All articles by Ronan Hegarty – Page 66
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My Alternative CV
Paul Brown, BOL Foods, on Tina Turner, wasps and lard
My dad made sure my brother and I worked at least half every school holiday from an early age…
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News
Gary Mills made Morrisons group retail director
Morrisons has appointed former Tesco Northern Ireland boss Gary Mills as group retail director
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Analysis and Features
CMA Which? pricing probe has no problem with shrinking packs
The Competition & Markets Authority confirmed it had no objections to the so-called “grocery shrink ray”
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Analysis and Features
It's promo business as usual as Which? is shown the door
The major retailers will have been relieved that the CMA did not find widespread evidence of misleading practices
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My Alternative CV
Howard Wong, Tsuki Mochi, on mochi moments and Indiana Jones
”My first job was rolling puff pastry in the family bakery”
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News
CMA finds no evidence of misleading supermarket pricing being widespread
Although some examples of confusing deals were found, there is no sign of widespread misconduct on pricing and promotions, the regulator says
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News
Sunday Trading and living wage moves enrage indies
The Association of Convenience Stores has pledged to fight hard against the relaxation of Sunday Trading regulations…
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Comment and Opinion
Osborne no longer in the mood to compromise over Sunday trading
The political football that is Sunday trading might finally be kicked into touch
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News
Nisa to hike prices and cut rebates as part of recovery plan
Nisa has written to members to inform them of proposed price increases and rebate reductions…
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News
Nisa posts £3m loss and admits 'over-optimism' on lost business
Buying group Nisa has recorded a £3m loss – the first in its history – for the year to April 2015…
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Comment and Opinion
Attack on 'unhealthy' Morrisons is unjustified and completely misses the point
The Children’s Food Campaign complaint against Morrisons is a perfect example of a complaint for the sake of complaining
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News
Morrisons rejects price cuts health criticism
Of the 200 products which formed the latest round of Morrisons’ price cuts at the beginning of June, frozen peas were the only fruit or vegetable
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News
Morrisons price cuts deliver lowest total among the big four
Morrisons is over 5% cheaper than some of its big four rivals on the 200 plus lines selected in its latest price cuts…
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Analysis and Features
Waitrose Pick Your Own Offers hailed as 'groundbreaking'
Supermarket promotions were back in the headlines this week as Waitrose launched its Pick Your Own Offers initiative…
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News
Store manager Richard Perry is toast of Sainsbury's
Richard Perry was toast of Sainsbury’s this week after being crowned Store Manager of the Year at the Grocer Gold Awards…
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News
Grocer of the Year Lidl weighs up in-store changes
Lidl UK is determined to keep pressing the accelerator after being crowned Grocer of the Year at this week’s Grocer Gold A…
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News
Marks & Spencer buys seven Co-op stores for Simply Food
The properties in Blandford Forum, Chepstow, Haslemere, Penrith, Rayleigh, Stockton Heath and Matlock range in size from 9,000-15,000 sq ft
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News
Morrisons unveils first Potts price cuts
Morrisons said today that it has now made 1,665 cuts of an average of 16% since the beginning of last year
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News
Renamed Bidvest Foodservice rolls out new company vision
Bidvest 3663 is changing its name to Bidvest Foodservice as part of a wider strategic programme of change…
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News
Co-op trial boosts value and tertiary lines
New dump bins and outdoor posters advertising ‘Super Low Prices on over 100 of your everyday essentials’ have been introduced at around 25 smaller stores