Archive of all analysis and features articles – Page 305
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Don't rub it in: price hikes hit sunscreen
Sunscreen manufacturers are having a rough time at the moment…
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Have the giants grown too big for their boots?
Global fmcg giants are losing out to smart smaller operators in emerging markets, according to the 10th Global 50 ranking.
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Is Asda's credit card on the money?
Despite consumer distrust in the banks, and the offer of cash back, analysts are sceptical of Asda’s move into credit cards.
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Sport sponsors head promo table in run-up to the Games
Sport sponsorship is playing a big role in shaping the promotional landscape this summer.
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As inflation dips, will rising grain prices spoil the party?
Fears about high grain prices pushing up the cost of food were back on the agenda this week after unusually dry weather in the US.
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Welcome to the click & collect revolution
Supermarkets have been ramping up click & collect and some are now looking at grocery as well as non-food… heralding the dawn of the grocery drive thru.
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Clarke urges patience in shareholder spring
Comedy and crossed words were the order of the day, but CEO’s honesty kept shareholders at bay - and has bought him more time.
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No room for complacency on bribery
As Sainsbury’s buyer John Maylam is jailed for corruption, a poll for The Grocer shows even new legislation isn’t deterring some.
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History of brands: the 1860s
As Britain quietly capitalised on the Industrial Revolution that had defined the first half of the century, the 1860s was a period of stability for Britain - at least, compared with other nations.
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Halifax recycling plant a giant leap for carton makers
Currently, all our drinks cartons are recycled overseas, but a new plant is the next step for an industry that is making good progress.
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NFU takes supermarkets to task over CSR commitments
Which supermarkets are staying truest to their CSR pledges?
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History of Brands: the 1910s
It was a decade of tensions. As well as jingoistic foreign policy, riots and strikes were accompanied by prolonged and public unrest from the Suffragette movement.
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Falling sugar prices fail to translate in UK
The falling world sugar price has failed to translate into cheaper sugar for either UK food manufacturers or shoppers.
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Craft works
In the thick of recession the brewing giants are struggling. So why is craft beer - at double the price of standard lager and with ‘mega’ margins of up to 50% - proving such a hit?
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Halifax recycling plant is a giant leap for carton makers
The UK downed a staggering three billion drinks packaged in cartons last year.
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Jubilee booze cuts result in first fall in index this year
Beverage prices across the big four supermarkets fell in June, marking the first month-on-month price drop this year.
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History of brands: the 2000s
As a new millennium dawned, predictions of a ‘Y2K’ software meltdown turned out to be overstated. The foot and mouth crisis of 2001 was anything but.
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History of brands: the 1990s
After the excesses of the late 1980s, boom turned to bust in Thatcher’s Britain. The recession coincided with the arrival, in 1990, of several new discounters.
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History of brands: the 1980s
Margaret Thatcher was determined to break the unions when she came to office as Britain’s first female prime minister in 1979.
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History of brands: the 1970s
The 1970s was a decade of upheaval, as strikes took an unprecedented toll on the running of the country.