All articles by Ronan Hegarty – Page 71
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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%
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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%