buyer of supermarkets in 2018 has ramped up its expansion plans, days after hiring ex-Sainsbury’s boss Justin King as an advisor
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NewsTesco kicks off fruit & veg packaging reduction trial
The supermarket has removed an “extensive” amount of packaging from products at its Watford and Swindon Extra stores, in a move it plans to roll out across the UK if successful
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NewsSainsbury's-Asda propose 150 sell-offs in wake of CMA report
Details emerged after the Competition & Markets Authority published the responses to its provisional findings, which came out last month and have left the chances of the deal going ahead dangling by a thread
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NewsSainsbury's-Asda has 'little chance' despite price cuts
The supermarkets are also claiming the CMA has made a litany of mistakes in its handling of the probe so far
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NewsGovernment backs down over HFSS advert watershed model
Industry had feared changes to the nutrient profile model would rope in ‘undeserving’ products like cereal and yoghurts
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Analysis & FeaturesDoes Tesco's Carrefour tie-up suggest it's reverting to type?
Tesco’s European buying alliance looks set to be tougher on suppliers than the data-driven stance it has employed in the UK
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Comment & OpinionIndustry has dodged a bullet on the HFSS climbdown
Campaign groups were celebrating plans for a ‘junk food watershed’ this week
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Grocer 33Morrisons Widnes: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘I’ve been encouraging our staff to talk to customers as often as possible – it really makes a big difference’
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NewsRetailers urge more knife crime protection as incidents rise
The BRC survey showed 115 retail employees were attacked on average every day
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NewsDH proposes pre-watershed ban on HFSS food and drink
The DH also said it plans to target products currently under the scope of the soft drinks tax
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NewsTesco and Carrefour call in suppliers for Geneva crunch talks
The two supermarket chains set up a strategic alliance last summer to achieve cost savings
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Comment & OpinionWill Tesco & Carrefour suppliers get the deal they're after?
Much talk in the industry this week focused on the seismic events taking place in Europe
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NewsPlastic campaigners call for higher 'bag for life' charges
Last week Lidl announced a trial under which it will stop selling the 9p bags in 54 stores in Wales from 1 May
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NewsAsda 'war on plastic' cuts out 6,500 tonnes in first year
Asda said it had reduced plastic in almost 1,000 individual product lines
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NewsSupermarket REIT targets £25m raise to buy new property
The move would take the fund’s assets to well over £340m
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NewsMorrisons to double Scottish coverage for online deliveries
Online deliveries were initially launched in the Edinburgh and Glasgow areas in August
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NewsGovernment plans for HFSS ad watershed go 'against evidence'
The Advertising Association said the average child spent less than one hundredth of one per cent of the day viewing HFSS advertising
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NewsAsda bans sale of single knives to counter knife crime
The retailer said it would remove all single kitchen knives by the end of April