All articles by Ronan Hegarty – Page 70
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Comment & OpinionMorrisons' Motor Fuel Group 'symbol' move is a smart one
On Monday came the news that Morrisons was getting back into the c-store game
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Grocer 33Sainsbury's Darnley, Glasgow: G33 store of the week
We have just added 16 new permanent members of staff and it is great to hear they are doing well
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NewsMy Local: Mike Greene praises staff spirit after difficult start
Only 16 of the planned 130 stores were able to open on Monday, but all are open now, Greene said
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NewsMorrisons admits 'mistake' of last year's Xmas opening
Morrisons planning to be open when it matters this year after peaking too soon last Christmas
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NewsMorrisons re-enters convenience with Motor Fuel Group tie-up
Morrisons has announced it is planning an immediate re-entry into the convenience market on the same day that its former M Local c-stores were relaunched under the new ownership of Mike Greene.
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NewsSainsbury's puts shopper missions at the heart of new format trials
Sainsbury’s is trialling a number of new concepts aimed at making the shopping experience easier for customers at six of its supermarkets.
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My Alternative CVSpence DW, We Are Tea, family holidays and George Clooney
I made a decent living from washing cars in a local supermarket car park until some older kids moved me on
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NewsTobacco sales fall in more than a third of c-stores after display ban
They had three years to prepare for the tobacco display ban, but since April the window has slammed down on c-stores
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Analysis & FeaturesWill Tesco nail loyalty with instant money guarantee?
The first meaningful innovation by Tesco in a long time.” That’s HSBC analyst Dave McCarthy’s verdict
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Comment & OpinionTesco’s Brand Guarantee extends shelf-life of price-matching
It does seem that rumours of the death of price-matching may have been somewhat exaggerated
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Grocer 33Grocer 33 Online Star Order: Asda e-commerce chief Jon Bell
”As part of our Make Us Proud initiative we have given a lot of training to our whole team of e-commerce colleagues”
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My Alternative CVSarah Brooks, Purity Soft Drinks, on blowing up fruit
I worked in a newsagent at 14. The owner trusted me to open up shop alone, which presented my first employment challenge
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Comment & OpinionPrice-matching is well past its sell-by date
Does Morrisons’ plan to cull the Match element of Match & More spell the end of price-matching?
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Comment & OpinionDoes Morrisons’ move show price-matching schemes are past their sell-by date?
Morrisons insists it was comfortable with the cost and claims that customers simply didn’t understand the concept
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NewsMorrisons abandons price-matching as Match & More goes mainstream
Shoppers at Morrisons will now receive points for every pound spent in store or online
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NewsMorrisons staff welcome increased minimum pay
Morrisons staff have broadly welcomed the 20% increase in its minimum hourly pay rate to £8.20
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Grocer 33Steve Plumridge, Sainsbury's Ipswich: Grocer 33 store of the week
”Our strategy of value simplification and EDLP has also really helped us manage stock levels”
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NewsC-stores to charge 5p for plastic bags despite exemption
The vast majority of independent retailers in England look set to introduce the government’s 5p charge for carrier bags
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ProfilesChris Heyn, Gü Puds, on Linford Christie and Ferris Bueller
Dealing with all those hungry people at my local fish & chip shop is one of the trickiest tasks I’ve had…
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NewsThe Co-operative Group pay rise criticised by store managers
The Co-operative Group has upset some store managers by offering an increase of just 1.5%