All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 230
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NewsTesco delivers a better than expected Christmas with sales up 1.8%
Tesco recorded a 1.8% rise in like-for-like UK sales over Christmas, with CEO Philip Clarke claiming its results, particularly in food, showed it was “back on form”.
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Government urges consumers to 'Be Food Smart'
The government has joined forces with leading retailers to expose what it claims are the “hidden” health dangers in products such as cola and pizza.
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NewsScots hatch 'barmy' plan to police cheap web booze
The Scottish government is planning to unleash a new war on internet drinks sales…
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NewsBRC boss: Portas politics won't save our towns
The government’s bid to save the high street under Mary Queen of Shops star Mary Portas…
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NewsHigh Court throws out Scheckter's review bid
A High Court judge has delivered a major blow to Jody Scheckter’s campaign to overturn The Portman Group’s ruling…
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NewsInnocent capitalises on January detoxing
Innocent plans to double its marketing spend to £14m in 2013 and is kicking off…
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Analysis & FeaturesWill the salt reduction stalemate be resolved in 2013?
2013 could be the year the fragile alliance on health policy between government and industry stretches to breaking point…
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NewsTesco claims victory over price fixing scandal
Tesco has been cleared of a string of accusations of price fixing, despite a tribunal upholding OFT claims that it infringed competition…
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Comment & Opinion
Don't blame retailers for the Christmas crime wave
The police have been getting quite political of late and it’s not just former Tory chief whips who appear to be in the firing line…
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Category ReportPaper products: Nappy rash? Huggies exits on sales high
Surely a company wouldn’t scrap a product that has just posted a year-on-year increase in volume sales…
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NewsTesco defends dotcom “no go zone” policy
Tesco has defended its decision to refuse to deliver groceries to a crime hit estate, after what it claimed had been a wave of attacks…
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Comment & Opinion
Warcabinet
With hopes of the nation’s economic recovery on a knife edge, just how far the government will go come the New Year to try to force up alcohol prices…
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Responsibility deal not working fast enough according to Which?
Voluntary agreements between the food and drink industry and the government are failing to tackle the obesity crisis, according to a report published today by consumer group Which?
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Analysis & FeaturesAre we making progress on the UK high street front?
This week, the BRC published the sixth major study to appear since the launch of the Mary Portas Review …
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Grocer 33Tesco South Queensferry, Edinburgh
We’ve had a really big drive in the past month to improve the availability of key lines…
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NewsMultibuy alcohol ban to be 'tougher' than Scots restrictions
Government plans for a ban on multi-buy alcohol promotions in England and Wales are far more draconian than…
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Comment & Opinion
Fresh & not so Easy
It’s a long way from South Queensferry to Los Angeles and there’s not a lot in common if truth be told, apart from a suspension bridge.
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NewsTesco "likely" to quit the States as Mason departs
Tesco boss Philip Clarke today revealed it was ”likely” the retailer would quit the US, after announcing a strategic review of its struggling Fresh & Easy chain and the immediate departure of its CEO Tim Mason.