Channels reports, insight and analysis – Page 161
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Analysis & Features
Moving target for Morrisons in quest to corner Costcutter
As Morrisons sets its sights on building a convenience store chain, is Costcutter, with its lack of supply chain, the best choice?
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Analysis & Features
Can the tide be turned in Margate?
As the winner one of the first Portas Pilot grants, the people of Margate are determined to transform the faded fortunes of their seaside resort. But controversy has already come to town.
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Comment & Opinion
There's more to life than Booker
For many years, and under different regimes, independent wholesalers traded against a market leader…
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Analysis & Features
Will mature Cheddar fall in price like mild?
When the wholesale price of mild Cheddar dropped by £50 per tonne month-on-month…
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Analysis & Features
How did availability become a problem again for the mults?
This year’s Grocer 33 figures show that availability is slipping at all of the major multiples. What can be done?
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Comment & Opinion
Sainsbury's understands its customers
In the wake of aggressive supermarket price wars and low consumer confidence, Sainsbury’s appears to have understood…
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Analysis & Features
Promotions fall as retailers take a bunt on the Jubilee
The number of deals in the major multiples has fallen sharply in the past month, as Jubilee fare elbowed its way into space…
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Analysis & Features
Booker lands a hat-trick of Grocer Gold accolades
Can anyone steal Booker’s crown? It’s won this award an incredible three years on the bounce, and for the fourth time in five years.
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Analysis & Features
No frills but lots of thrills as Aldi comes of age
Aldi has had its ups and its downs since its arrival in 1990, but in its 21st year, it’s clear the German discounter has come of age.
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Analysis & Features
Morrisons forges ahead despite trading blips
Morrisons hit its first bump in the road when its sales growth was slightly lower than the City expected over the Christmas period.
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Analysis & Features
Online satisfaction scores show Sainsbury's success
This award has been dominated in the past by Tesco and Ocado, but Sainsbury’s has made major strides on a number of fronts.
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Analysis & Features
The Bread Factory leads revival of artisanal craft
The fortunes of Britain’s artisanal bakers are rising. And fast.
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Analysis & Features
How the industry's calories reduction pledges weigh up
Retailers and suppliers are certainly talking a good talk. But can they really walk five billion calories off Britain’s daily diet?
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Comment & Opinion
'Special' offers not so special
Wouldn’t it be great if you could rely on special offers to be just that?
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Analysis & Features
Morrisons gets stores ready for a fresh future
Morrisons is looking to impress its southern shoppers with its Royal Tunbridge Wells ‘store of the future’.
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Comment & Opinion
Tesco has become too profitable not to put profit first
This week, I interviewed Sir Terry Leahy about his new book
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Comment & Opinion
The danger of too many own-label products
The news from Mintel that British shoppers now buy more own-label products than branded goods has been widely interpreted…
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Grocer 33
Big-scoring Sainsbury's seals victory
Sainsbury’s wins the online G33 thanks to a combination of 100% availability, an excellent delivery driver and a perfect damage-free delivery.
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Analysis & Features
Best innovations in a defining year
In the year it returned to growth, the own-label food and drink market demonstrated a capacity to bring new and interesting products and ranges to savvy shoppers hungry for both quality and value.