All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 117
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Analysis and Features
As retailers improve should Adjudicator go harder or go home?
Christine Tacon wants to police more retailers
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News
Tesco issued cashback on 47 out of 50 weeks in Grocer 33
A look back at our mystery shops of the past 12 months shows there were only three weeks in total when a mystery shopper did not receive money back
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News
Retailers to trial alternative to government DRS scheme
A coalition of companies, including Asda, Morrisons and Marks & Spencer, are set to roll out reverse vending reward machines
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News
Tesco pilots first cashless store and Amazon Go-style payment
Tesco claims the pilot has shown cashless tills would slash the waiting time at the checkout in half
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News
Warburtons hit by CO2 crisis as shortages spread to crumpets
Warburtons has been forced to suspend production at three of the four UK bakeries that produce its crumpets
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Grocer 33
Morrisons Ty Glas Road, Cardiff: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘You have to start every day thinking ‘what would our customers want?’’
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News
Holland & Barrett accused of ‘tarnishing’ Groceries Code
In an interview with BBC Radio 4, Holland & Barrett CEO Peter Aldis claimed the idea of strained relations with its suppliers was “old hat”
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Comment and Opinion
F*** business? It’s high time politicians started to address Brexit concerns
Politicians letting off hot air has become the theme of this week
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News
Leeds plastic recycling trial unites suppliers and retailers
A raft of retailers and suppliers including Coca-Cola, Marks & Spencer and Morrisons are involved in the trial
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News
Sainsbury's drops behind Tesco in Adjudicator code compliance
Aldi rated top for fifth year in a row with 97% of suppliers saying it complied with the code consistently well or mostly
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News
Obesity Plan Mark 2: government considers HFSS promotions ban
Ministers announced they would pass legislation to ban so-called supermarket guilt lanes and buy one get one free deals
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News
Tesco comes up top in Oxfam report on supply chain workers
The UK’s biggest -supermarket was “head and shoulders” above the rest, according to a balanced scorecard produced by the charity.
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News
Adjudicator hits out at use of 'costly' arbitration process
While Amazon in cross hairs as CMA confirms adjudicator’s remit will be extended
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Comment and Opinion
Extended Adjudicator remit confirmation will soothe Burnley and Coupe’s aches
The CMA will next month announce its long-awaited list of new retailers to be added to the remit of Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon
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News
CO2 crisis: Government urged to step in to prevent shortages
The FDF says there is a worrying lack of clarity over how long shortages will last and what will be done to resolve them
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Comment and Opinion
Coupe and Burnley take a battering – but will the CMA take notice?
The pair suffered the mother of all grillings at the hands of MPs today, but it remains to be seen what impact the hearing will have on the deal’s competition clearance
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News
Sainsbury's and Asda bosses given rough ride by Efra MPs about merger
The bosses of Sainsbury’s and Asda were quizzed by MPs about their proposed mega-merger today
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News
New logistics deal for Morrisons and DHL to create 500 jobs
The supermarket has awarded a contract for DHL Supply Chain to manage its wholesale logistics operations for six years
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News
Government fund launched for companies reducing plastic waste
A new competition was launched today as part of the £20m Plastics Research and Innovation Fund
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Comment and Opinion
Tesco and Booker are moving smartly with Chef Central pilots
There seems a lot more to Chef Central than what was billed as a predominantly B2B offering aimed at caterers, says chief reporter Ian Quinn