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Ronan Hegarty
Ronan is news editor of The Grocer.
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- Analysis & Features
How supermarkets are looking after their staff like never before
The pandemic changed the way we view work – and our health – forever. Today, supermarkets are offering better benefits, staff discounts, and pay packages than ever
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‘Wow factor’ impresses our shopper at Tesco in Chorley
Tesco managed a rare double this week, providing a full basket to both our in-store and online mystery shoppers
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More loyalty deal makes Morrisons cheapest retailer this week
This week marked Morrisons’ first loyalty pricing deal in the Grocer 33
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Morrisons delivery driver seals Online 33 win
There was precious little to chose between five of our seven online Grocer 33 orders this week
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Lidl Twickenham bags discounter’s first ever store of the week prize
The store claimed a strong 81 points, with excellent shop floor service and store standards allied to strong availability
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Aldi pips Lidl by 2p as Tesco closes gap to discounters
This is Aldi’s first victory since it undercut Lidl by just a penny exactly one year ago
- News
Co-op plays up ownership model in new multimillion-pound ad campaign
The aim of the campaign is to educate consumers on what it means for a business to be a co-operative
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Fiddes Payne restructures after loss of Jamie Oliver contract
This month the company is launching a new range of ambient food products across Albert Heijn stores in the Netherlands, under its own Full of Goodness branding
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Availability improves at all the supermarkets except Asda
As the cost of living crisis recedes, supermarkets have done a better job in the past year at getting products on shelves
- Grocer 33
Great staff and ‘tempting’ displays at Waitrose
Our shopper was impressed by the store’s ‘very tempting seasonal displays’
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Asda kicks off new Grocer 33 year with cheapest shop
Clubcard Prices were not enough to topple Asda this week
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Morrisons offers app for wholesale partners to top up in stores
Rather than buying at the in-store prices, the wholesale customer is invoiced on their existing agreed terms
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Morrisons Newark: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Rami Baitiéh has really energised the business, which is great’
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Plain sailing for our mystery shopper at winning Morrisons store
Availability was strong on this busy Saturday morning
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Loyalty prices see Tesco come in £4 cheaper than Asda
The UK’s biggest grocer had special Clubcard Prices on nine of the 33 items on our list
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Morrisons continues improved performance with sales up 4%
During the latest trading period, Morrisons completed the £2.5bn sale of its petrol forecourt business to fellow CD&R-owned Motor Fuel Group
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Busy Morrisons St Andrews impresses under pressure
Staff were doing their best to keep shelves topped up and managed to do so without causing obstruction
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Discounts help Asda beat rivals’ loyalty schemes
The TDR Capital and Mohsin Issa-owned supermarket was £2.24 cheaper than Sainsbury’s
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Darren Blackhurst quits Morrisons with Rachel Eyre set to return
Retail veteran Blackhurst rejoined Morrisons in March as cover for Rachel Eyre, who is on maternity leave
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Morrisons marks 125-year anniversary with special TV ad
The 40-second long ad called ‘Over the counter, over the years’ tracks a conversation between Morrisons staff and shoppers across different time periods