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All articles by Ronan Hegarty
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NewsEPR: £2bn packaging recycling scheme fees revealed by government
The government has published the final recycling packaging fees for its controversial extended producer responsibility (EPR) scheme
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Grocer 33Aldi marks clean sweep in ‘Super’ Grocer 33 wins against Lidl
The victory gives Aldi a clean sweep in its head to head with arch-rival Lidl for the current Grocer 33 year
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NewsMedia Bites 4 June: BAT, Amazon, HelloFresh, Remy Cointreau, Diageo and Oreos
A quiet morning in terms of major grocery news which may come as a relief to many in the industry given the drama of recent weeks
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Grocer 33Tesco cheapest by 19p to stop Asda’s winning streak in Grocer 33
Key to Tesco’s success was a hefty discount of £7.59 for its Clubcard members
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Grocer 33Asda notches 20th win in Grocer 33 price competition
Asda was offering the lowest price for 19 items, with 15 of these exclusively cheapest
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NewsMedia Bites 21 May: inflation, cyberattacks, Greggs, Cranswick, Spanish supermarkets
Attention is focused on the impact of the recent cyberattack at M&S, amid concern regarding the news of inflation starting to soar again
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Grocer 33Asda keeps up pressure on Tesco & co with 19th Grocer 33 win
At £76.00, Asda was 2.6% (or £2) cheaper than Tesco, a long way short of the 5%-10% target set out by Allan Leighton earlier this year in a reset
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Comment & OpinionTime for a new wholesale powerhouse
The deal is fascinating and not just because it is the first major bit of consolidation at the top end of the UK wholesale market
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NewsUnited Wholesale Scotland moves south with Time Wholesale acquisition
United Wholesale Scotland will take over the business in July
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Grocer 33Huge Nectar discount makes Sainsbury’s cheapest in price comparison survey
Sainsbury’s bagged its second Grocer 33 pricing win in the past five weeks
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NewsCo-op opens ‘access to cash’ banking hub inside store
Co-op said the move was part of its focus on creating added services in its stores and social value
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Grocer 33Waitrose Otley: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Easter has been great. I think we’ve had the best displays I’ve seen across the shop for such a long time’
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Grocer 33Asda cheapest as guest M&S/Ocado trails regular pack
Asda bagged a second Grocer 33 win in the space of three weeks
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NewsMedia Bites 25 April: Unilever, Ben & Jerry’s, The Original Factory Shop, Post Office, retail crime
There was a lot of coverage this morning and overnight surrounding Unilever’s first quarter trading update with sales down 0.9% to £12.7bn although underlying sales were up 3%
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NewsJJ Foodservice introduces deal-enabling self-service kiosks
JJ has installed touchscreens in all 12 branches, which it said gave walk-in customers ‘faster service and better prices at the touch of a screen’
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Grocer 33Morrisons doesn’t need 8p veg promo to be cheapest in Easter-themed shop
On the half leg of lamb Morrisons was cheapest by at least £2 over rivals
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Comment & OpinionAre lower prices enough to revive Co-op Wholesale?
Co-op confirmed its wholesale revenue for the year to 4 January fell 5.5% to £1.4bn, while it made a loss of £1m compared with a £14m profit the previous year
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NewsThe Sidemen launch Sides ice cream range into Brakes
The Sidemen have more than 22 million followers on YouTube
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NewsCo-op invests £800k in lowering own-label wholesale prices
Co-op said it had reduced the wholesale price of its key own brand range by an average of 3%
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Grocer 33Asda cheapest but not by Allan Leighton’s targeted margin
Asda is not yet hitting executive chairman Allan Leighton’s ambition to go 5%-10% cheaper than its main supermarket rivals