All articles by Ronan Hegarty – Page 70
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Analysis and Features
Fresh Direct merger with Brakes means no holding growth back
Traditional UK grocery sales fell for the first time in 20 years this week…
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Analysis and Features
Is Waitrose getting its store formats right?
Waitrose MD Mark Price hit the headlines this week following a newspaper interview in which he suggested some of his rival…
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News
Somnath Saha promoted to chief executive role at Typhoo
Typhoo is promoting FD and head of HR Somnath Saha to CEO…
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News
Asda to bring its fresh supply chain forward by six hours
Asda is considering moving its entire fresh supply chain forward by six hours in order to meet the changing needs…
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News
Sainsbury's on track to open Daventry DC in 2015
Sainsbury’s logistics director Richard Fleming has said the retailer remains on track…
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The Big Interview
Casper Meijer Big Interview: On a mission to match and more
Casper Meijer is not the first Dutchman to be parachuted into Morrisons in recent years…
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News
BAT to appeal against £650,000 HRMC fine for oversupplying Belgium
British American Tobacco has said it will appeal against the £650,000 fine it has received from HMRC for oversupplying its products in Belgium.
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Comment and Opinion
Happy Xmas (War is over?)
Every year, Sainsbury’s waits until after Armistice Day before kicking off its Christmas marketing campaign
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News
Morrisons to make availability key focus for Christmas
Morrisons is kicking off its Christmas marketing campaign on Friday with a 60-second ad - and has unveiled plans to make availability a key part of its festive strategy.
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News
Aldi follows Lidl in poking fun at Morrisons' Match & More
Aldi has taken a leaf out of Lidl’s book by running newspaper adverts poking fun at Morrisons Match & More…
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News
Anger as forensic audit saga drags on into next year
Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon has expressed her sympathy for suppliers angered by the length of time…
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News
Fairies Magic and Sparkle spread festive joy in M&S Christmas ad
M&S has ditched the celebs for this year’s Christmas advertising as it delivers a new twist to its Magic & Sparkle campaign from last year.
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News
Typhoo CEO switches to 2 Sisters Food Group
Typhoo CEO Keith Packer is set to become managing director of 2 Sisters Food Group’s frozen division…
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News
Morrisons 'encouraged' despite 6.3% fall in like-for-like sales
Morrisons chief executive Dalton Philips said he was encouraged by the retailer’s strategic progress despite recording a 6.3% fall in like-for-like sales in the third quarter
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News
Morrisons: 'million shoppers have signed up for Match & More'
More than one million consumers have signed up for Morrisons’ Match & More price-matching/loyalty scheme, the retailer has…
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Grocer 33
Morrisons Croydon: store of the week
It’s great to hear our efforts are paying off. We put a lot of work into training…
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News
Morrisons toys with new concepts at three ‘lab’ stores
Morrisons is to open three new ‘lab’ stores in Milton Keynes, Weybridge and Birtley to experiment with new tailored formats.
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News
Musgrave trials new Budgens concept store in Dorset
Musgrave has opened the first of four new trial stores for its Budgens fascia after a wide-ranging review…
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Analysis and Features
Morrisons committed to convenience stores, despite setbacks
When Morrisons group property director Terry Hartwell resigned last month it was no surprise to see him replaced by…
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Analysis and Features
Tesco's trading strategy? Promote, promote, promote!
In the aftermath of Tesco’s £250m profits overstatement, we thought we would take a look at in-store trading.