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Asda CEO: Hard Brexit could have ‘significant consequences’ for food supply and quality

Asda CEO Roger Burnley has expressed his concerns that a ‘hard’ Brexit could have “significant consequences” for food supply and…

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Retailers win court battle against Mastercard and Visa

The Court of Appeals has ruled in favour of four UK retailers who claimed that card fees charged by Mastercard…

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Sainsbury’s Q1 sales growth stutters as groundwork laid for merger

Sainsbury’s has seen a slump in its total sales growth down to 0.8% from 1.3% in the last quarter of…

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Former Amazon finance VP returns to Asda as CFO

Asda has appointed Rob McWilliam as chief financial officer (CFO), replacing Alex Russo as he leaves the business to take…

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Wilko appoints former Asda CFO as finance chief

Family business Wilko has appointed Alex Russo, a former Asda CFO as its new chief financial officer and executive board…

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The five key skills you need for a successful merger

The proposed £12bn merger of supermarket giants Sainsbury’s and Asda is arguably a watershed moment for the retail and grocery…

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Tesco and Carrefour to form ‘strategic alliance’

Tesco and Carrefour are to form a “strategic alliance” in order to offer “even lower prices” and “improve the quality…

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British grocery market sees two years’ consecutive growth

Britain’s grocery sector has grown for two consecutive years, according to the latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel…

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MPs hit out at ‘baloney’ supermarket claims of price-cut post-merger

Neil Parish MP yesterday told Asda CEO Roger Burnley not to “give us a load of baloney” after Burnley repeatedly…

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CMA reveals Asda-Sainsbury’s merger comments

Industry responses to a Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) consultation on the proposed Asda-Sainsbury’s merger have revealed concerns about higher…

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