All articles by Ronan Hegarty – Page 8
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Co-op trials reduced lighting in stores to lower energy costs
The convenience retailer, which operates more than 2,500 stores across the UK, is trialling dimmed or reduced lighting in a number of locations
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Morrisons proposal to sell 28 McColl’s stores accepted by CMA
In September, the CMA identified 35 areas where the deal could lead to a significant reduction in competition
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Sainsbury’s is the cheapest retailer for a second week
Sainsbury’s comes in first again but, like last time, would have been undercut by Tesco’s Clubcard offers
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Tesco as competitive with discounters as ever, claims CEO Ken Murphy
Tesco said its products from its Aldi Price Match now featured in 99% of all large baskets and over 80% of top-up shops
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Morrisons promotes James Badger to commercial and manufacturing director
The appointment comes a week after Morrisons chief operating officer Trevor Strain confirmed he was leaving the business
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Tiger Foods to return to Unitas as Hyperama sells it to Giro
Tiger Foods operated from Hyperama’s 100,000 sq ft Nottingham depot and delivered to customers within a 100-mile radius
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Sainsbury’s is cheapest shop in our special ‘green’ 33 price comparison survey
Waitrose is a surprise third thanks to major promotional splurge
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Co-op looking to triple number of franchise stores as part of new food strategy
Co-op is alos investing £37m to reduce the price of 120 key convenience lines such as orange juice, pizza, wine, fruit and salads
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Comment and Opinion
Will disgruntled Nisa retailers be satisfied with £5m investment in Co-op prices?
New MD Peter Batt has made his mark by committing to bring down the price of Co-op branded products
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Nisa invests £5m into Co-op own-label pricing
The move marks the first major strategy initiative be be announced by new MD Peter Batt
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Morrisons announces price cuts across 150 popular food and drink products
Morrisons said the 150 products featured in the initiative made up nearly 6% of its total volume sales
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Inflation numbers less scary in latest basket as Asda comes in cheapest
On average, supermarket prices were up 9.6% compared with the same week in 2021 while prices edged up by just 0.9% month on month
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Jo Whitfield to leave the Co-op after five years as Food CEO
The society also announced today that Michael Fletcher is stepping down from his role as CEO of its wholesale arm Nisa
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Waitrose launches major brand refresh pushing quality and sourcing credentials
Last week Waitrose reported in the six months to July, customer numbers increased by 6%, but its like-for-like sales fell by 5% to £3.6bn
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Comment and Opinion
Waitrose needs to be brave and bold to stave off sales and profits decline
Waitrose shoppers are feeling the inflationary pinch, but James Bailey insists quality will out
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Grocery inflation sees slight dip as Asda pips Tesco
The figures back up this week’s ONS figures, which showed overall UK inflation dipping to 9.9% in August from 10.1% in July
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Asda set to sell off 10% of its Co-op forecourts to appease CMA
Research by CACI found that 12 to 16 of the 132 Co-op petrol forecourt sites could be in breach of the Competition & Markets Authority’s ‘four to three rule’
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Stork spread tops inflation tracker with 81% increase
In total 28 items increased in price, with just five cheaper than last September
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Morrisons asked to remedy competition concerns in McColl’s takeover
The CMA said “overall, the deal would not harm the vast majority of shoppers or other business”
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Tributes paid as former FWD director general Alan Toft dies aged 91
Toft joined the Federation of Wholesale Distributors in 1989 and led the trade body for 16 years