Archive of all analysis and features articles – Page 284
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Analysis and Features
Focus on Cheddar
The impact of lower UK milk supply has so far had a limited impact on Cheddar retail prices. But not for much longer…
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Brands mix up promotional strategies as bogof use falls
At first glance it is business as usual on the promotional space of supermarkets – but never judge a pallet by its cover…
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Sunflower oil price falls set to trigger 'domino effect'
Sunflower oil commodity prices have fallen by a quarter in the past year – and UK shoppers are finally beginning to see the benefit…
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Eye-tracking and football technology help retailers score
First there was eye-tracking. Now grocery is turning to technology used by football clubs to work out how people shop…
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Botulism or not? Making sense of the Fonterra tests
The botulism whey scare in New Zealand has turned out to be a false alarm. How did the experts get it so wrong?…
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The Grocer’s 1950 article on Sainsbury’s Croydon: 'An impression of airiness'
Here is how The Grocer reported the opening of Sainsbury’s “self-service” store in Croydon on 8 July 1950 - a shop that reopened this week as a Sainsbury’s Local.
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Has Strawberrygate hulled the lengthy promos of old?
As Daphne Smallman, 76, discovered while shopping at Tesco in June 2011, some pleasures aren’t as simple as they first app…
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C&C's wine consolidation play is a new take on a growing trend
C&C’s new wine division comes as retailers demand better service…
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Darjeeling tea price crisis will not affect UK cuppas
Darjeeling tea prices are rocketing because of social unrest in northern India…
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How do symbol group own-label ranges stack up?
With the mults continuing to improve their own-label ranges, the pressure is on symbol groups to up the ante…
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The Grocer Brings Back a Brand
Wall’s is bringing Funny Feet back, following a huge response to our 150th anniversary campaign…
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Steve Murrells reveals his recipe for the Co-op's revival
The Co-op Group’s Steve Murrells has put together a new strategy to rediscover the society’s mojo…
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Back to school displays keep promotional volumes level
In July the leading supermarkets switched a lot of their featured space to back-to-school displays…
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Almond prices rise thanks to smaller crop yields
Almond prices are rising as crops in key growing areas fall short of forecasts…
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There's a fly in my soup... and I like it
The Nordic Food Lab is developing ‘non-scary’ insect foods. We flew to Copenhagen to find out more…
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Is Roger Whiteside right to take Greggs back to basics?
With profits down 29% new CEO is focusing on the core business…
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Tesco’s vision of big-scale retailing takes shape in Watford
As test runs go, it doesn’t get much higher-profile than Tesco’s unveiling of its new Tesco Extra format in Watford…
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Can EasyJet founder make a discount grocery chain fly?
In an era of discounters, Sir Stelios thinks he has found a gap in the market for a store selling only ambient grocery…
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Inflation easing despite the upward pressures in dairy
Falling booze and snack prices helped to ease inflation across the big four supermarkets in July…
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Will GCA's 1% sales fine be a real deterrent to supermarkets?
Suppliers like Christine Tacon’s idea, of course, but the devil is in the detail…