Archive of all analysis and features articles – Page 193
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Morrisons Colindale concept is brimming with new ideas
The Grocer takes a tour of the new 38,000 sq ft Morrisons in Colindale, North London with group retail director Gary Mills
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Tesco Healthy Living Penne with Tomato & Basil: acid test
Ready meals are on the up and up, having added an impressive £151.1m in value
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Walkers Melty Crackers: Sweet Chilli: acid test
Times are tough for fried potato crisps. That’s good news for crackers and other savoury biscuits
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Morrisons' solid results represent 'mini-triumph'
Morrisons even saw a tiny (0.1%) hike in fourth-quarter like-for-like sales
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Would Brexit make food fraud better or worse?
Brexit would end the obligation for the free movement of goods. So would the UK be better placed to fight food fraud?
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Price cuts push supermarket deflation to record low
The Grocer Price Index fell to a new record low of –2.9% year on year in the month to 1 March 2016
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Lindt signals ambition
Lindt is aiming to run the world’s biggest network of premium chocolate shops by 2020
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Top 50 independent retailers - Forecourts remain key drivers
Combined sales for the 10 forecourt operators to make the list were up 19.3%
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Chicken Ramen Soup: acid test
Iceland now offers a range of 10 flavours, ranging from classic variants to more unusual ones
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Fairtrade promotional activity further reined in by big four
Fairtrade Fortnight is currently encouraging shoppers to fork out a little extra for Fairtrade products
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Is Morrisons boxing clever or is Amazon deal suicide?
In signing a supply deal with online giant Amazon has Morrisons just admitted a Trojan horse inside its walls?
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Can craft brewing survive the influx of big brewers?
At last week’s Craft Beer Rising festival, one didn’t have to look hard to find gutsy independents willing to let rip at the ‘big guys’
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Cadbury Amaze Bites - Brownie Cake: acid test
After years of decline, cakes are in growth. They added £30.4m last year for total sales of £1.09bn
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33 - North East Convenience Stores
This award-winning operation added two stores and 24 employees to help boost sales by 6%
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1 - TJ Morris
First, second and third place in the Top 50 go to discounters as the value sector enjoys another year of bumper growth
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50 - Proudfoot Group
Brothers Mark and Ian Proudfoot still run the Scarborough independent grocery stores group established by their father
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39 - Filco Supermarkets
After closing its loss-making off-licence, the slight dip in sales is a small price to pay versus the fat rise in profits
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2 - Wilko
Investing in new stores and refreshing the strategy plan has cut a significant chunk out of Wilko’s profits
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23 - G101 Off Sales
The Glaswegian indie is continuing its evolution from corner shop and off-licence to full convenience offer