All articles by Ronan Hegarty
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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
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Comment & OpinionTesco’s Ken Murphy unphased by ‘intensified’ supermarket competition
Murphy was keen to point out Tesco’s limited exposure to tariffs, and suggested Asda’s price push was part of a general increase in competition
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat do Co-op’s results tell us about its ‘right-sizing’ and wholesale challenges?
Co-op says sales are up £100m and it is progressing well on its strategy of ‘making convenience more convenient and focusing on being the best small store retailer’
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s holds off inflation – and Asda – to win cheapest supermarket
Sainsbury’s was 16p cheaper than Asda, having offered the lowest price for 13 items
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NewsMedia Bites 2 April: Trump tariffs, Asda, inflation, Wild, Tobacco, 7-Eleven
Much of today’s press focus is on Donald Trump and speciifcally the US president’s so-called ’Liberation Day’ tarrifs
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NewsBrakes launches ‘Ways to Save’ cashback campaign
The ‘Ways to Save’ initiative kicks off with what the foodservice giant says is its most comprehensive cashback offer to date
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NewsJW Filshill appoints new regional development manager
Balfour will initially service Filshill’s KeyStore symbol estate across Ayrshire, Stranraer and Dumfries
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NewsCo-op joins Aldi price matching fray with 100-plus offers
The move will see Co-op matching Aldi prices on over 100 everyday essentials, including fresh fruit, milk, eggs and bread
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Grocer 33Asda cheapest in Grocer 33 without opening war chest
Asda was not reliant on Rollbacks for victory, but margin is still well short of promised 5%-10%
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Grocer 33Clubcard Prices savings help Tesco to Grocer 33 pricing win
At £68.44, the UK’s biggest supermarket came in just 95p cheaper than Asda