All articles by Ronan Hegarty – Page 9
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News
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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News
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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News
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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News
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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News
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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News
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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News
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
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News
Camelot drops Gambling Commission legal challenge over National Lottery licence
Camelot was set to have its case heard in the Court of Appeal next week after it had lost its first legal bid to prevent the handover in June
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News
Mars drawing fire from wholesalers over PMP margins
The Grocer understands that Mars this week agreed to a u-turn on plans to reduce the shared margin on some but not all key confectionery lines
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Sainsbury’s offers cheapest shop as inflation hits 13%
Of the 33 items on our shopping list, 31 were more expensive across the five retailers we visited
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News
Asda agrees £600m deal for Co-op petrol forecourt operations
All 2,300 Co-op colleagues impacted by the deal will transfer to Asda under Tupe rules
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Comment and Opinion
Co-op’s potential forecourt sell-off could be a win for all parties
The good news for impacted staff is there seems to be a strong appetite among potential buyers, with Asda reportedly ready to stump up £450m for the Co-op’s 130 forecourt sites
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Pint of milk 65% more expensive in latest price comparison survey
The average price of a pint of semi-skimmed milk has seen a marked step change since July and at a now average 86p
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News
Shirine Khoury-Haq confirmed as Co-op Group CEO
The appointment comes at a time of change and upheaval at the Co-op’s Angel Square headquarters in Manchester
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Sainsbury’s beats traditional rivals and two guests to offer cheapest shop
At £61.31, Sainsbury’s, whose last victory came on 22 July, undercut runner-up Asda by 55p
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Asda is cheapest as shopping list inflation hits 20%
The scale of the cost of living crisis was laid bare in our mystery shop