Archive of all analysis and features articles – Page 296
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Online retail - Amazon: a fresh start in seattle
Amazon Fresh rolled into Seattle in 2007, offering fresh grocery delivered straight to your door.If you were one of the lucky ones, that is. Amazon launched the service by invitation only, with a fleet of trucks delivering to a single zip code, Mercer Island.Since then, it has maintained that sedate ...
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Is Amazon after a bigger slice of the grocery market?
Having quietly notched up a 4% share of UK online grocery, the Jeff Bezos juggernaut Amazon has Tesco and co worried…
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Is the promotions landscape shifting towards own-label?
Brands are usually the ones shouting loudest in store – but own-label products have been making plenty of noise…
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Olive oil price will not drop soon, warn suppliers
Despite hopes prices would come down in the new year, olive oil is not expected to get cheaper until the spring…
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Why the meat supply chain must adopt a 'criminal' mentality
Stopping another scandal will involve more than lab work…
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Sugar: now a big fat problem for the soft drinks industry?
Under growing assault from the government and health bodies, suppliers will have to work far harder on finding answers…
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Asda and Morrisons lead in keeping a lid on inflation
The supermarkets kept inflation in check in January even as prices of fruit & veg and bakery products continued to rise…
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Basmati rice prices up as Indian plantings fall
Curry lovers may soon be in for a nasty surprise at the checkout, as basmati commodity prices have rocketed…
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Gavin Darby takes centre stage at Premier Foods
After an impressive 18-month shift, the sudden exit of CEO Michael Clarke has placed a relative unknown in the hot seat…
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Promotional activity way ahead of last year's levels
No surprise the number of promotions has fallen across the board…
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Why is Tesco getting all frothy about coffee?
How much potential does the coffee shop market really have for the supermarkets?…
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Why DNA testing is no quick fix for horse meat scandals
As the horse DNA scandal gallops into its third week…
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Christine Tacon: exclusive interview with new GSCOP Adjudicator
For the full transcript of our exclusive interview with new Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon, click here…
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Rabobank: meat byproducts key to future valuations of trade
As animal by-products continue to scrutinised over horse DNA, the sector’s global prospects are looking good…
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The future of fascias?
For every spotty youth Sainsbury’s employs in a c-store, how many independent retailers go bust?…
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No new year resolutions for brands as promos rise again
The marketeers of many of Britain’s biggest food and drink brands apparently didn’t include ‘cutting back on promotional spend’ in their new year resolutions…
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Symbols of strength
On the embattled UK high street, it’s a case of survival of the fittest…
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Finding success with the right fascia
Support from a fascia group can provide an invaluable boost to your business…
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An End to Hedging
A new bakery, deli and butchers’ counter has helped Noel Kavanagh’s former Somerfield achieve massive sales growth…
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Co-op comeback: is Steve Murrells shakeup delivering at last?
There are signs of recovery but food CEO Steve Murrells is all too aware of the long road that lies ahead…