All articles by Ronan Hegarty – Page 5
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NewsMedia Bites 8 January: Asda woes, Ocado and M&S buzz, inflation and McDonald’s
The newspapers are chiefly concerned with the supermarkets festive performance
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NewsTesco takes top spot as bubbly boosts Christmas spending to record levels
Tesco was a clear success story, with all supermarket shoppers trading up sales of branded goods up 4.2% while premium own-label lines jumped by 14.6%
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NewsNisa Retail’s Peter Batt and Ayaz Alam to exit the business
The Grocer understands the moves were confirmed in an email to Nisa staff this afternoon
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NewsIceland launches joint venture to sell products in Nordics
Joint venture will also explore the potential for opening retail stores once the products have gained a foothold in the market
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NewsMedia Bites 19 December: Guinness, Sainsbury’s, Imperial Brands and UK strawberries
Its quiet out there in media land as we get closer to Christmas and supermarkets continue tit-for-tat price cutting on festive vegetables
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NewsParfetts founder Alan Parfett passes away age 95
Steeped in the grocery industry all his life, Parfett grew up alongside his three siblings in a small grocery store in Strand on the Green in Chiswick
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Grocer 33Tesco offers cheapest budget Christmas 33 basket at £108.39
The UK’s biggest grocer had its Clubcard Prices initiative to thank for the victory
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Grocer 33Waitrose takes another Grocer 33 win as rivals score poorly
Its Meanwood store in Leeds was really the only strong performer this week
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NewsCo-op extends £400m credit facility for further five years
The society’s CFO Rachel Izzard said that support from its lender banks was a reflection of the strength of its balance sheet
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Grocer 33Bright, Christmassy Tesco store on top in low-scoring Grocer 33 week
Our shopper appreciated the festive aisle in this easy-to-navigate Tesco store
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Grocer 33Asda comes out cheapest in close fought pricing battle
Just 80p separated the traditional big four supermarkets
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NewsTesco reveals plan to open 150 new Express convenience stores
Tesco is marking 30 years since opening its first c-stores in the UK, in Barnes and Norbury, London, in 1994
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NewsSainsbury’s Aldi Price Match sparks convenience price war
This week, Tesco fired its own convenience pricing barrage, by dropping the price of 200 items in its Express stores
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Grocer 33Waitrose Newport offers full basket and friendly, helpful team
Our shopper was able to pick up a full basket of all 33 items on our early Saturday morning visit
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Grocer 33Asda is cheapest again as it looks to reclaim its crown
At £66.47, it was £2.59 cheaper than this week’s runner-up, Morrisons
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NewsTesco rolls out price cuts in Express convenience stores
Tesco said the cuts to 222 household essentials had reduced Express convenience prices by an average of 10%
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Grocer 33Clubcard Prices helps Tesco come in cheapest by 38p
Tesco offered the lowest price for our Grocer 33 shopping list for the second week running
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Grocer 33Waitrose stands out as other retailers register low scores
In a low-scoring week, Waitrose’s Locks Heath store in Southampton was a lone bright spot
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Grocer 33Staff go above and beyond at winning Tesco in Swansea
The store picked up 83 points, and earned particular praise from our shopper for its attractive Halloween and Diwali displays
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Grocer 33Tesco deals help it come in cheapest on Halloween shop
Tesco was carrying 15 deals, all of which were limited to shoppers with a Clubcard