All analysis & features articles – Page 281
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does the merger of Chiquita and Fyffes mean to the trade?
Banana giants expect big synergies from proposed merger…
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Analysis & FeaturesMorrisons sales slump is ‘rippling down to the staff’
The news emanating from the Morrisons bunker is likely to come as a further blow to many employees, amid growing evidence that morale at store level has taken a turn for the worse.
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Analysis & FeaturesUK wheat prospects look good... for now
Farmers and millers say prospects are good for the British wheat crop – but warn there could yet be clouds on the horizon…
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Analysis & FeaturesSupermarkets keeping a tight lid on inflation levels
Inflation across the supermarkets is running at rock bottom levels – below 1% for the second month in a row…
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Analysis & FeaturesThe sensory science behind a hit sausage
Reformulating a brand but worried it won’t taste as good as the original? Marketing Sciences can help…
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Analysis & FeaturesUkraine crisis raises fears of another grain price hike
The deepening crisis in Ukraine sent grain prices soaring this week…
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Analysis & FeaturesHow much will the milk price war cost Tesco?
With supermarket milk wars back in the headlines, how much will this latest round of price cuts cost the retailers?
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Analysis & FeaturesCan pound shops work online?
A raft of new pound shops have launched online, but how transferrable is the model?…
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Analysis & FeaturesNascent e-cigs market dashed as EU's ruling 'misses point'
E-cigs: so near to the tipping point, has the EU’s 11th hour change to tobacco directive scuppered all the good work?…
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Analysis & FeaturesBusiness rates: will the door really open for a shake-up?
The BRC may say the BIS inquiry is a “nail in the coffin” but diverse solutions present no quick fix for high streets…
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Analysis & FeaturesSurge in straight 'save' deals as brands keeps it simple
On the face of it, all is quiet on the promotional fixtures front – but there are plenty of changes below the surface…
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco seeks promo stability - and deepens its price cuts
The big news story in grocery this week was Tesco’s new turnaround strategy…
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Analysis & FeaturesSpring milk flush 'will not mean price collapse'
British milk production was at its highest in 18 years in December 2013…
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco's turnaround strategy: Will it work this time?
Nearly two years on from setting out a £1bn turnaround, a Tesco presentation this week rebooted the plan. Will it work thi…
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Analysis & FeaturesWho's played the property game best in the recession?
How have property portfolios evolved since the recession began? And who’s best positioned to cash in on the green shoots?…
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Analysis & FeaturesThe return of Opco Propco
Activist investors think that Morrisons should launch an Opco Propco, but not all property experts agree. Who’s right – and will the retailer do it?
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Analysis & FeaturesNFU Conference 2014: The Grocer's 10 key highlights
Couldn’t make it to Birmingham? Here’s what you need to know…
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Analysis & FeaturesDark store wars: which retailer has the best strategy?
As online shopping gathers more and more momentum, retailers are engaging in a new generation of store wars…
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Analysis & FeaturesWho took the old Woolworths stores?
Almost without exception the vacant Woolworth lots have been filled. Only six of the 807 remain empty. And one sector in particular has piled in….
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Analysis & FeaturesAfter the Queen, the Costa King of Coffee rides to the rescue
Well-meaning volunteers are out, business expertise and longer-term thinking are in. But this time there’s no cash…