All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 128
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Ocado trials robot assistants for warehouse workers
Ocado said that such technology could be rolled out widely in its customer fulfilment centres by 2025…
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Grocer 33
Tesco Dundee Riverside: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Our store performance on fresh was excellent. The Festive Five veg sold really well’
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Comment and Opinion
Tesco’s conversion to the cause means DRS now has credibility
Whether it is the government, or Tesco, that gets there first, some form of DRS is on its way. What else may follow in the war on plastic in the next 25 years, who can say?
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Tesco to trial deposit return scheme in battle to cut plastic
Move comes as Theresa May set out plans to eliminate all avoidable plastic waste by the end of 2042
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Personalised ready meals 'of interest to a third of adults'
A study of 2,000 adults by Leatherhead Food Research found 32% are interested in tailored kits and ready meals
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Aldi and Lidl outpacing big four in supermarket space race
However even the discounters have scaled back on applications
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Co-op's Steve Murrells urges post-Brexit EU partnership
Murrells welcomed Michael Gove’s pledge that payments to farmers would be extended post-Brexit
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Comment and Opinion
Can Dave Lewis really get suppliers to cut the price of healthier food?
Lewis accused suppliers in some cases of failing to do enough to tackle obesity by keeping their prices artificially high
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Tesco CEO urges suppliers to slash prices of healthy products
Supermarket admits that healthier products are more expensive as it launches five-year Little Helps strategy
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Grocer 33
Tesco Driffield: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Sunday (Christmas Eve) was constantly busy from the moment we opened the doors’
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Co-op plans 100 store openings in 2018 after Christmas boost
The plans were unveiled as CEO Steve Murrells announced a 6.2% jump in like-for-like food sales
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Co-op 'doubled sales growth' over Christmas
It had been the group’s “best Christmas ever”, CEO Steve Murrells told colleagues in an internal memo
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Comment and Opinion
Going draconian is worth a try, but PHE guidelines risk confusing consumers
Change4Life is a campaign aimed at 4-10 year olds - and for parents it effectively means banning all purchases of chocolate bars, most packets of crisps, yoghurts, biscuits, ice creams and sweets
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Calories focus of new Change4Life children's health campaign
The campaign is being backed by Tesco and the Co-op
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Comment and Opinion
A bleak Christmas for opponents of the rubberstamped Tesco-Booker deal
For bitter opponents, reading the CMA’s verdict must feel like an untimely dose of the norovirus
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Adjudicator urges supermarkets to set up supplier helplines
Helplines would help suppliers raise issues without fear of being delisted, says Tacon
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Gove announces 'four-point plan' to tackle plastic recycling
Retail and supplier leaders have urged the government not to focus on taxation measures…
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Asda has massively cut price gap with discounters says Bernstein
‘On their (limited) range of Farm Stores products, similar to Tesco’s Farms, they are actually 5% cheaper than Lidl’
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Renewed calls for ban on sale of energy drinks to children
A new AOS report reveals “shocking” levels of sugar, calories and caffeine in products sold in the UK…
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Festive price war looms as Tesco cuts cost of Christmas veg
Tesco has relaunched its Festive 5 promotion, with prices reduced to 29p for key Christmas ingredients