Channels reports, insight and analysis – Page 138
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Analysis & Features
Masterclass: making a mint from magazines
A large number of c-stores don’t sell magazines, despite data showing that stocking them can increase sales…
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Comment & Opinion
Look who's talking: Lidl opens up
Lidl has been opening up - what a change from the past
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Comment & Opinion
Why suppliers have a fatal attraction to supermarkets
Suppliers have a fatal attraction to the supermarkets, and the relationship is veering from high maintenance to bunny boiler.
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Analysis & Features
Sainsbury's planning applications outside South are sharply up
Applications outside its Southern heartland are sharply up…
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Analysis & Features
Ocado bullish as it chases first full-year profit
Ocado is on track to turn a profit this year, chief financial officer Duncan Tatton-Brown reaffirmed today, as the online retailer reported Q3 sales up 15.5% to £218.5m.
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Comment & Opinion
Morrisons sales slump hides a silver lining
Morrisons’ interim results weren’t great. So why are some industry watchers seeing a light at the end of the tunnel for the supermarket?
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Comment & Opinion
How sausage maker Heck uses social media
Andrew Smith, chief strategy officer at Partners Andrew Aldridge, explains the thinking behind Heck’s new social media strategy
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Comment & Opinion
Can Twitter’s buy button switch on food & drink sales?
Twitter revealed this week it is testing a ‘buy now’ button in the US. Could it provide a lucrative new way for food brands and retailers to cash in on social media?
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Analysis & Features
Thorntons bets the shop on life as a supplier
Is life easier as a fmcg retailer or supplier? Thorntons has bet the shop on the answer being the latter.
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Comment & Opinion
Why retailers need to care about predictive tech
Online grocery is a fast-growing sector, but most consumers have yet to embrace it. Becky Bolton of Rockpool Digital explains why predictive technology can help retailers to persuade more shoppers to swap the trolley for the iPad.
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Analysis & Features
Dear Dave: letters to the new Tesco boss
The Grocer fields your emails to new Tesco boss Dave Lewis, from Tesco team leaders to leading brand consultants and industry analysts.
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Analysis & Features
Loyalty on the cheap: new schemes are faster and more effective
With Waitrose’s free coffee and c-stores’ smartphone coupons, is points-based loyalty looking like a waste of money?…
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Analysis & Features
Cheesemongers embrace the opportunities of online
Who are the people buying cheese online? And how can retailers connect with them?
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Comment & Opinion
Social media monitoring: data needs a human touch
I have been familiar with social media monitoring since its inception…
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Comment & Opinion
Click & collect need not be costly for independent retailers
Click & collect is truly here to stay. The freedom it has given customers is something they don’t want taken away…
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Analysis & Features
The collapse of food inflation ratchets up pressure on supermarkets
A sometimes overlooked factor behind the current supermarket woes has been the almost complete disappearance of food inflation.
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Analysis & Features
Ice cream buyers: the people you need to know
Who are the ice cream buyers you need to know? We profile the key figures at Watrose, M&S, Booths and The Co-op.
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Analysis & Features
Is the only way now up for Morrisons?
Last week’s market share data suggested Morrisons had turned a corner, but the supermarket still has plenty of hard work ahead.
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Comment & Opinion
Co-op’s ‘defining moment’ ushers in transition
Saturday, 30 August, 2014 will go down in The Co-operative Group’s long history as “a momentous and defining moment” for the society, according to chair Ursula Lidbetter. That’s because at a special general meeting held at the society’s Manchester HQ, elected members voted 83% in favour of adopting a new ...
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Comment & Opinion
Lidl sets out its statement of intent
Lidl has developed into a charming and compelling operator – as exemplified by a lavish four-course dinner it laid on for …