All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 191
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NewsDiscounters race past Tesco on store construction
Tesco’s property slowdown is particularly dramatic compared against the discounters
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NewsDuncan Hoy joins Tesco as managing director of large stores
Tony Hoggett is promoted from UK retail director to UK chief operating officer…
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Comment & OpinionCould Tesco’s turnaround prove Philip Clarke right on Extra strategy?
The results appear to signal a comeback from the edge of the abyss for Tesco’s largest stores
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NewsTesco introduces automatic online ordering with IFTTT service
Move is seen as a response to services such as Amazon Dash
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NewsAsda switches £95m advertising account to Saatchi & Saatchi
The retailer had been working with VCCP since 2013
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NewsTesco to accept Sainsbury's Brand Match coupons in stores
Move comes after rival last week announced that it would end the once-pioneering Brand Match scheme
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NewsSugar Smart app nears two million downloads
Public Health England’s controversial sugar reduction app has been downloaded nearly two million times since its launch
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NewsGovernment to call for evidence on wider Adjudicator remit
The government is to launch an official call for evidence over its plans to extend the powers of GCA to cover suppliers
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Comment & OpinionRunning out of ideas? Diet advice gets even more confusing
Can you outrun a bad diet or not? Even the experts can’t seem to be able to make up their minds
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NewsCalls for 'activity equivalent' information on food labels
New poll finds 44% of people find current front of pack information confusing
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NewsCalls for sugary food taxes as obesity levels keep rising
ICL report also calls for government’s to take measures to reduce the price of healthy food
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NewsPosh retailers to be hardest hit by the sugar levy
Waitrose and Ocado are set to have the largest proportion of own-label products in the firing line of sugar levy
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NewsWaitrose comes top in Twitter customer service survey
Mystery shoppers were used to gauge the reaction times, friendliness and quality of responses of major grocery retailers
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NewsBritvic relaunches Drench juice range with less sugar
The new 500ml drinks will hit shelves in mid-April with new packaging
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NewsAdjudicator urges more transparency in retailer forecasting
Christine Tacon this week published a new best practice statement for forecasting
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Comment & OpinionTesco axing Nutricentre is not a healthy sign for innovation in food retail
Tesco clearly didn’t feel Nutricentre was worth the investment to make it take off properly
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NewsTesco to close Nutricentre health food business
The retailer has started redundancy consultations with 137 staff
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Analysis & FeaturesSoft drinks left carrying the can with sugar levy
With 54% of soft drink SKUs set to be subject to the sugar levy how will suppliers respond?
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NewsHow the sugar tax will hit soft drinks pricing
Britvic would escape taxation on 63.5% of its range, compared with 49.7% for Coca-Cola
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NewsFSA Food Hygiene Rating test reveals regional inconsistencies
Huge inconsistencies in the way local authorities score its Food Hygiene Rating ‘Scores on the Doors’ scheme