All articles by Ronan Hegarty – Page 9
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Grocer 33
Asda cheapest on our premium festive Grocer 33 shopping basket price comparison
Only Tesco managed to get within touching distance of Asda, and only after factoring its Clubcard Prices deals
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The Big Interview
CEO Shirine Khoury-Haq on getting to grips with the Co-op
Khoury-Haq brings a financial approach to the Co-op, and has already cut costs. But she’s also looking to grow the topline, and to give greater focus to the society’s campaigning
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Grocer 33
How Asda won our frozen-focused Christmas Grocer 33 price comparison special
Our price comparison includes Christmas dinner, mince pies, Christmas crackers, Quality Street and Rennie indigestion tablets
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News
Tesco supermarket-convenience price gap wider than rival Sainsbury’s
The price gap between Tesco’s larger stores and its Express format was 10.4% in November
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Grocer 33
Christmas deals keeping a lid on inflation as Asda comes in cheapest
Pre-Christmas discounts and deals appear to be stemming the inflationary tide
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News
M&S’s Katharine Haenelt to join meat supplier OSI Group as UK MD
OSI Group supplies protein items and other food products to foodservice and retail brands including McDonald’s
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Grocer 33
Prices up by 0.4% as inflation shows signs of pausing
Overall grocery prices were up 10.2% compared with last November, while they crept up just 0.4% versus a month ago
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Grocer 33
Asda cheapest as prices remain flat versus last month
Grocery inflation is running at 16.4% according to the latest figures, but in this week’s Grocer 33 pricing survey, there were signs retailers are doing their best to keep a lid on inflation
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Grocer 33
Lidl beats Aldi on price as discounters prove cheapest in another Super Grocer 33
Tomato purée saw the most price inflation overall – up 49% year on year
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Comment and Opinion
Morrisons can be a serious convenience player with McColl’s – but it will take investment
The first key investment is likely to be in improving the store estate and supply chain
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News
Morrisons plans to convert most McColl’s stores to Daily format as takeover completes
Morrisons also confirmed it would permanently close 132 McColl’s stores it said had been loss-making for some time
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News
Imperial Brands unveils ‘bigger, better’ Blu 2.0 vaping device
Imperial Brands has launched Blu 2.0, a new vaping device that replaces its existing Myblu system
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Grocer 33
Inflation reaches highest level yet – hitting 13.5%
Overall annual grocery price inflation hit 13.5%, topping the 13.3% recorded two weeks ago
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Grocer 33
Dolmio price soars 51% as grocers battle inflation
Overall, our shopping basket was 11.6% pricier than last year
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Grocer 33
Grocer 33 survey reflects highest inflation level yet
There was also the sharpest monthly jump in prices – up 3.6% on September
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News
Co-op trials reduced lighting in stores to lower energy costs
The convenience retailer, which operates more than 2,500 stores across the UK, is trialling dimmed or reduced lighting in a number of locations
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News
Morrisons proposal to sell 28 McColl’s stores accepted by CMA
In September, the CMA identified 35 areas where the deal could lead to a significant reduction in competition
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Grocer 33
Sainsbury’s is the cheapest retailer for a second week
Sainsbury’s comes in first again but, like last time, would have been undercut by Tesco’s Clubcard offers
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News
Tesco as competitive with discounters as ever, claims CEO Ken Murphy
Tesco said its products from its Aldi Price Match now featured in 99% of all large baskets and over 80% of top-up shops
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News
Morrisons promotes James Badger to commercial and manufacturing director
The appointment comes a week after Morrisons chief operating officer Trevor Strain confirmed he was leaving the business