All The Grocer articles in 01 October 2016 – Page 4
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NewsScotmid Co-operative increases trading profit and turnover
The society said the “sluggish” economy and unfavourable retail landscape would be “a significant ongoing challenge”
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Comment & OpinionGrocery brands must focus on individual consumers
Surely it is customer experience that should be the focus to differentiate and retain, if not win, customer loyalty
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InterviewsLawrence Hene of Ocado: the big interview
Ocado’s director of marketing and grocery talks Amazon, on-demand culture, price, profitability, and brand partnerships
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NewsThe Grocer Drink Awards 2016 finalists are named
The competition saw more than 80 entries whittled down to 60
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NewsPalm oil certifier accused of 'rubber-stamping' suppliers
Greenpeace this week blockaded a palm oil refinery in a Rotterdam port owned by Malaysian company IOI
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NewsSainsbury's investors face more misery as like-for-likes fall
A second consecutive quarter of declining like-for-like sales at Sainsbury’s resulted in more misery for investors
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NewsWalkers feels the heat from rivals' baked snacks and popcorn
Rivals’ baked snacks and popcorn have taken a bite out of revenues at Walkers
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Comment & OpinionQuality Street outcry should teach brands to be creative when communicating change
With reformulation high on the agenda, more brands will require effective ways to communicate change
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NewsOcado partners with Italia Del Gusto for Ciao Gusto web shop
The online offering will offer “authentic produce” from Italy
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Category ReportA big, fat problem? Confectionery Category Report 2016 - obesity
There is no escaping the demonisation of sugar, so do redefinition and diversification represent the way forward for manufacturers?
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NewsSainsbury's to close branch in Merry Hill, Dudley
The 32,000 sq ft store will close on 30 December following a review of its performance
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NewsPot Noodle ready to kick off Boom Pot on-pack push
The promotion will offer shoppers the chance to bag on of 42,000 portable speakers
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Analysis & FeaturesWeFarm: turning old mobile phones into smart phones
What happens if you’re a farmer in Kenya and your chicken is looking a bit peaky?
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Grocer 33Sainsbury's Carlisle 'a pleasure to shop at'
Staff were very pleasant and helpful, taking our shopper to find items
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Category ReportConfectionery Category Report 2016: Consumption habits
Brands are under fire for cutting pack sizes. How can they persuade the public their products remain great value?
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My Alternative CVMike Docker, Northwood & WEPA, on copters and coasters
I kept calling the interviewer Didier, despite the fact that this wasn’t actually his name
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NewsIndustrial sales drive McCormick UK revenues up 6.6%
US spices and sauce giant McCormick saw a 6.6% uplift in sales from its UK division last year, although the proportion of its sales booked in the UK market fell back
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NewsHovis pushed into £19m loss by 'poor market conditions'
Hovis plunged to a £19m loss in its second year of trading since being spun out of Premier Foods as it battled to hold on to market share in a declining bakery category
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NewsLidl defends plan to charge shoppers 9p for plastic bags
Lidl UK has defended its decision to charge 9p for its “stronger” carrier bags
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NewsJeremy Hunt stresses Child Obesity Plan level playing field
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt held talks with supermarket bosses and leading suppliers this week