All articles by Ronan Hegarty – Page 6
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News
Justin King made Itsu Grocery chairman as brand targets £100m within two years
The move is King’s first tie-up with a food brand since he left Sainsbury’s in 2014
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Grocer 33
Sainsbury’s comes in cheapest even without Nectar Prices
Factoring in Sainsbury’s Nectar Prices would have cut the total by £1.40
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News
Co-op to offer lower prices to loyalty card holders
The society is investing £240m across the next five years on a major overhaul of its membership scheme
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News
Booker proves a star performer for Tesco as sales soar 12%
Over the year it saw a net increase of 451 in the number of retail partners it supplies
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Grocer 33
Morrisons sees off rivals with surge of cheapest deals
The Bradford-based retailer came in at £65.58 – £2.80 cheaper than Asda
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Comment and Opinion
Tesco is the wrong target for profiteering accusations
CEO Ken Murphy says Tesco is getting the balance right between helping cash-strapped shoppers and supporting its staff and suppliers
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News
Tesco is doing what it can to support shoppers, says CEO Murphy
The Tesco boss was speaking as the UK’s biggest grocer posted a 5.3% increase in group sales to £57.7bn for the year to 25 February
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Grocer 33
Lamb deals drive down inflation in Easter shopping basket
Average price of Easter-themed shopping basket was 0.9% cheaper year on year and 7.5% cheaper month on month
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News
Co-op seeking million more members as it reports ‘robust’ results
A £319m gain from the sale of the forecourt business in October helped the group avoid a loss for the 52 weeks to 31 December 2022
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News
Philip Morris promotes John Rennie to director of commercial operations
Rennie has worked at the UK and Ireland affiliate of Philip Morris International (PMI) for 14 years
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Grocer 33
Mr Kipling cakes up 61% but still cheapest at Asda
It’s the second time Mr Kipling has seen the highest inflation in our list
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News
Tesco boss Ken Murphy urges reform to Apprenticeship Levy
In total, more than £600m of unused levy funds were returned to the Treasury this year alone
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Grocer 33
Third of products on offer as mults push promotions
Overall prices were 13.4% higher than March 2022 and 2.5% up on last month
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Grocer 33
Mr Kipling Angel Slices up 62% as food price inflation continues to bite
Sainsbury’s promotions seal first Grocer 33 win since early February
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News
Cook plans rollout of 15 vending machines for frozen ready meals
The B Corp business said it had an ambitious plan for rollout across office spaces, residential schemes, hospitals, travel hubs and educational institutions
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News
CMA raises concerns over 13 sites in Asda’s deal to buy Co-op forecourts
Asda had argued competition concerns would not arise as the deal would allow it to bring its low-cost pricing model to more customers
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KVI Tracker
Bachelors Super Noodles 52% more in latest Grocer 33 price comparison survey
Along with the Pledge furniture polish, it was one of two lines to increase in price by at least 50%
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News
Rachel Izzard to become Co-op Group CFO
The appointment is the second swoop the society has made on N Brown this year
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Grocer 33
Asda cheapest this week but all supermarkets taking fight to inflation
Food inflation on this week’s basket was down 3.2% month on month
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Grocer 33
Pint of milk in supermarkets is now almost £1
The massive hike demonstrates the continued cost of living pressure shoppers are under