All The Grocer articles in 20 December 2014 – Page 3
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Analysis & FeaturesTop campaigns 2014: how to get ahead in fmcg advertising
When advertising in the ultra-competitive grocery sector, the growing importance of digital – and the growing expectations…
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Analysis & FeaturesTop Products Survey 2014: Total War
The price war has gone nuclear. Morrisons dropped the bomb in March, issuing the mother of all profit warnings as it slash…
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Grocer 33Sainsbury's Hamilton: Grocer 33 Store of the Week
It takes some serious planning! It’s all about making sure colleagues are trained and everyone is scheduled…
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Analysis & FeaturesBread: Warburtons loses £54m as Brits ditch it
Brits have bought the equivalent of 93 million fewer loaves of bread in the past 12 months…
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Analysis & FeaturesBaby infant products: health advice hits UK babyfood market
Sugar hit the headlines in 2014 for all the wrong reasons. Baby juice took a direct hit as a result…
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Analysis & FeaturesCheese: brands faced challenges in the aisles
Cheese is a tough place for brands right now. As the discounters expand into the sector, price is taking centre stage…
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Analysis & FeaturesOils: feeling the heat on price as Aldi and Lidl win sales
Talk about a double whammy. With olive oil brands under mounting pressure to promote harder as the supermarkets…
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Analysis & FeaturesFresh meat & fish: Aldi & Lidl making mincemeat of competition
The discounters have made a major play for meat and poultry over the past year – with Aldi’s stunt…
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Analysis & FeaturesDairy drinks: all churned up in the milk sector
More than £100m wiped off the own-label milk market and a non-dairy brand now the third-biggest milk brand…
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Analysis & FeaturesCakes: Brands need to get back to a basic recipe
Snacking is seen as an important source of growth for the cake market – but the trend has also contributed to its decline …
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Analysis & FeaturesBatteries: challengers surge in flat sector
Duracell’s pink fluffy rabbit is probably not a very happy bunny at present…
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Analysis & FeaturesCarbonates: Pepsi wins battle of low-sugar drinks as Coca-Cola bottles it
War on sugar sees carbonates targeted while sports and energy drinks are let off scot-free… for now…
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Analysis & FeaturesTable sauces and condiments: dip in damp BBQ season
Table sauces have lost their bottle. Category sales have fallen 1.4% – reversing the 2.7% value growth enjoyed by the cate…
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Analysis & FeaturesMale grooming: razors lose edge as beard trend gathers pace
Beards are bang on trend. Just look at the decline in razors for proof. This is having such an impact on Gillette that…
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Analysis & FeaturesCosmetics: lipstick drives beauty sector boom in sales
The beauty sector has put in a sparkling performance, with value up 6.1% on volumes up 4%…
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Analysis & FeaturesFrozen food: sector melts as economy begins to thaw
As the credit crunch dawned, Britain entered a new ice age. Shoppers went looking for value…
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Analysis & FeaturesButters & spreads: I can't believe it's not better
If 2013 was a tough year for butters and spreads (value was down 4.3% on volumes down 5.9%), the past year has been even t…
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Analysis & FeaturesHot beverages: premium teas and coffees take growing share
The past year has been a year of contrasting fates for hot beverages. While topline figures for the sector have been under…
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Analysis & FeaturesCooking sauces: More losses than gains for big names
Everyone loves Homepride, according to this year’s ads to mark the birth of the brand 50 years ago…
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Analysis & FeaturesSoft drinks: bottled water sales boom while squash and cordials plummet
One of the biggest stories from last year’s Top Products Survey was the phenomenal growth enjoyed by bottled water….