Ronan Hegarty
Ronan is news editor of The Grocer.
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Morrisons Newark: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Rami Baitiéh has really energised the business, which is great’
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Plain sailing for our mystery shopper at winning Morrisons store
Availability was strong on this busy Saturday morning
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Loyalty prices see Tesco come in £4 cheaper than Asda
The UK’s biggest grocer had special Clubcard Prices on nine of the 33 items on our list
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Morrisons continues improved performance with sales up 4%
During the latest trading period, Morrisons completed the £2.5bn sale of its petrol forecourt business to fellow CD&R-owned Motor Fuel Group
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Busy Morrisons St Andrews impresses under pressure
Staff were doing their best to keep shelves topped up and managed to do so without causing obstruction
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Discounts help Asda beat rivals’ loyalty schemes
The TDR Capital and Mohsin Issa-owned supermarket was £2.24 cheaper than Sainsbury’s
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Darren Blackhurst quits Morrisons with Rachel Eyre set to return
Retail veteran Blackhurst rejoined Morrisons in March as cover for Rachel Eyre, who is on maternity leave
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Morrisons marks 125-year anniversary with special TV ad
The 40-second long ad called ‘Over the counter, over the years’ tracks a conversation between Morrisons staff and shoppers across different time periods
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Asda cheaper than rivals even after loyalty discounts
In the week PE firm TDR Capital took a majority stake in the retailer, Asda came in £2.20 cheaper than nearest rival Tesco
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Waitrose Saltash impresses our shopper with ‘friendly and efficient’ team
The store picked up an impressive 84 points with particularly high marks on availability
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Morrisons sets 70% target for More Card transactions
The Morrisons More scheme was relaunched in May 2023 with a promise of a “radical” overhaul, featuring the latest personalised tech.
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Nectar Prices sees Sainsbury’s edge out Tesco Clubcard by 64p
Sainsbury’s was offering special prices for its loyalty scheme members on a dozen products, resulting in a 10.9% saving
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Impressive staff secure win for ‘immaculate’ Morrisons
Our shopper was particularly impressed by the attractive counters, including the fishmonger and salad bar
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COO Chris Whitfield leaves the Co-op
The Grocer understands Whitfield took a step back from his COO role at the end of 2023
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Tesco Solihull offers rare full basket on busy Sunday
The UK’s biggest grocer picked up its fourth store of the week crown in the past seven attempts
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Sainsbury’s first to record loyalty win in Grocer 33
The Grocer changed its pricing methodology this week to allow loyalty price promotions
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Blakemore Retail jobs at risk as store wage budgets cut
The Grocer understands the Spar retailer is currently carrying out a review of how it runs its stores and is looking at ways to tackle rising costs
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Morrisons wins by narrow margin in low-scoring week
Our shopper at Morrisons in Chester praised the well-stocked fruit & veg
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Asda brushes off supermarket loyalty prices to take first win in five
Across all five retailers, our shopping basket was just 0.9% more expensive than this time last year
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Tesco on a roll with another win for top store standards
Tesco’s ‘spacious’ store in Irlam impressed with particularly helpful staff