All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 134
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NewsRetail bodies back Brexit transition flexibility
Retail leaders have welcomed the government’s intentions for the transition period to last “as long as it takes”
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Grocer 33Asda Livingston: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘I’m pleased with the way the year’s started, especially in terms of growth in volumes of sale’
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NewsCMA opens investigation into Co-op's £143m Nisa takeover
CMA has until 23 April to decide if a phase 2 probe should go ahead - move comes week before Tesco and Booker shareholders vote on the pair’s £3.7bn merger plans
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NewsFood waste accounts for 10% to 16% of farmer crops says Feedback
A new Feedback report claims retailers are using buying power to transfer risk and cost of overproduction to producers
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NewsRFID on shelf 'can boost sales by as much as 5.5%'
Research supported by supply chain body GS1 UK found 100% of retailers using the technology had seen a positive ROI…
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NewsWaitrose the second major retailer to cut back its property team
A restructure will see the merger of the previously separate property functions of Waitrose and its parent company John Lewis
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Comment & OpinionAsda’s re-emergent mojo will need supplier partnerships to thrive
Asda has its work cut out to recover some of the magic of its golden era, and must make good on its promises on renewed innovation and partnership with suppliers
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NewsAsda reports fourth consecutive sales increase after a strong Christmas
Like-for-like sales rose just 0.5 per cent in the last three months of 2017, as the supermarket fights off competition from the discounters
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Comment & OpinionTaking Tacon down the farm was never going to wash
It’s easy to see why the likes of the NFU and a variety of other farm campaign groups were attracted to the idea of the Adjudicator’s role being expanded. Sadly, they have been strung along by successive governments
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NewsGCA role will not be extended to cover primary producers
More retailers with sales of more than £1bn could be added to the code remit, but announcement will be a huge blow for campaigners who have long called for an extension of the powers
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Tesco-Booker beat the discounters at their own game?
The Sunday Times has claimed Tesco is planning its own limited range discount operation, carrying about 3,000 products
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NewsAsda in talks over pension cuts protest by 2,000 NI workers
Shopworkers union Usdaw is to urge Asda to think again after staff signed a petition against proposed pension cuts….
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NewsTesco apologises for three-month delay in taking payments
Tesco said the payment systems glitch hit around a fifth of its 1,700 Tesco Express convenience stores
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NewsCo-op to spend over £28m on store investment programme in London
The retailer said it would open a record number of new stores in the capital this year including 30 new food stores
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NewsAsda CEO promises more 'everyday low prices' in new strategy
Roger Burnley told suppliers the retailer was still “too expensive”, despite its recent Rollbacks
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Comment & OpinionCould a Tesco discounter offer really frighten Aldi and Lidl?
Tesco needs to tread very carefully if it goes down such a path, remember Sainsbury’s decision to pull the plug on its Netto venture at a cost of tens of millions?
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NewsTesco discount chain: analysts react to latest developments
How the City responded to news of Tesco’s discounter plans in an attempt to level the playing field with Aldi and Lidl
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NewsSandell threatens to derail Tesco-Booker at the 11th hour
Sandell Asset Management said it would vote against the proposed £3.7bn takeover because it was based on too low an offer
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Analysis & FeaturesAll talk? What can Gove's 'game-changing' council achieve?
The Sector Council is optimistic about Whitehall coughing up cash, but will the new body end up a toothless talking shop?
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Analysis & FeaturesPower list 2018: Who is pulling the property strings?
The rise of online, the discounters and multichannel have all rewritten the rules in supermarket property