All The Grocer articles in 20 July 2024
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News
John Lewis partners with Timpson Group for new clothes repair service
It’s the latest new initiative being trialled by John Lewis as it seeks to broaden its offer and attract customers back to its ailing department stores
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Analysis & Features
How Oscar Mayer’s NASA-inspired Gastro Hub aims to turbocharge NPD
A Mission Control room sits at the centre of Oscar Mayer’s new seven-figure Gastro Hub. It’s all part of CEO Ian Toal’s plan to turbocharge innovation
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Comment & Opinion
King’s Speech will cost millions, but it’s been broadly welcomed
A renewed focus on food offers hope as well as trepidation
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Comment & Opinion
Coca-Cola hones in on hugs in Olympic campaign
Coca-Cola has cannily drawn on the Olympic spirit for its global ad
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Big Interviews
The Delicious Dessert Co’s Claire Smith on winning back younger shoppers
The Delicious Dessert Company’s head of insights aims to win back younger shoppers who are bored of ‘traditional’ flavours with trend-led innovation
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Comment & Opinion
Food stores must prioritise convenience and brand building
The brands that have inspired loyalty have stuck unwaveringly to their customer promise, says Richard Curry, head of retail at Rapleys
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Comment & Opinion
Five PowerPoint tips to help end the cycle of boring presentations
Use these five tips to move from ‘instantly forgettable’ to ‘wonderfully memorable’
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Analysis & Features
Why is Amazon still in the sights of the Adjudicator?
Amazon says it’s changed its ways, but suppliers are up in arms at its pricing and delisting processes, and the GCA demands improvement
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Analysis & Features
Does Biotiful tie-up signal a change of direction for Aldi?
After its recent kefir launch, is Aldi swapping out its ‘copycat’ approach for a collaborative one?
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Grocer 33
Lidl East Twickenham: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Lidl is very much focused on providing great customer service and this is a culture we strive to follow’
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Grocer 33
Lidl Twickenham bags discounter’s first ever store of the week prize
The store claimed a strong 81 points, with excellent shop floor service and store standards allied to strong availability
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Grocer 33
Aldi pips Lidl by 2p as Tesco closes gap to discounters
This is Aldi’s first victory since it undercut Lidl by just a penny exactly one year ago
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Analysis & Features
The fmcg suppliers going the extra mile for their employees
This year’s Grocer Gold Awards highlighted the lengths retailers and suppliers are going to recruit, retain and support staff. Our two-part series starts with suppliers
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News
Cadbury Flake launches 99 Bus to take families to the seaside
The buses will depart from Leeds, Bradford and London
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Comment & Opinion
A step closer to lab-grown meat for humans?
Meatly’s chicken is manufactured by taking cells from a single chicken egg
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News
Sainsbury’s to donate £2.5m towards tackling summer ‘holiday hunger’
The campaign is the latest fundraising event of its ongoing Nourish the Nation programme with Comic Relief
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News
Breakfast clubs to be made free for primary school pupils
Prosposal was part of the Children’s Wellbeing Bill announced in this week’s King’s Speech
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News
Pret a Manger to end free coffee subscription model
The old model, giving customers up to five coffees per day, will be replaced with a discounted offer
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News
Fever-Tree denies sponsoring Republican National Convention
The brand’s logo appeared on a list of partners on the website of the event’s organiser
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News
Over 100 independent stores using AF Blakemore’s Tesco Price Match initiative
The wholesaler said there were around 50 products that it matched against Tesco pricing, which were rotated every three to four weeks