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All articles by Ronan Hegarty – Page 2
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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
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NewsUnitas offers More rewards for ‘most engaged’ members
Unitas said the new plan would enable wholesalers to ‘more than recoup their annual membership fee from the additional revenue stream’
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NewsCo-op store staff vote in favour of ‘positive’ 5% pay rise
Co-op confirmed the award, which was accepted following a ballot of Usdaw members, represents an increase of almost 27% since 2022
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s keeps lid on inflation to come in as cheapest supermarket
Sainsbury’s was cheapest for 11 products and exclusively so for six items
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RankingsBig 30 wholesaler report 2025: an inconvenient truth
A year on from Diageo’s decision to limit direct supply to its biggest customers, wholesalers are facing up to shrinking sales to indie convenience stores and looming consolidation across the sector
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s takes the win as cheapest supermarket in close battle for big four
Sainsbury’s offered the biggest savings via promotions this week
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Grocer 33Tesco records first Grocer 33 price comparison victory of 2025
This week was an online Super 33 shop, featuring Amazon and Ocado
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Grocer 33Asda gains early payback for new rollback campaign in price comparison survey
Asda reintroduced the rollback at the end of January, with 4,000 products lowered in price
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NewsBooker launches rapid delivery service for symbol retailers
Booker has been piloting the system in Budgens Abridge, near Romford in Essex, and is set to add a further three pilot stores over the next two months
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Grocer 33Aldi takes third ‘Super 33’ price comparison win in a row
Aldi’s £54.82 total was 39p cheaper year on year, and offered the lowest price for 23 items
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NewsMedia Bites 4 February: tariffs, self-checkouts, Asda, Diageo, Unilever, WH Smith
The news this morning continues to be dominated by the two Ts – Trump and tariffs
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Grocer 33Asda cheapest in Grocer 33 and that’s before renewed Rollback
Asda took the win despite the basket being 2.7% more expensive than in January 2024