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All articles by Ronan Hegarty – Page 50
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NewsWaitrose pledges to drop black plastic from own-label produce
Waitrose will not sell any own-label food in black plastic beyond 2019. The move follows the announcement earlier in the week by Iceland to cut plastic packaging from all its own label products within five years
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Grocer 33Asda is cheapest again thanks to effect of Rollbacks
The Walmart-owned retailer announced its latest round of Rollback promotions last week
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Grocer 33Aldi ends Asda's winning run - but the gap is closing
Aldi’s £32.96 total was £4.52 cheaper than Asda as it offered the lowest price for 28 of the 33 items on our list
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Comment & OpinionPoundland has entered the new year in good elf
What a Christmas it has been for Poundland
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NewsASH dismisses Philip Morris newspaper ads as 'a PR stunt'
The ads set out its new year’s resolution as ‘trying to give up cigarettes’
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Grocer 33Asda takes win as price gap to Lidl is slashed to 6%
Asda’s £51.67 total was £3.46 cheaper than second-placed Morrisons
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NewsWilliam Reed acquires Pro-Retail trademark
The publisher of The Grocer bought the trademark from P&H administrators PwC for an undisclosed sum
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NewsPoundland shrugs off scandal to deliver successful Christmas
Discounter reported a like-for-like sales increase of 5.6% for the 12 weeks to 24 December…
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NewsPoundland owner Pepkor Europe secures new £180m loan facility
The Grocer first revealed that trade credit insurer Atradius had reduced its cover for the discount retailer in mid-December in the wake of the Steinhoff accounting scandal
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NewsPhilip Morris launches campaign for a 'smoke-free future'
Newspaper ads yesterday publicised the company’s New Year’s resolution to ‘give up cigarettes’, as part of PMI’s plans to shift smokers away from traditional cigarettes
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NewsAldi predicts premium Specially Selected will reach £1bn in 2018
The discounter said sales of Specially Selected had already soared by 32% this year
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NewsPoundland trade credit reduced in wake of Steinhoff scandal
Action by Atradius could lead to empty shelves as suppliers halt deliveries
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Analysis & FeaturesE-cigarettes: sales up in smoke with an £8m tumble
Just a couple of years ago e-cigarettes looked like it could be the Holy Grail for grocers, particularly indies
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Analysis & FeaturesTobacco: Player's sails past £1bn as smokers quit
Tobacco has struggled to come to terms with the upheaval of the biggest legislative changes ever
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Grocer 33Asda beats Tesco to offer cheapest Grocer 33 Christmas shop
Asda has been cheaper than its big four rivals right the way through retail’s golden quarter
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NewsPepsiCo to launch van sales division after P&H talks fail
A further 400 P&H staff have been made redundant taking the total to 2,850
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Sainsbury's becomes first mult to sell Heets tobacco refills
Launch is significant for Philip Morris as it looks to overcome concerns about stocking the refills without the devices
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NewsPetition calls for Palmer & Harvey bosses to face 'justice'
P&H fell into administration last Tuesday after talks over a rescue deal with private investment firm Carlyle failed
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Grocer 33Asda beats rivals to take 10th Grocer 33 pricing win in a row
At £53.84, Asda was £2.87 cheaper than second-placed Morrisons
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NewsNisa joins coalition of wholesalers supplying Costcutter
Nisa has also picked up temporary McColl’s deal in the wake of the P&H collapse