All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 187
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Comment & OpinionAsda gambles with staff goodwill
The last thing Asda needs is to be seen as insensitive as it makes the painful decisions necessary to slash its spending
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NewsAsda plans to axe all staff canteen facilities
The GMB union has launched a petition against Asda’s plan to scrap canteens
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NewsTesco offers free fruit nationwide as it fights 'Blue Monday'
Retailer set to offer shoppers a fresh pick-me-up on most depressing day of the year
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NewsNHS eyes 20% sugar tax in hospitals
Health service stands to raise £40m from sugar tax in hospitals and health centres
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NewsAsda kicks off major cull of head office jobs
Supermarket will see many senior redundancies across marketing, merchandising and category planning
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NewsSupplier fury at glut of errors on Sugar Smart app
Suppliers are up in arms after it emerged Public Health England’s new Sugar Smart barcode app is riddled with errors
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Analysis & FeaturesDoes Asda's tieup with EMD 'smack of desperation'?
Or could more European buying power give the chain an edge?
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Comment & OpinionTesco’s ghosts of Christmas past make Dave Lewis look good
Today more than one analyst described Tesco as “blowing away expectations”
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NewsTesco Christmas results: what the analysts say
Better-than-expected Christmas trading results a pleasant surprise for the market
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NewsTesco grows like-for-likes over Christmas as Dave Lewis hails 'fightback'
Tesco recorded like-for-like UK growth of 1.3% in the six weeks to 9 January, with volumes up 3.5% year on year
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Comment & OpinionPractical booze control advice may have more impact than 14-unit guideline
Unsurprisingly, the alcohol industry has been demanding to know why men in the UK have been singled out for special treatment
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NewsRevised drinking guidelines attacked as 'anti-alcohol' policy
The new guidance puts the UK at odds with the rest of Europe, industry says
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Analysis & FeaturesFlood impact will be felt for months, warn logistics experts
Grocery is “praying for the rain to stop” after floods in the North
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NewsObesity forum urges reformulation leeway
The food and drink industry should be given a “window of opportunity” according to a leading health body
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NewsNew alcohol guidelines say men should drink same amount as women
The review, led by Dame Sally Davies, also warns that drinking any level of alcohol raises the risk of a range of cancers
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Grocer 33Store of the week: Tesco Extra Silverburn, Glasgow
As soon as Boxing Day is over it’s all about people stocking up for their Hogmanay parties
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Comment & OpinionSugar app could morph into more than PHE bargained for
New app throws up some major question marks over what the wider Department of Health strategy should be
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NewsPre-Christmas trading has little effect on deflation
The BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index reports year-on-year deflation of 2% for December…
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NewsSugar Smart cube-counting app launched by Public Health England
The app is being backed by retailers including Asda, Tesco and Morrisons
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Comment & OpinionNesquik bunny could be first in a line of kids’ marketing campaigns to fall
An end to the year which only illustrates the much bigger battleground that lies ahead