Ronan Hegarty

Hove

News editor of The Grocer magazine No longer so long suffering Liverpool fan, champion of the Hove hospitality sector and increasingly frustrated golfer

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Morrisons doesn’t need 8p veg promo to be cheapest in Easter-themed shop

1 week ago | thegrocer.co.uk | Ronan Hegarty

Morrisons slashed the cost of carrots, swedes and parsnips to just 8p as part of an Easter price offensive this week. But it was cheapest in our special Easter-themed Grocer 33 shopping basket – recording its first Grocer 33 win since January – without these lines even being included. Instead a superb deal on the half leg of lamb proved crucial. The Bradford retailer’s £81.15 trolley was £2.78 cheaper than nearest rival Asda’s.
Are lower prices enough to revive Co-op Wholesale?

2 weeks ago | thegrocer.co.uk | Ronan Hegarty

It’s been a busy few weeks for Co-op Wholesale, or for many grocery observers the artist formerly known as Nisa. It was given its new moniker at the end of March while at the same time Katie Secretan was promoted to MD, a role that had been vacated by Peter Batt just before Christmas. The changes were confirmed just days after it emerged Nisa was no longer in negotiations with Bestway to continue supplying its symbol group Costcutter next year.
The Sidemen launch Sides ice cream range into Brakes

2 weeks ago | thegrocer.co.uk | Ronan Hegarty

YouTube sensations the Sidemen have launched their ice cream range into national foodservice giant Brakes. The Sidemen, who have more than 22 million followers on the video streaming platform, have developed the ice cream range with manufacturer Beechdean, with the products manufactured at Beechdean’s facility in Cheshire.
Asda cheapest but not by Allan Leighton’s targeted margin

2 weeks ago | thegrocer.co.uk | Ronan Hegarty

Asda claimed a third Grocer 33 pricing win in the last four weeks, but it was still not yet hitting executive chairman Allan Leighton’s ambition to go 5%-10% cheaper than its main supermarket rivals. At £74.03 the Leeds-based retailer was £2.68 cheaper than last week’s winner Sainsbury’s.
Co-op invests £800k in lowering own-label wholesale prices

2 weeks ago | thegrocer.co.uk | Ronan Hegarty

The Co-op is investing £800,000 in lower prices of key own-brand lines for its wholesale customers. The move is the first major strategic development since the society rebranded its Nisa business as Co-op Wholesale last month. Co-op said it was also doubling the number of own-brand lines that it included as part of its key range, which features lower prices for its wholesale customers.
Tesco’s Ken Murphy unphased by ‘intensified’ supermarket competition

2 weeks ago | thegrocer.co.uk | Ronan Hegarty

In any normal week, and certainly in years gone by, Tesco reporting annual profits for the year to 22 February would be dominating press coverage. But these are not normal times: this week, just as with the past few, we are being served up wall-to-wall Trump and tariffs.
Ken Murphy not unduly worried as Tesco faces ‘intensified’ competition

2 weeks ago | thegrocer.co.uk | Ronan Hegarty

In any normal week, and certainly in years gone by, Tesco reporting annual profits for the year to 22 February would be dominating press coverage. But these are not normal times: this week, just as with the past few, we are being served up wall-to-wall Trump and tariffs.
What do Co-op’s results tell us about its ‘right-sizing’ and wholesale challenges?

2 weeks ago | thegrocer.co.uk | Ronan Hegarty

Last week, the Co-op posted its full-year results for the year to 4 January, packed with interesting details that helped paint a picture of how the convenience specialist is faring. So, what did we learn and how is the business fixed to face the many and real challenges currently impacting the market? And what about those likely to kick in over the next year or so? Trading Sales were flat at £11.3bn, though the results were compared with the previous financial year, which was made up of 53 weeks.
Sainsbury’s holds off inflation - and Asda - to win cheapest supermarket

3 weeks ago | thegrocer.co.uk | Ronan Hegarty

Much has been made lately of Asda’s potentially game-changing price wars, but this week Sainsbury’s came in cheapest to pick up its third Grocer 33 pricing victory in six weeks. At £69.66, Sainsbury’s was 16p cheaper than Asda, having offered the lowest price for 13 items, of which five were exclusively cheapest. These included the McCain chips, Shredded Wheat and watermelon. It offered its loyalty scheme members an instant discount of £5.80 through its Nectar Prices deals.
Media Bites 2 April: Trump tariffs, Asda, inflation, Wild, Tobacco, 7-Eleven

3 weeks ago | thegrocer.co.uk | Ronan Hegarty

Much of today’s press focus is on Donald Trump and speciifcally the US president’s so-called ’Liberation Day’ tarrifs. A number of outlets look at the impact of such meaures on the UK and the food and drink sector here. The Times highlights Scotch whisky, salmon, chocolate and cheese as key sectors likely to be hit. The paper also focused on the warning from the NFU against any trade deal with the US that did not “uphold our high standards of production”.

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Ronan Hegarty @ronyhegs

20 Dec 24

Exclusive: Peter Batt and Ayaz Alam leaving @NisaRetail https://t.co/zDKq6HCXLx

Ronan Hegarty @ronyhegs

3 Dec 24

So I was right about it being a busy few days for @morrisons logistics staff - looks like they have worked miracles to keep the show on the road https://t.co/e7WaiWayEN

Ronan Hegarty @ronyhegs

Major supply chain issues impact UK grocery as software provider Blue Yonder suffers ransomware hack - logistics teams in for a busier than expected weekend https://t.co/ZnIt3wsrht

Ronan Hegarty @ronyhegs

22 Nov 24

Major supply chain issues impact UK grocery as software provider Blue Yonder suffers ransomware hack - logistics teams in for a busier than expected weekend https://t.co/ZnIt3wsrht