Archive of all analysis and features articles – Page 40
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Analysis and Features
The growing chasm between supermarkets and suppliers in grocery’s data race
In a world where data is power, supermarkets continue to strengthen their hand. How can suppliers keep up? And what’s at stake if they don’t?
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Analysis and Features
Food & drink in the stock market: who’s up and who’s down?
Covid, Brexit, labour shortages – plcs have had plenty to contend with. So how have stocks fared amid the turmoil?
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Which supermarket won Christmas on social media?
The mults pulled out all the stops to deliver the best Christmas ad this year. But festive marketing success isn’t all about the small screen. So how did the major supermarkets compare when it came to successfully engaging customers on social media this Christmas?
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16 new plant-based products coming to supermarkets and food-to-go for Veganuary 2022
Brands aren’t holding back, with fast food retailers pushing the boat out to entice customers with new vegan offers
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Natural ingredients, simple swaps and year-round habits: 10 charts explaining UK attitudes to Veganuary
As Veganuary kicks off, organisers are once again expecting record sign-ups in the UK. So which region is most likely to engage? To what extent are long-term habits formed? And which products benefit most? Lumina research for The Grocer uncovers the key behaviours
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Analysis and Features
The biggest interviews of 2021 with the most influential names in fmcg
From trade body chiefs to innovators and leaders of the country’s biggest supermarkets, influential names have talked us through the ups and downs of the past year in grocery
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Analysis and Features
What’s the outlook for key food commodities in 2022?
How will climate, labour and fuel pressures affect prices of the likes of coffee, sugar, meat, rice and dairy?
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Analysis and Features
What’s coming up for grocery in 2022?
We may be waving goodbye to a turbulent and eventful 2021, but some of its most disruptive forces will be here to stay. Here are 2022’s biggest events to keep your eye on.
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Analysis and Features
Seven of the most impactful grocery PR stunts of 2021
They say there’s no such thing as bad publicity. For reasons both good and bad, these brands made headlines with some particularly bold PR stunts this year. Here’s our pick of the most effective ones from 2021
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Analysis and Features
Five unmissable long reads on food and drink in 2021
It’s been a big year for the food and drink sector. Omicron aside, 2021 has brought ongoing Brexit challenges, new technology, rapidly evolving shopping habits and the arrival of new power players.
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Analysis and Features
The most bizarre NPD to roll out in 2021
We’re not sure what product development teams were drinking this year, but we want some. Retailers might have spent much of the year slimming ranges to prioritise supply, but supply chain chaos couldn’t stop brands coming out with an array of weird and wonderful launches – some of which were ...
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Analysis and Features
16 of the biggest moments in grocery in 2021
Serial shortages, Amazon’s arrival and Aldi’s efforts to #FreeCuthbert – 2021 was never dull.
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10 challenger brands that smashed their crowdfunding targets in 2021
From plant-based to meat snacks and CBD to canned wine, here are the start-ups that exceeded expectations during crowdfunding rounds in 2021
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Analysis and Features
The 10 most popular posts on our NPD Instagram in 2021
This year reaching the milestone of 30k followers, The Grocer’s Instagram feed has become a destination for consumers to seek out the newest foodie launches. Here are the 10 most popular from 2021
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Analysis and Features
Top Campaigns: the 50 best brand adverts of 2021
In an emotionally torrid 2021, consumers lapped up ads with humour, heart and hopeful messages. Here’s our pick of the best campaigns from 50 categories.
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Analysis and Features
Top Campaigns 2021: how brands put the fun back into advertising
Real life was miserable enough this year. It meant Brits wanted ads that made them smile, had humour, or even a positive ethical message
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Analysis and Features
Top Products 2021: grocery’s fastest falling products and categories this year
Products and categories that were popular at the height of the pandemic have taken a hit this year
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Analysis and Features
Top Products 2021: grocery’s fastest growing products and categories this year
Drinks dominate this year’s fastest-growing list. But one unexpected product has taken a leap
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Analysis and Features
Top Products 2021: the top launch in every grocery category this year
Each of the 48 categories covered in our Top Products report features a Top Launch – the product most significant to its respective category in 2021. Here we list every Top Launch and why we chose it.
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Analysis and Features
James Hall cyberattack: what happened and what are the lessons?
The Spar wholesaler is counting the cost after 300-plus stores were affected