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Britain's 100 Biggest Brands 2011
How did it become a universal truth that big brands can’t do innovation? Perhaps it was the fact that so many multinationals swallowed up fast-growth companies all too literally. Even for Coca-Cola, Britain’s Biggest Brand once again, the past is littered with failure, as it has openly acknowledged in acquiring ...
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IFE 2011 Preview
The appetite for locally produced products has overtaken organic to become the number one food sustainability issue, and will be a key theme at the IFE11 show, says Virginia MatthewsIf the unveiling of a working English Regional Kitchen at next month’s IFE11 – the first such innovation at a major ...
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Top 50 Independent Retailers 2011
The Top 50 posted a whacking 35% hike in profits last year. But that doesn’t mean they’re all in rude health – or that the recent flurry of deals signals a new wave of M&A activity, writes Beth Phillips Deal or no deal? After three years of virtually no mergers ...
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Hot 100 Convenience Stores 2011: A first for the industry
No one’s done it before. But now 37,000 of the country’s c-stores – their locations, facilities, competition and customer bases – have been weighed up so we can reveal the UK’s 100 hottest spots for convenience retailing. Nick Hughes reports
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Hot 100 Convenience Stores 2011
No one’s done it before. But now 37,000 of the country’s c-stores – their locations, facilities, competition and customer bases – have been weighed up so we can reveal the UK’s 100 hottest spots for convenience retailing. Nick Hughes reportsIn all the scrutiny that accompanies Tesco, the role of its ...
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Hot 100 Convenience Stores 2011: Top independent is a magnet for passing commuters
Slap bang in the middle of London; spitting distance from two mainline stations; a huge student residence nearby; even a blue plaque to mark its historical significance c-store spots don’t come much hotter than this.
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Hot 100 Convenience Stores 2011: Top store has no rivals, just a perfect location
The One Stop in Hampton Hargate, Peterborough, is a lesson in successful store location. A 10-minute drive from the city centre, it is just off a busy junction of the A1, so it’s an ideal pit stop.
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Big 30 Wholesalers 2011
Bestway and Booker are in the driving seat, but will consolidation among the Big 30 wholesalers accelerate? And what form will it take? Elinor Zuke reportsWith fuel prices through the roof, inflation and unemployment on the up, a VAT increase, and the prospect of a rise in interest rates, there’s ...
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Top Products Survey 2010
Fighting fit? Or under the weather? Tara Craig looks at the winners and losers in The Grocer’s 58-page Top Products Survey 2010 in association with NielsenRioting students. An uneasy coalition government. Strikes. Cutbacks. The return of infl ation. Rises in VAT, NI, duty. And the woeful winter weather. It’s not ...
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The Dairymen 2010
A pint of milk for 12.5p? It’s the kind of Back to the Future price Gene Hunt would be used to paying – though he’d probably rather have a pint of Scotch. Promotional prices in the dairy aisle have reached dizzying lows over the past year, leaving many producers desperate ...
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The OC&C Top 150 Food & Drink Suppliers 2010
It’s been a bruising year for food and drink suppliers but the winners were those who attacked their cost base and packed a punch with ads and NPD, reports Ivan CastanoProfit warnings, hostile takeover bids, restructures, layoffs and a constant clamour for bigger promotions and lower prices – last year ...
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The OC&C Global 50 2010
After the storm of recession, dead calm. Sales have flattened for the top 50 fmcg giants of today but a few are speeding along, writes James BallAs recession battered global markets, the world’s biggest fmcg companies proved their mettle.Huge, efficient and diverse, they ploughed through 2008’s economic storm – as ...
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Grocery Retail Structure 2010
The focus is back on the c-store sector in the battle for market share in grocery, with the multiples circling all sites on the market, says Michelle PerrettThe recession may have battered retailers, but grocery has emerged from the storm in pretty good shape with c-stores particularly resilient.C-store sales grew ...
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Britain's 100 Biggest Brands 2010
The music industry is on its knees. The age of digital download has made a mockery of phrases like ‘triple platinum’ - no reserved only for the most rare and TV pump-primed acts. The only way brands make money these days is with a worldwide tour.So how do Britain’s Biggest ...
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The Top 50 Independents: The will to survive
The past year hasn’t quite been apocalyptic, but at times it has felt like it. Beth Phillips looks at how the UK’s Top 50 independent retailers have fared – and finds variety discounters and small supermarkets leading the wayArctic weather conditions brought more misery last month, but they were great ...
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The Big 30 Wholesalers 2010: Wheels within wheels
Rising costs and a fiercely competitive market have put the skids on wholesalers’ profits over the past 12 months but there are signs that some parts of the industry are regaining traction. Peter Cripps reportsThe wheels of change are turning in wholesale. Food and fuel price inflation combined with inevitable ...
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Top Products Survey 2009
With the recession weighing down on the industry, only the fittest can bear the strain. But deep discounts and trusted brands mean grocery is muscling on.The outlook for this year was pretty bleak. If the global economic meltdown didn’t leave you without savings, a pension or a job, then swine ...
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Anuga 2009 preview: The show with real brio
The Anuga trade show is quite simply the biggest international food and drink fair around. For visitors, the biennial event is a chance to check out the latest branding, innovation and marketing from around the world. For exhibitors, Anuga is an opportunity to catch up with current buyers and make ...
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The Dairymen 2009
So, another quiet year in the dairy industry then. Price volatility, farmer discontent and the collapse of one of the sector’s biggest players have kept the industry in the headlines for all the wrong reasons, while impressive brand performance, creative marketing and imaginative NPD have brought much more ...