All articles by Ronan Hegarty – Page 91
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News
Molson Coors hands Hunter reins of combined European business
Brewing giant Molson Coors is set to combine its UK & Ireland business with its recently acquired Central European operation.
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The Co-op to roll out energy-saving chiller doors
The Co-operative Group is set to become the first major retailer to install chiller doors in all of its stores as it looks to make further progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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Morrisons to replace The Best lines with M Signature range
The Best, the own-label range Morrisons inherited through its takeover of Safeway, will be phased out…
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News
Price comparison site mySupermarket links to BBC Worldwide
Price comparison website mySupermarket has secured a new tie-up with BBC Worldwide…
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Comment & Opinion
The new edition of The Grocer is now online
“Cynical political maneuvering of the worst kind”. No, that’s not a reaction to the clockwork regularity at which Boris Johnson seems to turn up when there is something good happening in London…
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News
Morrisons to change distribution model for convenience push
Morrisons’ plans to move away from its hub-and-spoke model for supplying its M Local convenience stores…
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News
Savvy Buys web tool to decode supermarket 'deals'
Price comparison site mySupermarket.com has pledged to take the mystery out of supermarket offers…
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Comment & Opinion
London calling
Well there you have it. While some analysts were predicting retail Armageddon when Morrisons revealed its half-year performance this morning, the Bradford-based based retailer was actually able to delight investors by not being quite as bad as everyone was predicting…
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News
Morrisons defends strategy in wake of sales slip
Morrisons is set to step up its convenience store rollout in London and launch a new online wine business
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Analysis & Features
Can 'simple' vouchers save Morrisons' year?
Morrisons has high hopes for its simple, inexpensive new voucher scheme system…
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News
Voucher scheme gives Morrisons new target
Morrisons is set to rollout a new at-checkout voucher scheme across its entire store estate following a trial in 10 stores…
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Tobacco giants fail in Aussie packaging challenge
The world’s largest tobacco companies are smarting after losing out in a closely watched legal battle against plain packaging.
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Interviews
'Plain packs for tobacco is a step too far'
As the tobacco trade faces up to yet another battle, this time it’s different, says JTI boss Martin Southgate.
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News
Tobacco giants set for plain pack legal battle
The UK’s leading tobacco companies will launch legal action against the government if it goes ahead with plans to force…
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Tesco launches virtual shopping store at Gatwick
Tesco is trialling its first virtual store in the UK, after a similar experiment in South Korea was made permanent.
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Comment & Opinion
Making hoy while the sun shines
Sponsorship can be a fickle thing. Remember how quickly Coca-Cola dropped Wayne Rooney when he became entangled in negative publicity - or how GSK quietly brushed Ashley Young under the carpet after his woeful showing in Euros 2012…
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Tesco unveils Gatwick virtual store to tempt holidaymakers
Tesco has launched a new virtual store in Gatwick Airport aimed at reminding holidaymakers to make an online grocery order for when they return and drive uptake of its mobile app.
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Retailers 'feel safer' a year after riots
Retailers have a more positive outlook and feel safer a year on from the riots in England that ripped apart many high streets…
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News
Guilpain takes charge of wine aisle at Tesco
Tesco has appointed Alain Guilpain as category manager for wine.
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News
Bribery 'getting worse' say one in four
The lavish dinners, fast cars, swish holidays and cash bungs catalogued in the recent Sainsbury’s bribery case are far more common than you think, according to a new survey on bribery commissioned by The Grocer.