All articles by Ronan Hegarty – Page 49
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News
Devil in the detail as Morrisons wins its first 33 of year
Our new look Grocer 33 also aims to give more of a snapshot of how inflation or deflation is impacting the retailers
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Grocer 33
Cut-price alcohol deal again steers Morrisons to G33 win
Morrisons’ £91.91 total was £3.94 cheaper than Sainsbury’s, which grabbed a surprise second place this week
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Asda/B&M: the latest plot twist in the battle for convenience
Momentous decision this year could transform wholesale and convenience beyond recognition
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P&H blames drop in service and availability on the hot summer
Concerned retailers have complained about a lack of availability on key lines, late deliveries and incomplete orders…
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Tony Holmes becomes sales director of Bestway Wholesale
Bestway Wholesale has restructured its commercial team with “audacious plans” for growth
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Nisa members 'wait and see' over Sainsbury's takeover
Exclusive new research for The Grocer reveals more Nisa retailers are in favour of a deal than against it, but still all to play for
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Comment and Opinion
Tesco-Booker: CMA’s ‘fast-track’ investigation looks like good news for the deal
A commitment from Tesco to sell off 350 stores, if it comes to that, may well look like a price worth paying
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Analysis and Features
Tesco-Booker merger: why the CMA’s phase two review will come down to 350 hotspots
The CMA has identified 350 local areas around the country where there is an overlap
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Bestway plots growth via own-label revamp
The wholesaler has relaunched its Best-in range under the Best-one name
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Nisa continues its turnaround but falling sales reveal vulnerability
The group has delivered strong improvements in EBITDA and a return to pre-tax profit, but key sales metrics are down
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Comment and Opinion
Uber-style surge pricing in supermarkets is uber-unlikely
The replacing of paper shelf-edge labels in some stores with electronic ones could mean prices go down rather than up
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Tesco to axe Fairtrade for own label coffee
Move is yet another blow to the Fairtrade Foundation following a similar decision by Sainsbury’s earlier this month
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Comment and Opinion
Buying fiercely independent Nisa will be no easy feat
Unlike Booker, which is a publicly listed company, Nisa is a member-owned collective of fiercely independent retailers
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Analysis and Features
Nisa sale: what you need to know
It’s talking to interested parties, so why is it up for sale, who’s in the running, and what of the mutuality question?
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Nisa Retail explores potential sale of member-owned buying group
Nisa told its members this weekend that it had received ’a number of enquires and proposals’
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Paula Byrne joins Palmer & Harvey as chief people officer
Byrne has a strong reputation for driving cultural change within a business
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Philip Morris to exchange non-compliant tobacco at roadshows
Research for The Grocer found two-thirds of independent retailers had been left with non-complaint stock…
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Iceland range and store improvements deliver 4.4% sales growth
Like-for-like sales were up 2% in the year to 24 March
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Unsold packs weigh heavy on indies as tobacco laws hit
Two-thirds of independent retailers were left with stock they could no longer legally sell
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Morrisons strikes deal with Hong Kong's britishessentials.hk
From this week, residents of Hong Kong will have access to 600 Morrisons ambient and general merchandise lines