All articles by Ronan Hegarty – Page 11
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Stork spread tops inflation tracker with 81% increase
In total 28 items increased in price, with just five cheaper than last September
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News
Morrisons asked to remedy competition concerns in McColl’s takeover
The CMA said “overall, the deal would not harm the vast majority of shoppers or other business”
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News
Tributes paid as former FWD director general Alan Toft dies aged 91
Toft joined the Federation of Wholesale Distributors in 1989 and led the trade body for 16 years
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News
Camelot drops Gambling Commission legal challenge over National Lottery licence
Camelot was set to have its case heard in the Court of Appeal next week after it had lost its first legal bid to prevent the handover in June
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News
Mars drawing fire from wholesalers over PMP margins
The Grocer understands that Mars this week agreed to a u-turn on plans to reduce the shared margin on some but not all key confectionery lines
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Sainsbury’s offers cheapest shop as inflation hits 13%
Of the 33 items on our shopping list, 31 were more expensive across the five retailers we visited
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News
Asda agrees £600m deal for Co-op petrol forecourt operations
All 2,300 Co-op colleagues impacted by the deal will transfer to Asda under Tupe rules
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Comment and Opinion
Co-op’s potential forecourt sell-off could be a win for all parties
The good news for impacted staff is there seems to be a strong appetite among potential buyers, with Asda reportedly ready to stump up £450m for the Co-op’s 130 forecourt sites
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Pint of milk 65% more expensive in latest price comparison survey
The average price of a pint of semi-skimmed milk has seen a marked step change since July and at a now average 86p
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News
Shirine Khoury-Haq confirmed as Co-op Group CEO
The appointment comes at a time of change and upheaval at the Co-op’s Angel Square headquarters in Manchester
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Sainsbury’s beats traditional rivals and two guests to offer cheapest shop
At £61.31, Sainsbury’s, whose last victory came on 22 July, undercut runner-up Asda by 55p
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Asda is cheapest as shopping list inflation hits 20%
The scale of the cost of living crisis was laid bare in our mystery shop
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Lidl has edge over Aldi as inflation hits double figures
Lidl and Aldi were in a league of their own, price wise
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Asda is cheapest as all retailers are hit by inflation
The continuing trend across the Grocer 33 is a significant increase in the price consumers are forking out for their groceries
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News
Co-op job losses plan linked to £47m spending cut
The Grocer has seen a communication from CEO Shirine Khoury-Haq to staff that provides more clarity on the move
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News
Nisa CEO promises overhaul of cost structure in bid to boost retailer appeal
Michael Fletcher committed to reviewing the key distribution contact with DHL, Nisa’s office function, retailer rebates and the price of Co-op own brand
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Sainsbury’s keeps a lid on inflation to emerge cheapest in latest mystery shop
It’s the second week running Sainsbury’s had the lowest inflation – helping it to record its first cheapest basket since early May
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Waitrose Egham: Grocer 33 store of the week
“I’ve been at Waitrose for around 10 years and over that time I have held various positions in different branches across the south east”
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Heinz pushes prices up while hikes in fresh and frozen abound
Asda was cheapest this week but prices are up across the board
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Amazon resists food & drink inflation with cheapest grocery basket shop
Amazon’s £73.60 basket was 78p cheaper than Tesco