All articles by Ronan Hegarty – Page 11
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NewsGeeta’s appoints Lucas and Bridgman to senior positions
Neil Lucas has joined as sales director, while Eleanor Bridgman has been appointed marketing director
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NewsCountry Range MD Coral Rose to join Fairway Foodservice as CEO
Rose will join Fairway on 1 September, replacing Chris Binge who has held the role of CEO since 2001
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Grocer 33Simon Gregg on Asda’s Online 33 performance
‘We continue to see growth in our online business well above pre-pandemic levels’
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Grocer 33Tesco edges out Waitrose in low-scoring Grocer 33 week
This wasn’t a high scoring week overall but we were at least treated to a close battle for the top spot
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Grocer 33Asda beats guest retailer Amazon and usual rivals
Asda offered the lowest price for 18 products and was exclusively cheapest for a dozen
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NewsSteve Murrells to leave Co-op as Shirine Khoury-Haq becomes its first female CEO
Murrells joined the Co-op in 2012, heading up its food business. He was named group CEO in March 2017
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Grocer 33Asda back on top as it readies Just Essentials launch
Asda was the retailer most affected by inflation in this week’s 33
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NewsBestway Wholesale turnover climbs 10% to £2.66bn
The wholesaler said operating profit was £37.2m over the period, up from £7.3m the previous year
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NewsWholesalers examining supply chains for Russia links
The Grocer understands foodservice wholesalers in particular have been quizzed by on-trade customers regarding products either sourced from Russia or Belarus
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Grocer 33Aldi dominates as guest 33 retailer with two-thirds of products cheapest
Our guest discounter registered a convincing Grocer 33 pricing win
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Grocer 33Lidl knocks Asda off top spot with 28 lowest prices
Lidl was the last retailer to beat Asda (in December), and its £53.06 trolley came in £7.13 cheaper than Asda’s £60.19 total
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Analysis and FeaturesWhat’s gone wrong for McColl’s? And what are its next steps?
The pandemic convenience boom enjoyed by its rivals seems to have missed McColl’s out. Can its Morrisons Daily conversions save the day?
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NewsPayPoint suspends bill payment services in majority of McColl’s stores
PayPoint said it had taken the steps “to ensure the continuity of its services for its clients and customers”
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Grocer 33Asda undercut by Tesco Clubcard Prices for second week running
Asda was the cheapest retailer for the ninth week in a row
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Comment and OpinionMcColl’s lender talks set to be pivotal to the retailer’s future
McColl’s confirmed it had received an offer for the whole business but that it had been withdrawn
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Grocer 33Asda is cheapest save for Tesco’s Clubcard Prices
Tesco’s Clubcard Prices this week would have undercut Asda by almost £3
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NewsAlmost 50% of independent retailers are using Booker
Lumina Intelligence’s Wholesale Markets Report 2021 found that 47% of convenience retailers shopped with Booker from October to December last year
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Grocer 33Asda wins Grocer 33 again as retailers keep a lid on inflation
Basket showed very little inflation with Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s all offering more price decreases than increases
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Analysis and FeaturesBrakes’ suffering turnover proves the pain of hospitality’s closure
The numbers cover the year to June 2020 and so include the period when the UK went into total lockdown at the beginning of the pandemic, though not the subsequent highs that came with the Eat Out To Help Out scheme
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Analysis and FeaturesMorrisons equals the UK’s 11th biggest wholesaler merging grocery and hospitality
It could soon hit its expressed target of £1bn in wholesale sales