All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 152
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NewsTesco staff to walk length of UK to raise money for charity
The event kicked off yesterday and will finish on 5 October
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NewsBestway claims Tesco-Booker deal will 'distort' wholesale
Bestway also highlighted fears over the future of fellow wholesaler Palmer & Harvey…
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NewsTesco gives PayQwiq digital wallet app a new name: Tesco Pay+
Tesco will update customers about further improvement to the functionality of the app later this month…
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Comment & OpinionAsda needs to follow Tesco’s example to keep in the GCA’s good books
So why has Asda escaped, and is the Adjudicator’s decision to hold back from the ultimate deterrent justified? Yesterday’s revelation that Asda had demanded millions from suppliers to finance its Project Renewal strategy – or face having their products stripped from its shelves – made for yet ...
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NewsAsda demanded millions from suppliers to avoid delisting, says GCA
Suppliers were subjected to “aggressive tactics, such as inflexible demands made by Asda buyers”
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NewsTesco trio's fraud and false accounting trial adjourned until 25 September
The three men pleaded not guilty at a hearing at Southwark Crown Court last month
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NewsMark Price stands down as international trade minister
The former Waitrose boss stands down after just a year saying he wants to pursue “business and writing interests”
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NewsAsda to appeal against tribunal gender equal pay ruling
Supermarket says pay rates in stores differ from pay rates in distribution centres for legitimate reasons
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Grocer 33Tesco Sandhurst: Grocer 33 store of the week
“Only Pitsea and Slough are bigger. The size of the store works to our advantage”
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NewsGCA calls off 'drop and drive' investigation threat
The adjudicator has instead written to the three supermarkets accused of breaching the code
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Analysis & FeaturesGridlock, shortages and price rises: the BRC's Brexit warning
The nightmarish scenes of Operation Stack could become a brutal daily reality, causing widespread food shortages
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NewsBRC warns of major post-Brexit fresh produce shortages
Bare shelves and soaring prices witnessed during the lettuce and courgette shortages ‘could be repeated on a grand scale’
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NewsCarling customers kept in dark over savings on abv cut
Carling didn’t change the labels to prevent its customers from “demanding a slice”, owners Molson Coors told a tax tribunal at London’s Royal Courts of Justice
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco and Booker's five arguments for the CMA
The Grocer looks at the key points raised by the potential partners in their 111-page dossier defending the deal
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NewsHalf of businesses say EU nationals planning to leave
Trade bodies from across the £110bn sector have warned of an “irreversible exit” of resources…
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Comment & OpinionThe CMA should not allow retailers to be vague and dismissive about code breaches
News that supplier complaints about possible breaches by Asda have shot up in the past year, doesn’t tell the whole story, at least it took the reporting process seriously … unlike some supermarkets
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NewsAsda sees big increase in alleged code of practice breaches
The British Brands Group today published the official responses by retailers to the CMA over code compliance
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NewsGMB looks to 'dramatically reduce' Asda job losses
Asda has commissioned a review of 3,257 staff to streamline its operations…
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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets would be crazy to even think about surge pricing
Reports about Uber-style surge pricing make for interesting Big Brother-style headlines, but the reality is way off
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NewsElectronic shelf edge labelling: supermarkets step up tests
Morrisons is testing two different forms of electronic shelf labels