All The Grocer articles in Blogs – Page 3
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Comment & OpinionEurope's new faces
What can the food and drinks sector expect from the new European Parliament?
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Comment & OpinionTesco's sweet spot
Tesco’s move to drop sweets from checkouts in its smaller stores is a big, bold step that sets it apart from the majority of its grocery rivals.
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Comment & OpinionM&S has something to shout about
In its full-year results presentation, M&S took the unusual step of revealing the progress it has made on availability, in actual numbers.
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Comment & OpinionThe Co-op clears a hurdle
No one knew which way The Co-operative Group’s crucial vote on governance reform would go ahead of the society’s special general meeting on Saturday
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Comment & OpinionMusgrave sharpens up
Retailers who had labelled Musgrave a “sinking ship” will no doubt be pleased to hear that Musgrave has a turnaround programme in place…
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Comment & OpinionThe chosen ones
Which are the ‘most chosen’ fmcg brands in the world? And what are the consumer trends that put them on the map?
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Comment & OpinionUnilever makes Peace
Unilever’s Lynx Peace marketing campaign has been kicking up a stink this week, as the deodorant brand landed itself in hot water over the “co-opting” of the CND’s peace logo.
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Comment & OpinionEmperador arrives
News that Philippine-based spirits business Emperador Distillers Inc (EDI) has acquired Scotch whisky brand Whyte & Mackay came out of left field. Who is Emperador?
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Comment & OpinionAt 10 for One
Ethical fmcg brand One celebrated its 10th anniversary at Number 10 this week, and expansion was on the agenda.
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Comment & OpinionMyners' strike
On the same day Lord Paul Myners released his 184-page review into the corporate governance of The Co-operative Group, Paul Flowers was in court pleading guilty to possessing drugs.
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Comment & OpinionIs Tesco's Hudl phone smart?
Will Tesco’s Hudl smartphone be as big a hit as its tablet? It may have a job on its hands.
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Comment & OpinionMorrisons wings it
When Morrisons decided to beam an advert for a baguette onto the 54m-wide wings of the Angel of the North last Friday night, it can’t have imagined the furore that would result.
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Comment & OpinionMorrisons, cheaper
Morrisons’ price cuts and marketing blitz have been broadly welcomed by analysts. Its task now is two-fold…
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Comment & OpinionIt's a small world
It took a meeting in a Paris – a croissant’s throw from a Disneyland park – to bring home to me that grocery can be a small world.
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Comment & OpinionPrime time
Amazon has unveiled its latest crack at the grocery market: Prime Pantry is a delivery service that can ship a box of groceries to your doorstep for the sum of $6.
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Comment & OpinionDigital in vogue
Of the 28 recommendations on how to save the high street by Queen of Shops Mary Portas, way back now in December 2011, not a single one mentioned anything about digital technology. In fact, in the climate at the time and for a good while after, if online was spoken ...
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Comment & OpinionA changing mindset
The scourge of binge drinking facing the nation may be less of a crisis than the government and health campaigners had led us to believe.
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Comment & OpinionFamily dinners
Are family dinners a thing of the past, or are fears about the decline of mealtimes overstated?
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Comment & OpinionTesco pulled in two directions
Tesco is torn between a price war and a store refresh programme. Can it possibly succeed at both?