All articles by Ronan Hegarty – Page 5
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Analysis & Features
Loyalty boost: what did we learn from the Co-op’s results?
Co-op’s half-year results show a business boosted by member discounts and delivered sales – but wholesale is struggling
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Asda is cheapest as rival loyalty deals lack impact
Asda was exclusively cheapest for nine products, including the beetroot, Cauldron falafels, Nik Naks and margherita pizza
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Comment & Opinion
After damning Post Office report is it really ‘good times ahead’?
Sir Wyn Williams commissioned two surveys to assess the culture of the Post Office today
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News
Post Office: Horizon IT system dissatisfaction levels remain high
In all, 92% of those responding to the survey had experienced problems with the Horizon system in the last year
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Tesco Newport provides ‘a great shop’ with full basket
The store scored an impressive 89 points, helped in no small measure by a full basket of all 33 items
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Asda holds off Nectar Prices challenge in new price comparison
Asda saw off rivals thanks to 16 cheapest and six exclusively cheapest items
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Waitrose Altrincham: Grocer 33 store of the week
Waitrose has been going through a lot of change and it’s been really exciting to be working through that with the team
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Waitrose makes it four wins out of past five with Altrincham store
Availability appeared strong throughout the store with only a couple of noticeable gaps
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Tesco’s Clubcard Prices take inflation into negative territory
The deep savings from Clubcard Prices edged out rival Sainsbury’s
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News
Media Bites 13 September: JLP, Tesco, Mars Kellanova, Boots, junk food
JLP reduced pre-tax losses before exceptional items by 91%
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News
Waitrose sales up 5% as shopper numbers hit record high
Sales for the 26 weeks to 27 July were up 5% to £3.9m. It said volumes were up 2% while the average cost per items was also up 2%
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Asda cheapest as it continues impressive start to the Grocer 33 year
The Leeds-based retailer came out £2.61 cheaper than fellow Yorkshire-based grocer Morrisons
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‘Very good quality’ Waitrose takes third win on the trot
Waitrose has claimed a hat-trick of store of the week awards with another score in the mid-80s for the third week running
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Clubcard discount of £6 makes Tesco cheapest supermarket this week
Tesco offered the lowest price for 17 items and was exclusively cheapest for eight
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‘Knowledgeable’ manager at Waitrose Maidenhead leads by example
She seemed particularly knowledgeable and efficient, and also took time to welcome shoppers
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Asda’s shelf-edge prices beat out loyalty schemes
Asda was victorious with a price of £58.72. It offered the lowest price for 18 items and was exclusively cheapest for 11 lines
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Waitrose Newark store ticks all the boxes to deliver win
It was only an out-of-stock on the own-label oat drink that prevented our shopper bagging a full basket
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Asda comes in cheaper than its rivals – and last August’s prices
Asda was exclusively cheapest for nine lines, including baby potatoes
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Sainsbury’s Maidstone wins with neat, tidy store and smart staff
Our shopper praised Sainsbury’s Maidstone’s strong availability and intuitive layout
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Sainsbury’s comes in cheapest thanks to £5.70 Nectar Prices discount
The Holborn-based retailer would have come in fourth place based on its shelf-edge prices alone