All articles by Ronan Hegarty – Page 12
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News
Wholesalers stocking up to beat price hikes
The Grocer understands wholesalers are looking to mitigate the impact of a growing number of cost price increase requests from suppliers
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Heinz inflation laid bare as Tesco resists price hikes on tomato soup
Asda is cheapest shop as storm brews at Tesco over Heinz products
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Asda offers cheapest Grocer 33 shop as it keeps a lid on inflation
Across all retailers prices jumped 5.2% compared with last year, which was considerably less than the 8.3% Kantar reported for the last four weeks
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Morrisons edges out Asda in mystery shop but Tesco Clubcard Prices are cheapest
Morrisons was exclusively cheapest for five lines, including the tomatoes
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Asda cheapest but Tesco Clubcard undercuts again in our Grocer 33 price comparison
Asda continues to struggle to fend off growing inflationary pressures, while Tesco’s Clubcard strategy is proving a winner
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Analysis and Features
What will Morrisons need to do to make the most of McColl’s?
Morrisons has spent a fortune propping up and now buying McColl’s. How will it manage the rambling portfolio of c-stores and CTNs?
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Asda cheapest in this week’s basket but Tesco Clubcard Prices would defeat it again
Tesco is a penny cheaper than Asda if Clubcard Prices discount is applied
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Comment and Opinion
McColl’s has been saved, but the real work starts now for Morrisons
The Morrisons deal appears to secure the immediate future of McColl’s stores, the jobs of its 16,000 employees and its pension fund, but business as usual is not an option if it wants to make it work long term
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Sainsbury’s value strategy delivers as it wins the Grocer 33 again
This was a particularly competitive week with barely a cigarette paper between all of the big four
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Iceland struggles with food inflation in The Grocer’s price comparison survey
Inflation up 7.2% overall and 12.3% higher at frozen discounter Iceland
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Asda cheapest by 2p as grocers keep lid on inflation
Milk makes Morrisons miss out on victory thanks to 9p price difference
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Sainsbury’s first win in two years on Easter shop
After running Asda close last time, Sainsbury’s was comfortably ahead this week
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News
Geeta’s appoints Lucas and Bridgman to senior positions
Neil Lucas has joined as sales director, while Eleanor Bridgman has been appointed marketing director
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News
Country Range MD Coral Rose to join Fairway Foodservice as CEO
Rose will join Fairway on 1 September, replacing Chris Binge who has held the role of CEO since 2001
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Simon Gregg on Asda’s Online 33 performance
‘We continue to see growth in our online business well above pre-pandemic levels’
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Tesco edges out Waitrose in low-scoring Grocer 33 week
This wasn’t a high scoring week overall but we were at least treated to a close battle for the top spot
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Asda beats guest retailer Amazon and usual rivals
Asda offered the lowest price for 18 products and was exclusively cheapest for a dozen
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News
Steve Murrells to leave Co-op as Shirine Khoury-Haq becomes its first female CEO
Murrells joined the Co-op in 2012, heading up its food business. He was named group CEO in March 2017
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Asda back on top as it readies Just Essentials launch
Asda was the retailer most affected by inflation in this week’s 33
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News
Bestway Wholesale turnover climbs 10% to £2.66bn
The wholesaler said operating profit was £37.2m over the period, up from £7.3m the previous year