All articles by Ronan Hegarty – Page 82
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco seeks promo stability - and deepens its price cuts
The big news story in grocery this week was Tesco’s new turnaround strategy…
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NewsColes' Ian McLeod tipped for return to UK retail
Coles MD Ian McLeod moved to a senior role within the Wesfarmers Group this week…
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NewsGeorge Dymond - who quit Morrisons - to take role at Tesco
George Dymond, the Morrisons executive who resigned weeks after moving from Australia, is set to join Tesco…
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Grocer 33Morrisons Tŷ Glas, Cardiff
This is Morrisons’ fourth win of 2014. Is there a sense of things getting better?
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Category ReportTobacco market report 2014
What does the next year hold for the tobacco market? Our market report looks at how the industry is bracing for an array of new legislation on the sale of cigarettes, ciagrs and rolling tobacco.
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Category ReportTobacco market report: Finally out of puff?
Draconian EU legislation, the threat of plain packs, and the c-store display ban. Life is getting tougher for tobacco…
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NewsMorrisons past 100 mark in c-stores with nine new M Locals
Morrisons opened nine new c-stores last week, taking it past 100 and hitting its target for the latest financial year…
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NewsIndie fury as Coke 1.75l bottle format goes into supermarkets
Coca-Cola Enterprises’ decision to make 1.75-litre its standard large-format bottle across all channels has been blasted…
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Analysis & FeaturesShoppers spread the wealth as discounters and M&S gain
It was the most promiscuous Christmas ever, with many shoppers visiting every supermarket, discounter and c-store…
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NewsMorrisons exec George Dymond 'had been offered trading role'
George Dymond, the Morrisons executive who resigned after moving from Australia, was offered a different role on arrival…
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NewsTougher rules on e-cigarettes 'could put off quitters'
A group of leading scientists has warned the EU that tougher controls on e-cigs could deter smokers trying to quit…
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NewsJTI’s Da Motta heads to Europe as Torras returns to UK
Daniel Torras is returning to his former role of managing director for JTI in the UK.
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Grocer 33Morrisons Coalville
I think availability is key and we have really seen that improve over the past few months…
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Comment & OpinionE-cigs: Agreement breaks out
The unthinkable has happened – the government has announced not one but two new policies around smoking that everyone in the industry and anti-smoking groups are all in favour of…
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NewsE-cigarettes face under-18 sales ban
The government is set to ban the selling of electronic cigarettes to anyone under the age of 18 amid concerns that children are taking up e-cigs and being drawn into smoking.
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Analysis & FeaturesDiscounter fears keep deal numbers ahead of last year
January is often an odd time in terms of promotions as retailers try to tap into myriad different consumer mindsets…
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NewsMelvin Ruigrok takes charge at Imperial Tobacco UK
Imperial Tobacco is parachuting in its Australasia boss Melvin Ruigrok to run its UK business…
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NewsVictory lines up more e-cig buys following Vapestick deal
The new US owner of Vapestick has told The Grocer it is planning a major acquisition spree…
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NewsDiscounter baskets bigger than some supermarkets
Visitors to discounters are buying more items per visit than shoppers in high-street supermarkets.
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Grocer 33Morrisons Shrewsbury
We have a great group of people here. I’d say we have one of the best retail teams in the country…