Ken Murphy news, comment and insight – Page 10
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NewsMedia Bites 13 February: Tesco/Apprenticeship Levy, Pub closures, Bestway/Sainsbury’s
Tesco’s chief executive has complained that thousands of staff are missing out on new training because of restrictions on the government’s Apprenticeship Levy fund
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NewsM&S CEO Stuart Machin joins calls for reform of Apprenticeship Levy
M&S would be able to train more young people without the levy system, according to Machin
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Comment & OpinionWhy food prices won’t peak for a while yet
We still don’t expect food prices to peak until Q2 2023, despite the FAO global food index having just posted its tenth consecutive monthly decline
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NewsMedia Bites 1 February: Tesco, Pets at Home, THG
Tesco buys Paperchase brand and announces a shake-up of its shop management in large UK stores
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Comment & OpinionTesco is right to assume shoppers will prioritise price over counters
As the cost of living crisis rages, consumers will be more concerned with Clubcard discounts
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Comment & OpinionTesco’s John Allan can light as many fires as he wishes. We farmers know the truth
To me this is nothing more than an attempt by Tesco to get consumers on their side, says farmer Iain Brown
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Comment & OpinionIs there any truth to Tesco chairman John Allan’s inflammatory inflation claims?
Are suppliers really profiteering from inflation?
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NewsTesco chairman faces backlash after accusing suppliers of cost of living ‘profiteering’
NFU president Minette Batters led the backlash against Allan’s remarks, saying she was “baffled”
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NewsTesco scales back ambitions for online picking hubs despite latest launch
The Grocer understands the slowdown of online growth post-pandemic and the cost of living crisis have both been factors in the decision
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NewsTesco launches sixth UFC as online growth returns to business
The supermarket said it was part of its strategy to provide “easily the most convenient” option for customers
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Analysis & Features10,000 January price hikes at grocers for second year running
Tesco is the retailer with the fewest price increases so far this year
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NewsAdjudicator claims buyers are ‘overwhelmed’ by CPI requests as new survey launches
White held talks with all the retailers policed under the code in November to “intensify” discussion over CPIs
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Comment & OpinionWho won Christmas? The grocers, of course
It would have needed a spectacularly bad performance for a grocery retailer not to achieve at least some sort of sales growth
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NewsTesco boss Murphy admits ‘constant battle’ with suppliers over inflation
However, Murphy insisted suppliers were fully behind Tesco’s price lock, which saw 1,000 prices frozen earlier this month until Easter
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NewsCity snapshot: Tesco Christmas sales jump despite cost of living crisis
Tesco has overcome ‘tough times’ for consumers to post strong broad-based growth in the run-up to Christmas. Plus, food and clothing grow at M&S, Hilton Food Group enjoys strong Christmas and all the rest of the latest news from the City
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NewsSupermarkets call on government to ramp up renewable energy investment
The leaders of Tesco, Morrisons, M&S and Co-op, among others, have asked PM Rishi Sunak to prioritise incentives to encourage greater investment in renewables
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NewsMedia Bites 5 Dec: Ocado, Morrisons, Associated British Foods
Ocado has told investors it will pause the construction of more automated distribution centres in the UK, the latest sign of a pullback in demand for online grocery delivery
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NewsTesco launches ‘reverse supermarket’ to help people suffering with food poverty
The move comes with FareShare and the Trussell Trust reporting they expect to provide food support to more than 1.2 million people this winter
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NewsSupermarket supply chain emissions rise despite pledge to halve environmental impact
A report by WWF, billed as the most comprehensive study to date of the food sector’s contribution to climate change, found Scope 3 supply chain emissions had risen by 5%
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NewsTesco to launch three ‘hybrid’ checkout-free GetGo stores
All three new stores will have a “new hybrid format” – giving customers the option of using a self-service or attended checkout instead of the ‘just walk out’ app