All articles by Ronan Hegarty – Page 7
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Darren Blackhurst quits Morrisons with Rachel Eyre set to return
Retail veteran Blackhurst rejoined Morrisons in March as cover for Rachel Eyre, who is on maternity leave
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Morrisons marks 125-year anniversary with special TV ad
The 40-second long ad called ‘Over the counter, over the years’ tracks a conversation between Morrisons staff and shoppers across different time periods
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Asda cheaper than rivals even after loyalty discounts
In the week PE firm TDR Capital took a majority stake in the retailer, Asda came in £2.20 cheaper than nearest rival Tesco
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Waitrose Saltash impresses our shopper with ‘friendly and efficient’ team
The store picked up an impressive 84 points with particularly high marks on availability
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Morrisons sets 70% target for More Card transactions
The Morrisons More scheme was relaunched in May 2023 with a promise of a “radical” overhaul, featuring the latest personalised tech.
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Impressive staff secure win for ‘immaculate’ Morrisons
Our shopper was particularly impressed by the attractive counters, including the fishmonger and salad bar
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Nectar Prices sees Sainsbury’s edge out Tesco Clubcard by 64p
Sainsbury’s was offering special prices for its loyalty scheme members on a dozen products, resulting in a 10.9% saving
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COO Chris Whitfield leaves the Co-op
The Grocer understands Whitfield took a step back from his COO role at the end of 2023
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Tesco Solihull offers rare full basket on busy Sunday
The UK’s biggest grocer picked up its fourth store of the week crown in the past seven attempts
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Sainsbury’s first to record loyalty win in Grocer 33
The Grocer changed its pricing methodology this week to allow loyalty price promotions
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Blakemore Retail jobs at risk as store wage budgets cut
The Grocer understands the Spar retailer is currently carrying out a review of how it runs its stores and is looking at ways to tackle rising costs
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Morrisons wins by narrow margin in low-scoring week
Our shopper at Morrisons in Chester praised the well-stocked fruit & veg
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Asda brushes off supermarket loyalty prices to take first win in five
Across all five retailers, our shopping basket was just 0.9% more expensive than this time last year
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Tesco on a roll with another win for top store standards
Tesco’s ‘spacious’ store in Irlam impressed with particularly helpful staff
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‘Easy’ Ocado offers best delivery experience
Ocado’s website was easy to navigate, enabling our shopper to complete her order within 35 minutes
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Tesco’s Clubcard Prices undercuts winner Asda
Based on shelf-edge pricing, Asda appeared the cheapest retailer this week
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‘Smooth’ Waitrose is streets ahead of supermarket rivals
Waitrose’s score of 91 was 28 points ahead of its nearest competitor Tesco
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Lidl beats Aldi by 3p as inflation on basics falls to 0.1%
The cost of Sainsbury’s basket fell by 5% including Nectar Prices
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Sainsbury’s Lisburn takes retailer’s first win of 2024
The Northern Irish store received an impressive 88 points from our shopper
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Tesco cheapest as it ‘gives away’ £10 via Clubcard deals
Tesco’s Clubcard discounts would have made it the cheapest supermarket again this week in our Grocer 33 price comparison survey