All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 225
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NewsTesco: it will take years to price match the discounters
CEO Philip Clarke this week admitted it could take years for Tesco to take on the discounters on price…
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco's turnaround strategy: Will it work this time?
Nearly two years on from setting out a £1bn turnaround, a Tesco presentation this week rebooted the plan. Will it work thi…
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Comment & OpinionNot quite a price war
Phil Clarke stopped well short of launching a fully-fledged attack on the discounters snapping at Tesco’s heels this week…
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NewsTesco puts £200m into lower prices as it cuts back on new space
Tesco is putting £200m into lowering prices on everyday products.
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NewsTesco to speed up store makeovers as it readies price cuts
Tesco is set to accelerate its store refresh programme, as it prepares to unveil price cuts.
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NewsTesco trials 'health tours' to help shoppers eat well
Tesco is offering free “health tours” in a bid to help consumers wean themselves off foods high in salt, fat and sugar.
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Comment & OpinionBRC's business rates proposals come with drawbacks
The BRC’s three potential models to replace the business rates system raise far more questions than they answer…
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NewsMore retailers opt for natural refrigeration
Fears over the safety of natural refrigeration systems are easing…
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Analysis & FeaturesAfter the Queen, the Costa King of Coffee rides to the rescue
Well-meaning volunteers are out, business expertise and longer-term thinking are in. But this time there’s no cash…
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NewsSainsbury’s slaps calorie-count labels on own-brand wines
Sainsbury’s today set the cat amongst the pigeons with drinks producers after rolling out calorie-labelled bottles across 20 of its own-label wines.
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Comment & OpinionBlue sky thinking
The BRC’s ideas on reforming business rates have certainly produced a few curveballs - but will they fly?
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NewsBRC’s ‘radical’ business rates review floats green tax plan
Retail leaders have urged the government to consider “radical” alternatives to business rates, including replacing them with a new energy tax based on businesses’ energy efficiency.
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NewsCosta boss reveals new high street rescue plan
Nearly three years after Mary Portas was brought in, the government believes it has finally come up with a solution…
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NewsC-stores call for OFT to act on high-strength booze bans
C-stores have joined alcohol companies to call for local minimum pricing and super-strength bans to be declared illegal…
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NewsCameron praises supermarket flood aid
David Cameron has praised the efforts of retailers who are helping communities cope with the flooding crisis.
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NewsLabour says no to a tax on high-sugar food and drink
Luciana Berger has ruled out Labour imposing additional taxes on fizzy drinks and other high-sugar products…
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Comment & OpinionCASH’s smartphone app could be on the money
Last week, Professor Graham MacGregor, the scientist behind Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH) – and the campaign for new targets on sugar reduction - accused prominent anti-sugar campaigners of being “nutters”.
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NewsFoodSwitch app launched to 'expose hidden dangers of food'
Food campaigners today launched the latest weapon in what they claimed was the battle to expose the “hidden” dangers of foods high in fat, salt and sugar, in the form of a new supermarket traffic light smartphone app.
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NewsTesco food education scheme draws sharp criticism in Scotland
Tesco’s plans to educate primary school children on obesity has provoked a rebellion among some food experts in Scotland, who have urged ministers north of the border to reject the idea.
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NewsFood sales drop as grocery sector sits out the recovery
UK retail sales have shown “strong growth” in January, but the green shoots of recovery are strikingly absent from the grocery sector.