All articles by Ronan Hegarty – Page 98
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NewsMorrisons poaches Waitrose commercial director Hodgson
Waitrose commercial director Richard Hodgson has defected to Morrisons to become the supermarket’s new group commercial director.
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UB fails to hit its first-quarter profits target
United Biscuits had a torrid start to 2010 missing its sales and profits targets and losing market share, a leaked company announcement has revealed.
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Sainsbury’s opens standalone bakery school
Sainsbury’s is bidding to improve the quality of its bakery offer with the opening of a dedicated bakery college.
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Competition expert says Guarantee will let Asda raise prices
Asda's Price Guarantee could push prices up rather than down, claims a leading competition expert.Professor Morten Hviid, from the University of East Anglia's Centre for Competition Policy, claims the price guarantee and the use of a...
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Musgrave boss Smith named FWD chairman
Musgrave Retail Partners GB managing director Phil Smith has been named as the new chairman of the Federation of Wholesale Distributors.
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C-stores leave their big box rivals in the shade
Local c-stores are growing at a faster rate than large out-of-town supermarkets.Speaking at the Federation of Wholesale Distributors conference this week, Nielsen analyst David Glennon revealed that sales at stores under 3,000 sq ft had...
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NewsCameron and Clegg: You’ve sorted yourselves out, now what about us?
Many retailers will be happy to see a Tory settling in at Number 10 but, as tax hikes loom, could it be a case of be careful what you wish for, asks Ronan Hegarty
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Pennycook fails to quell M&S move speculation
Morrisons CFO Richard Pennycook has done little to quell speculation he will be following his former boss Marc Bolland to Marks & Spencer.Speaking as Morrisons reported a surprise slowdown in growth for the first quarter, Pennycook...
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NewsEarly blow for Bolland as Dyson exits M&S
Marks & Spencer has been hit with the surprise departure of finance and operations director Ian Dyson – just two days into the Marc Bolland era.
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NewsPoundland sold to new private equity owners
Poundland owner Advent International has sold the discount retailer to fellow private equity group Warburg Pincus for an estimated £200m.
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Retailers slam report on food supply chain
UK supermarkets have joined forces with their European counterparts to slam a report into the impact of major retailers on the food supply chain.José Bové, vice chairman of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development of the...
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Retail Prices: Fruit, veg and alcohol price rises cause 0.8% inflation
Prices are falling, right? Wrong! In April, they rose 0.8%. But with World Cup booze deals looming, inflation shouldn’t stick around for long. Ronan Hegarty reports
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NewsAsda 'guarantees' lowest prices with online shopping tool
Asda is claiming to be firing the final war in the supermarket price war today, with the launch of new online tool the Asda Price Guarantee.
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NewsTobacco giants launch display ban challenge
Imperial Tobacco and Japan Tobacco International are launching a judicial review against the tobacco display ban.
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NewsCheesewright tipped for top spot at Asda
He may not be the bookies' favourite, but Dave Cheesewright is The Grocer's tip to take over at Asda following Andy Bond's shock decision to step down as chief executive this week.
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NewsTobacco giants and mults fined £225m in OFT pricing probe
The Office of Fair Trading has handed out fines totalling £225m to tobacco giants Imperial Tobacco and Gallaher, as well as nine retailers, for “unlawful practices” in price-setting.
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Grocery becomes key election battleground
If anyone was in any doubt as to the food industry's importance to the general election, Gordon Brown and David Cameron's schedules this week would have dispelled it.
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Asda still busy with deals despite vow to return to EDLP
Asda is continuing to ramp up its promotional activity despite branding deals as "weapons of mass distraction" and announcing a return to its Every Day Low Pricing heritage.
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Retail Prices: Promotional activity gets Easter hike - even at Asda
The number of promotions rose over the Easter period and levels could stay high in the run up to the general election. Ronan Hegarty reports
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It’s a piece of cake: UB sets itself harder sustainability goals
United Biscuits has had to set itself new green targets after hitting most of its eco-goals ahead of schedule. In 2007, the biscuit and cake maker set targets for reducing carbon emissions and energy use, reducing waste to landfill, water...