All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 96
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NewsCMA finds Issa brothers’ £6.8bn Asda deal could hike petrol prices
Watchdog has given the brothers and private equity firm TDR Capital five days to offer “binding proposals” to tackle its concerns
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NewsTesco fined £7.5m for selling out-of-date food in Birmingham stores
Tesco pleaded guilty to a total of 22 offences across three stores
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NewsFood and drink exports fall nearly 10% in pandemic
Most of the top 10 food and drink products exported by the UK were negatively affected by Covid-19 and restrictions of movement
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NewsAsda ready to slash range by up to 40% in End2End reset
Stores will be transformed into a simplified “discount model”, reducing ranges to prioritise availability of key SKUs
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NewsAsda appoints John Fallon as new CFO ahead of Issa brothers takeover
Fallon will replace Rob McWilliam who is returning to a portfolio career
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Comment & OpinionEnd of in-store social distancing will be down to the government, not Tesco
Ken Murphy is in ‘no hurry’ to get rid of social distancing – but Tesco’s shareholders will be, given the £900m knocked off profits
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NewsAsda ends in-store scratch baking putting 1,200 jobs at risk
The move comes just over a year after Tesco announced a similar shake-up of its in-store bakeries
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NewsKen Murphy: Tesco in ‘no hurry’ to end social distancing
Tesco predicted it would face at least another £200m of pandemic costs in the current financial year
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NewsTesco says it is finding it ‘challenging’ to roll out Covid tests for staff
Tesco chief people officer Natasha Adams has written to staff, encouraging them to take up the offer of free testing by local authorities
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NewsCode issues plummet in Adjudicator supplier survey despite ‘brutal’ Covid delists
The proportion of suppliers experiencing issues at any stage has fallen to an all-time low
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Comment & Opinion‘Give Tesco a miss’: Tesco shows its class as full-year results approach
Tesco’s ‘miss’ ad campaign a hit as it takes a broader view of trade ahead of its results this week
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NewsMorrisons gives away millions of sunflower seeds as ‘sign of hope’ after lockdown
The seeds will be offered to customers by checkout staff and within online shopping orders
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NewsTesco ad campaign urges customers to support pubs hit by lockdown
The supermarket is running a campaign acknowledging the ‘tough’ time the hospitality sector has had during the pandemic
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NewsMorrisons offers al fresco café dining as England emerges from lockdown
Morrisons has also introduced an ‘Order & Pay’ app
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NewsCovid ‘war room’ closure ‘short-sighted’ warn food industry members
Discussions have shifted more towards problems arising from Brexit in recent months
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Grocer 33Grocer 33 store of the week: Tesco Warfield, Bracknell
‘Lockdown easing is a chance for us to prove we can win the loyalty of our shoppers when the other, non-essential, stores open’
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NewsRetailers and suppliers to foot ‘sky-rocketing’ packaging waste bill, new documents reveal
Extended producer responsibility (EPR) is due to come into force from 2024 and the official estimate of the cost in its first full year has shot up
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NewsVAT double whammy could ‘kill DRS’ without Treasury intervention, warn industry bosses
Leading trade bodies have written to Defra urging it to intervene on VAT being placed on the new deposits
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Comment & OpinionWhat stance will Chris Whitty’s Office for Health Promotion take on regulation?
Whitty has previously called for a complete ban on any sports advertising by unhealthy products
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NewsObesity strategy facing major shake-up under replacement for PHE
Industry and campaign sources both suggested the new move left serious questions over the future of the industry’s voluntary reformulation programme