All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 6
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NewsMedia Bites 28 January: Amazon, WH Smith and high street decline
The papers focus on Amazon drone deliveries and a sale of WH Smith on the high street
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NewsDeposit return scheme gets October 2027 launch date
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners GB said the October 2027 rollout was “challenging but achievable”
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NewsHundreds of supermarkets forced to shut as Storm Éowyn ravages UK
Major supermarkets have closed swathes of stores across large parts of the country which are subject to a Met Office red weather warning
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NewsMorrisons axes hundreds of staff in major cost-cutting exercise
Staff impacted by the changes are understood to have been involved in roles including customer experience, employee engagement, recruitment and payroll
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NewsFSA appoints former Ofcom boss as new CEO
She has also held senior civil service roles in the Ministry of Justice, the Cabinet Office and the Northern Ireland Office
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NewsSupermarkets accuse MPs of ignoring DRS fears as Tories withdraw support
MPs last night voted in favour of legislation to introduce a DRS in England and Northern Ireland from October 2027
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NewsDavid Lepley returns to Asda in chief supply chain officer role as Leighton rebuild continues
Prior to joining Morrisons he spent 11 years at Asda, where he began stacking shelves at its Grantham store before rising to the position of VP online operations
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Comment & OpinionMPs must win retailer support for ‘seemingly cursed’ DRS
MPs must make clearer where they stand on the DRS – and try and win back Welsh government support
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NewsAsda boss Allan Leighton to launch massive new Rollback price war
A major advertising campaign is being lined up by Asda to back the launch
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NewsDefra promises more producer control as PackUK launches to run EPR reforms
The first fees for the programme, shifting the cost of local authority recycling and packaging waste onto producers, are due to come into force in October
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Analysis & FeaturesChristmas 2024: what were the highs and hiccups for supermarkets?
Supermarkets took the cheap veg battle to a new low of 8p this Christmas. How did it pan out and what else did they try?
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NewsSupermarket bosses demand 2027 deposit return scheme start date is scrapped
Last week, Tesco boss Ken Murphy hinted at what was to come when he called for the government to rethink the timeframe for EPR and DRS
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NewsMorrisons offers drinking checks as customers look to cut down on booze
More than half (56%) of drinkers said they intend to reduce their alcohol consumption in 2025, according to a survey by Drinkawar
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News‘Overwhelming’ pressure on government to tackle regulation inflation fears
FDF said it was “critical” that the new government worked with the industry to mitigate the impact of new taxes and regulation
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NewsMcKeon returns as Allan Leighton announces Asda management revamp
The supermarket said it was bolstering the food team with former Accolade Wines boss Ade McKeon rejoining Asda as vice president for ambient
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NewsGroceries Code Adjudicator weighs up consequences of investigation into Amazon
Amazon came rock bottom in the 2024 poll, with its perceived code compliance score falling from 59% to 47%
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Comment & OpinionWhy the HFSS junk food ad ban u-turn is bad news for brands
Today saw a dramatic shift of position as advertising watchdogs revealed the looming ban on HFSS and junk food ads, due to come into force this October, will be extended rather than shrunk
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NewsAsda axes regional manager roles as streamlining programme continues
Asda sent a memo to staff last week confirming that the move would mean its store estate would be managed by 22 rather than 30 sub-regions
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NewsWatchdog backtracks on junk food ad ban as brand loopholes closed
Health campaign groups claimed the watchdog’s HFSS proposals for junk food advertising had “loopholes big enough to drive a Coca-Cola truck through”
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NewsAsda donates million meals in winter fruit & veg pledge to FareShare
The donation will support FareShare’s nationwide network of charities, including afterschool and breakfast clubs, homelessness shelters, and older people’s lunch clubs