Channels reports, insight and analysis – Page 143
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Analysis & Features
Sainsbury's figures are no cause for panic, but tougher tests await
With the World Cup starting tomorrow, it seemed rather appropriate that one industry insider this week spoke of the “hospital pass” Dalton Philips received at Morrisons from his predecessor
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Analysis & Features
Grocers face stark choices amid falling food sales
The UK economy may be kicking back into gear, but it seems no one told food retailers.
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Comment & Opinion
Et TU, Sainsbury's?
Customers are constantly asking Sainsbury’s why they can’t buy TU clothing online. Well, now the retailer has moved to fix that…
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Comment & Opinion
Wagyu beef: another triumph for Aldi's charm offensive
Aldi’s crowning achievement is persuading the middle classes it is the last word in über-chic Primani-style grocery…
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Analysis & Features
Wimbledon all set for bumper strawberry crop
With Wimbledon just two weeks away, British strawberry growers are set to serve up a bumper crop…
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Analysis & Features
Rowan revs up discounter wholesaling with Revlon
Selling clearance stock to discounters has served Rowan well but now it’s eyeing exclusive strategic partnerships…
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Comment & Opinion
The Rise of Discount Supermarkets: unsettling for the big four
If you want to unsettle a supermarket CEO, mention the discounters…
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Comment & Opinion
At last some light relief from the supermarket price war
At last some light relief from the price war, but just how wise were the confessions of the supermarket bosses?…
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Comment & Opinion
Convenience stores need the care and curiosity factors
Kantar’s research showing that the little-and-often phenomenon is a myth was surprising…
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Analysis & Features
How Co-op's plight extends to its store estate numbers
…so how is its convenience-focused property strategy evolving?…
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Category Report
Grocery Retail Structure 2014
The UK convenience sector is booming, consumers are shopping ‘little and often’. Right?
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Comment & Opinion
Asda blasted for alcohol hypocrisy by Steve Parfett
Comments on the independent sector by Paul Kelly of Asda at a Westminster forum are breathtaking in their arrogance…
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Comment & Opinion
Convenience is sacred, but also full of sacred cows
In our first-ever Convenience Report, we’ve examined the channel’s growth from every conceivable angle…
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Analysis & Features
Own label's Finest hour as retailers raise their game
Quality, innovation and value proved a winning combination…
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Analysis & Features
An inconvenient truth: is convenience really growing?
The convenience sector is booming. Or is it? When you interrogate the numbers a little harder a different picture emerges…
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Analysis & Features
7-Eleven: does history beckon again for global c-store giant?
The 7-Eleven story reads like a history of innovation in convenience. What chance of a UK return?…
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Analysis & Features
How smaller packs and greater muscle can deliver in convenience
The convenience channel is of growing importance to suppliers? What are the challenges? And who’s doing the best job?…
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Analysis & Features
Hot 100: the UK's hottest convenience store postcodes
The Grocer reveals the 100 ‘hottest’ locations for c-stores in the UK, plus the ‘best fit’ multiple retailer….
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Comment & Opinion
Musgrave 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…