Ken Murphy news, comment and insight – Page 8
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NewsSainsbury’s donates £500k towards disaster relief in north Africa
It joins Tesco in donating towards the relief efforts following the earthquake in Morocco
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NewsTesco provides £250,000 in aid after earthquake and flooding disasters
The £250,000 donation from the Tesco Group will go towards the charity’s Disaster Fund
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NewsNestlé to make low-carbon fertiliser from Kit Kat production waste
Nestlé announced a two-year trial to evaluate the fertiliser’s performance on crop production, soil health and greenhouse gas emission reduction
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NewsTesco CEO Ken Murphy calls for government to raise game on net zero
Tesco is to expand its trial of low-carbon, mostly domestically produced fertilisers
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NewsMorrisons launches bodycam trial to tackle store crimewave but Asda rules out move
The supermarket revealed it was running a trial across 25 stores with the potential of a UK-wide rollout if it is seen as a success
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NewsMorrisons rolls out CCTV van fleet to tackle shop crime
The vans promote the supermarket’s long-running partnership with Crimestoppers and urge customers to call its helpline if they see criminal activity
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NewsTesco staff to get body cameras as Ken Murphy calls for store crime clampdown
Murphy also called for the police to be responsible for better communication with retailers on known criminals
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NewsMedia Bites 4 September: Tesco/Shop worker abuse, Wilko, Asda
Tesco’s chief executive has called for a change in the law to make abuse or violence towards retail workers an offence across the UK
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NewsTesco net zero commitments receive backing from global climate body
Tesco laid out more detailed commitments on how it plans to cut its Scope 3 emissions across its wider supply chain
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NewsTesco confirms appointment of Tate & Lyle chairman to replace John Allan
Tesco has appointed Gerry Murphy as its new chairman to replace scandal-hit John Allan
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NewsSelf-checkouts causing customer service levels to fall
Average customer service scores fell by an average 1.2ppts in the Grocer 33 annual mystery shopping survey
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Comment & OpinionProof that self-checkouts are causing a decline in customer service
Many customers want to interact with a human being at the checkout
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NewsCity snapshot: Tesco confirms appointment of Tate & Lyle chairman to replace John Allan
Tesco has appointed Gerry Murphy as its new chairman to replace scandal-hit John Allan. Plus, shares in Science in Sport have been suspended, and Eagle Eye to enhance Morrisons loyalty offering following contract win.
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NewsMedia Bites 23 June: Ocado, Morrisons, Tesco, DS Smith
Rumours of Amazon interest in Ocado has generated lots of excitement and stories in this morning’s papers.
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NewsM&S cuts the price of over 70 family staples
Products dropped in price include M&S Select Farms DNA traceable beef mince, avocados, Greek-style yoghurt and ciabatta rolls
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Comment & OpinionWhat is the Adjudicator doing about all those supplier complaints?
As retailer relations sour with suppliers what is the GCA doing about all their complaints?
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Analysis & Features‘No excuse’ for Amazon’s shocking first outing on supplier ranking
The stand out is Amazon, with a record poor showing on its first appearance on the Groceries Code Adjudicator’s list
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NewsKen Murphy: supplier tension caused by Tesco ‘fighting the fight’ on inflation
The supermarket giant today announced a 9% year-on-year increase in sales for the first quarter of the year
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NewsCity snapshot: Tesco UK sales up 9% amid ‘encouraging’ signs on inflation
Tesco has grown its UK like-for-like sales by 9% in its first quarter as its CEO points to ‘encouraging early signs that inflation is starting to ease’
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NewsMedia Bites 15 May: John Lewis Partnership, food price inflation, Tesco
More than half of the 61-strong partnership council of John Lewis have delivered a stinging rebuke to Dame Sharon White and her leadership