All articles by Ronan Hegarty – Page 71
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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%
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Grocer 33Sainsbury's cheapest in our Green Grocer 33 shop
It’s pricy being green, what with the cost of rechargeable batteries, organic chicken etc
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My Alternative CVLisa Sohanpal, Mini nom nom's, on education & Richard Branson
My worst job interview? I was unwell and ended up vomiting in front of the interviewer
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Analysis & FeaturesVan man Mike Greene itching to get My Local on the road
The entrepreneur is confident simple changes to layout and ranging can work wonders for the stores whatever the locations
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Analysis & FeaturesWaitrose keeps foot down on promotional accelerator
Last week Waitrose surprised many industry experts when it revealed its operating profits were up 0.6%
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NewsCity snapshot: Waitrose weekly sales fall 0.9%
Waitrose said sales fell 0.9% for the week ending 12 September
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Grocer 33Asda Grocer 33 prices win aided by coffee and rum deals
It’s time Asda’s rivals woke up and smelled the coffee – or poured themselves a stiff rum and coke
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My Alternative CVAndrew Newlands, MD, Monty Bojangles: Alternative CV
What animal most reflects your personality? The elusive tiger dolphin…
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NewsMorrisons launches six-point turnaround plan in wake of store closures and profits slump
Morrisons CEO David Potts has revealed a six-point turnaround plan after reporting a 47.2% fall in half year profits
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NewsMike Greene insists ‘poor locations’ not an issue as he targets £300m in sales for My Local
Greene was keen to dismiss suggestions the business would be hampered by poor locations for many of its stores
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NewsMorrisons confirms sale of 140 M Local stores
The stores are being sold for £25m to a team led by Mike Greene and Greybull Capital
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NewsPalmer & Harvey grows sales but makes net loss from Costcutter 'teething problems'
P&H said that it, along with Costcutter, invested heavily in unplanned net start-up costs amounting to £15.2m