All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 8
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NewsCMA accused of ‘colossal waste of time’ over loyalty card probe
The CMA report looks at fuel prices and wider retailer profitability, as well as the findings from the probe it launched into loyalty cards in January
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Grocer 33Morrisons’ Joseph Sutton on price-matching and Market Street online
‘Our price match campaign is helping to bring our quality and value into even sharper focus for our customers’
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Comment & OpinionWhy supermarkets must scale up refillables at ‘frightening’ speed
Somebody had better tell Chancellor Rachel Reeves not to read the latest report by Wrap on the industry’s war on plastic
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NewsTesco and Highland Spring trial QR code tech to tackle single-use plastic
The packaging enables direct-to-consumer marketing, as well as access to live data to trace packaging at barcode level throughout the supply chain
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NewsAsda launches knife crime initiative to help protect kids
A pilot at the Sheffield Park Academy school will include a campaign at eight Asda stores
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NewsTesco and Ella’s Kitchen launch drive to boost kids’ veg intake
The initiative will take place at 50 Tesco stores across England and Wales including in Bristol, Leeds, London and Swansea
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NewsPwC roped in to oversee talks on deposit return scheme administrator
The government is understood to have told industry leaders it wants to see a finished proposal ready by January, giving companies just five months to complete their bids
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NewsSupermarkets should sell 30% of products as refills by 2035, says Wrap
The guidance follows crunch talks earlier this month between supermarkets and suppliers after a series of setbacks to progress toward refillable and reusable packaging solutions
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NewsAsda denies union claims as Wisbech staff call second strike
The strike, from 3am until 10pm on Friday 2 August, will follow a previous walk out by staff in March
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NewsLondoners better off than before the pandemic, says Asda tracker
Londoners’ average household disposable income rose to £351 per week in quarter two of this year – 3% up on the pre-pandemic peak of £340 in March 2021
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NewsGordon Brown and Amazon launch London 'multibank' with The Felix Project
Co-ordinated by The Felix Project, it will see more than 400,000 surplus essential goods such as toiletries and bedding donated over the next year
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy is Amazon still in the sights of the Adjudicator?
Amazon says it’s changed its ways, but suppliers are up in arms at its pricing and delisting processes, and the GCA demands improvement
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NewsAmazon facing £2.7bn threat over marketplace class action claim
The legal challenge comes with the Groceries Code Adjudicator Mark White considering launching an investigation into Amazon over its treatment of suppliers
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NewsOlio launches yellow-sticker section in partnership with deals app Gander
The deal will link Olio with yellow-sticker deals at Gander’s retail partners, which include Morrisons Channel Islands, Filco Market, Pricewatch Group and Sewell on the Go
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NewsDimbleby set for return to advise government on health and environment
Labour set out plans in the King’s Speech yesterday, including proposals to restrict the advertising of junk food and ban the sale of energy drinks to children
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Comment & OpinionTesco’s Finest hour is still to come – a £1bn festive blowout could occur
Ken Murphy could be forgiven for cracking open a nice bottle of red, given barnstorming results of late from the expanded Tesco Finest collection
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NewsTesco workers’ case in spotlight as King’s Speech could ban ‘fire and rehire’ tactics
Labour has promised to introduce a new employment bill within 100 days of coming to power
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NewsLabour more focused on food industry than Tories, claims IGD report
The ‘New government, new direction?’ report says Starmer will bring in policies to tackle the “everyday” economy
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NewsFSA boss joins Defra as food director in new government shake-up
Miles took on the FSA job in 2019 and has led the organisation through a string of global crises, including the pandemic
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat’s on the food to-do list for the new Labour government?
Labour has pledged to back farmers, sort the ‘omnishambles’ of DRS and EPR, and get strict on health targets. What will its first move be?