Archive of all analysis and features articles – Page 201
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Analysis and Features
On a roll! Sharing NPD scores for biggest snacks brands
Big brands win as innovative NPD in the sharing segment provides much-needed growth in a flat market
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Price crunch: money off deals on sharing bags rise 25%
Premium sharing bags feel the crunch as total price reductions account for nearly half of all promotions
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Bagged snacks brands fork out 50% more on ads
Walkers is the biggest spender in snacks as Lineker returns to front Bring it Back campaign
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Pork chips to broccoli crisps: Our top 10 virtuous snacks
From veggie crisps to protein balls, here’s our pick of the most interesting healthy snack launches of the past year…
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Can Argos match Amazon in service, speed and cost?
The Grocer carried out four sample shops and found Argos’s store network may give its click & collect a real advantage
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Ocado shares boosted by rumours of a link-up with Amazon
Ocado shares were up almost 20% to over 290p after rumours emerged that Amazon was mulling an approach to the company
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10 eye-catching packaging innovations of 2015
These cutting edge innovations not only look good, they tackle food waste, help the environment and save consumers time
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Ways for retailers to keep up with the digital revolution
January in New York means one thing for retail: NRF, aka ‘Retail’s BIG Show’
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Alpro plans soy bean crops closer to home
Alpro has launched soybean crop growing trials in Northern Europe
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Chilled fish prices fall as discounters improve offer
Chilled fish has become the latest victim of the relentless drive towards everyday low prices
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Ilumi Vietnamese Style Beef Pho Rice Noodles: acid test
The free-from category added almost £100m in sales last year, for a total value of £620m
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Iceland Mac 'n' Cheese Burgers: Acid Test
Mac ‘n’ cheese is one of the main beneficiaries of the wave of Americana that has swept UK dinner tables in recent years
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As Asahi eyes Peroni and Grolsch, what are the implications for UK beer?
The Japanese brewer is tipped to make a bid for the SAB Miller brands worth about £2.3bn
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Mults go big on deals but opt for shallower cuts
The mults ramped up discounting over the crucial four weeks spanning Christmas and new year
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What's in store for food prices in 2016?
With crude plunging below $30 a barrel and plentiful stocks, more deflation is on the cards - at least in early 2016
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What fascias offer to retailers in 2016
The major multiples, ever-enhanced offers from the discounters and increasingly squeezed margins have all continued to haunt the sector
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Does Asda's tieup with EMD 'smack of desperation'?
Or could more European buying power give the chain an edge?
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Weetabix Protein Crunch: acid test
Protein is the word on everyone’s lips, and cereals is one of the categories most affected by demand
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Mike Coupe signals it’s ‘not if but when’ with Argos offer
Sainsbury’s now has until 2 February to make a firm offer
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'Put up or shut up' looms as JS looks to fight Amazon battle
What’s behind Sainsbury’s audacious £1.1bn approach for Argos owner Home Retail Group and how has the media reacted?