All articles by Ronan Hegarty – Page 74
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NewsSainsbury's developing new in-store shopping app
Sainsbury’s is currently developing a new smartphone app which will allow customers to create shopping lists at home, guide shoppers to their chosen products, scan the items and pay without needing to visit a checkout.
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NewsThree senior directors axed at Nisa as new boss Nick Read rings the changes
Nisa chief executive Nick Read has become the latest new retail boss to make sweeping changes to his senior management team in a bid to arrest poor trading.
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NewsAnother Morrisons senior director departs as Casper Meijer moves out
The retailer said Dutchman Meijer had decided not to commit to living a fuller part of his life in Britain, as his family remain living in the Netherlands
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NewsPhilip Morris e-cig firm slated over failure to deliver gantries
Retailers contacted The Grocer this week expressing their anger as their promised gantry had not been fitted in time - leaving them to come up with a DIY solution at short notice
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NewsDavid Potts cleans up Morrisons' act (and stores)
New CEO David Potts has overseen a major spring clean of the store estate as he looks to drive sales
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NewsMorrisons axes head office staff but adds more in stores
They welcomed the arrival of reinforcements in the form of more part-time staff.
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Analysis & FeaturesAsda leads in Easter promos against a quieter backdrop
Surprisingly, the Co-operative Group, with its convenience focus, had just seven Easter confectionery deals over the period
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Comment & OpinionPotts rings the changes in Morrisons turnaround
Today was the most dramatic day so far in the Morrisons revolution
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NewsFive Morrisons senior directors leave as Potts streamlines
Nick Collard, Martyn Fletcher, Gordon Mowat, Neal Austin and Nigel Robertson will step down from the management board and leave the company
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NewsMorrisons to ditch unpopular Intelligent Queue Management System
The move to stop using it comes as a result of discussions new CEO David Potts and the Morrisons’ retail team have had with staff and customers
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NewsNFT to lease 'game-changing' new Port of Tilbury chilled DC
Third-party logistics provider NFT has agreed to lease a new chilled distribution centre in the Port of Tilbury…
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NewsAvailability top of the list in tech requirements survey
The main concern for supply chain managers is the age-old desire to increase availability without increasing stockholding…
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Grocer 33Morrisons Caernarfon: Grocer 33 store of the week
“As a business we have become a lot more competitive on price”
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NewsPotts tells Morrisons HQ staff to spend a week in stores every year
New Morrisons CEO David Potts has instructed the retailer’s 2,000 head office staff to help out in stores this Easter as he sets to work on improving the core supermarket estate.
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Comment & OpinionAnt & Dec following Dalton out the Morrisons door shows shift in focus
With David Potts comes a renewed focus on product, not gimmick
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NewsMorrisons store managers given more autonomy
The plan allows individual stores more say over where deals are sited, stock levels, as well as seasonal executions
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Grocer 33Morrisons Preston Riversway: Grocer 33 store of the week
David Potts’ reputation is second to none and if he puts stores first then my life will be easier…
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Analysis & FeaturesTobacco display ban for independent retailers looms
They had three more years than supermarkets to prepare, so are indies ready for the tobacco display ban?
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NewsMorrisons to close 23 M Local stores as it posts £792m loss
Morrisons has posted a £792m loss for the year to 1 February on the back of a £1,273m property impairment.
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NewsCity snapshot: Ocado sales up 19.2% despite fall in basket size
Online grocer Ocado posted a 19.2% rise in group sales for the first quarter despite a fall in average basket size as the retail price war intensified