All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 183
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News
Supplier fury at glut of errors on Sugar Smart app
Suppliers are up in arms after it emerged Public Health England’s new Sugar Smart barcode app is riddled with errors
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Analysis & Features
Does Asda's tieup with EMD 'smack of desperation'?
Or could more European buying power give the chain an edge?
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Comment & Opinion
Tesco’s ghosts of Christmas past make Dave Lewis look good
Today more than one analyst described Tesco as “blowing away expectations”
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News
Tesco Christmas results: what the analysts say
Better-than-expected Christmas trading results a pleasant surprise for the market
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News
Tesco grows like-for-likes over Christmas as Dave Lewis hails 'fightback'
Tesco recorded like-for-like UK growth of 1.3% in the six weeks to 9 January, with volumes up 3.5% year on year
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Comment & Opinion
Practical booze control advice may have more impact than 14-unit guideline
Unsurprisingly, the alcohol industry has been demanding to know why men in the UK have been singled out for special treatment
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News
Revised drinking guidelines attacked as 'anti-alcohol' policy
The new guidance puts the UK at odds with the rest of Europe, industry says
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Analysis & Features
Flood impact will be felt for months, warn logistics experts
Grocery is “praying for the rain to stop” after floods in the North
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News
Obesity forum urges reformulation leeway
The food and drink industry should be given a “window of opportunity” according to a leading health body
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News
New alcohol guidelines say men should drink same amount as women
The review, led by Dame Sally Davies, also warns that drinking any level of alcohol raises the risk of a range of cancers
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Store of the week: Tesco Extra Silverburn, Glasgow
As soon as Boxing Day is over it’s all about people stocking up for their Hogmanay parties
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Comment & Opinion
Sugar app could morph into more than PHE bargained for
New app throws up some major question marks over what the wider Department of Health strategy should be
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News
Pre-Christmas trading has little effect on deflation
The BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index reports year-on-year deflation of 2% for December…
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News
Sugar Smart cube-counting app launched by Public Health England
The app is being backed by retailers including Asda, Tesco and Morrisons
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Comment & Opinion
Nesquik bunny could be first in a line of kids’ marketing campaigns to fall
An end to the year which only illustrates the much bigger battleground that lies ahead
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News
Nesquik ad breached EU health claim regulations, rules ASA
ASA says Nesquik’s Asda tie-up breached rules over marketing to children
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Tesco Extra Culverhouse Cross, Cardiff: G33 store of the week
I think customers are holding back a bit until the weekend and checking out what rival stores have to offer
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Analysis & Features
Conditioners clean up with new scents
The performance of fabric conditioners is a masterclass in restoring value
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Analysis & Features
Me-toos lose in household spring clean
The threat of range rationalisation looms large in household
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Analysis & Features
Bitter winter brings boost for flu brand
Cold & flu medicine suppliers got their Scrooge-like wish in 2014/15