All articles by Ronan Hegarty – Page 18
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NewsCamelot drops Gambling Commission legal challenge over National Lottery licence
Camelot was set to have its case heard in the Court of Appeal next week after it had lost its first legal bid to prevent the handover in June
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NewsMars drawing fire from wholesalers over PMP margins
The Grocer understands that Mars this week agreed to a u-turn on plans to reduce the shared margin on some but not all key confectionery lines
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s offers cheapest shop as inflation hits 13%
Of the 33 items on our shopping list, 31 were more expensive across the five retailers we visited
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NewsAsda agrees £600m deal for Co-op petrol forecourt operations
All 2,300 Co-op colleagues impacted by the deal will transfer to Asda under Tupe rules
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Comment & OpinionCo-op’s potential forecourt sell-off could be a win for all parties
The good news for impacted staff is there seems to be a strong appetite among potential buyers, with Asda reportedly ready to stump up £450m for the Co-op’s 130 forecourt sites
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Grocer 33Pint of milk 65% more expensive in latest price comparison survey
The average price of a pint of semi-skimmed milk has seen a marked step change since July and at a now average 86p
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NewsShirine Khoury-Haq confirmed as Co-op Group CEO
The appointment comes at a time of change and upheaval at the Co-op’s Angel Square headquarters in Manchester
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s beats traditional rivals and two guests to offer cheapest shop
At £61.31, Sainsbury’s, whose last victory came on 22 July, undercut runner-up Asda by 55p
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Grocer 33Asda is cheapest as shopping list inflation hits 20%
The scale of the cost of living crisis was laid bare in our mystery shop
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Grocer 33Lidl has edge over Aldi as inflation hits double figures
Lidl and Aldi were in a league of their own, price wise
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Grocer 33Asda is cheapest as all retailers are hit by inflation
The continuing trend across the Grocer 33 is a significant increase in the price consumers are forking out for their groceries
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NewsCo-op job losses plan linked to £47m spending cut
The Grocer has seen a communication from CEO Shirine Khoury-Haq to staff that provides more clarity on the move
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NewsNisa CEO promises overhaul of cost structure in bid to boost retailer appeal
Michael Fletcher committed to reviewing the key distribution contact with DHL, Nisa’s office function, retailer rebates and the price of Co-op own brand
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s keeps a lid on inflation to emerge cheapest in latest mystery shop
It’s the second week running Sainsbury’s had the lowest inflation – helping it to record its first cheapest basket since early May
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Grocer 33Waitrose Egham: Grocer 33 store of the week
“I’ve been at Waitrose for around 10 years and over that time I have held various positions in different branches across the south east”
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Grocer 33Heinz pushes prices up while hikes in fresh and frozen abound
Asda was cheapest this week but prices are up across the board
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Grocer 33Amazon resists food & drink inflation with cheapest grocery basket shop
Amazon’s £73.60 basket was 78p cheaper than Tesco
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NewsWholesalers stocking up to beat price hikes
The Grocer understands wholesalers are looking to mitigate the impact of a growing number of cost price increase requests from suppliers
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Grocer 33Heinz inflation laid bare as Tesco resists price hikes on tomato soup
Asda is cheapest shop as storm brews at Tesco over Heinz products
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Grocer 33Asda offers cheapest Grocer 33 shop as it keeps a lid on inflation
Across all retailers prices jumped 5.2% compared with last year, which was considerably less than the 8.3% Kantar reported for the last four weeks