Channels reports, insight and analysis – Page 162
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Big Interviews
Getting to the Hart of the matter at Thorntons
Thorntons was once described as the Coventry City of confectionery because of the company’s high turnover of managers…
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Analysis & Features
From so what to red hot: why we're all Jubilee crazy
We spurned the Golden Jubilee. But 10 years on, both retailers and manufacturers have undergone a change of heart. What’s behind the change?
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Comment & Opinion
Morrisons' southern exposure
Tunbridge Wells was an apt location for Morrisons to announce a renewed assault of the south, following its initial failure in the Royal town six years ago.
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Comment & Opinion
A powerplay the like of which hasn't been seen for years
The Grocer’s annual Power List is an arduous and somewhat terrifying task, as we risk causing mortal offence, and sometimes not deliberately.
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Comment & Opinion
An outstanding achievement
As part of my role as Landmark chairman, I had the privilege a few weeks ago of visiting the new…
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Analysis & Features
Food its saving grace but can M&S keep up the pace?
It’s busy with innovation and refurbs, but does the Simply Value range mean M&S is too tempted to be just another supermarket?
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Comment & Opinion
Booker's £63.4m question
Booker may not be sexy but the UK’s top cash & carry could start generating some serious column…
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Analysis & Features
Are hypermarkets dead in the water?
Three multiples have gone cold on the format, but Sainsbury’s and market analysts still see plenty of potential for hypermarkets.
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Comment & Opinion
Have we reached a historic moment when supermarkets start to shrink?
Ever since supermarkets were first invented, they have grown larger and more all-encompassing.
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Comment & Opinion
Why brands should listen up to social media
So wire baskets are finally available at Aldi after a Facebook campaign. As surprising as the fact…
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Analysis & Features
Tesco top fruit and veg promoter as total number of deals is up 43%
As healthy eating moves up the political agenda, the multiples have been upping their game in making fresh fruit and vegetables more affordable…
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Analysis & Features
Will the Olympic legacy be a logjam?
As Britian gears up for Olympic glory, we reveal deep-seated concerns over damaging disruption to the trade.
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Analysis & Features
No Wedding, lousy weather... Morrisons hits harder times
Kate and Wills flattered sales in 2011. The weather is appalling. But Morrisons’ fall in like-for-likes may also reflect its strategy.
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Comment & Opinion
People want more from a low-cost brand
This week has seen the rollout of the remaining grocery products in our new Everyday Value range, a key part of our plan to build a better Tesco with better quality ranges.
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Analysis & Features
Oil spike and drought push up prices
In the month that prices at the petrol pumps soared, the supermarkets pushed through another round of price increases…
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Comment & Opinion
Developments may leave investors worse off
The UK supermarket industry has entered a phase of development where existing stores are the battlefield.
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Analysis & Features
'Tuesday 1.30pm is best time to bag a buyer'
With buyers notoriously hard to meet, how can suppliers win and then keep a listing? A Grocer masterclass heard from the experts.
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Comment & Opinion
Clarke and the ‘what if’ factor
Tesco headed up the section on its Japanese operations with the brutally blunt heading ‘Discontinued’. Not so for the US - yet.
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Big Interviews
Musgrave's unification
On the eve of its results, Musgrave Group CEO Chris Martin reflects on the unification of its Irish and UK operations, and the significance of its Superquinn acquisition.
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Comment & Opinion
Tesco's £1bn gamble? It would have been riskier to do nothing
Facing the UK’s Fourth Estate this week, a cheery Philip Clarke briefly started munching on some Everyday Value grapes as Tesco’s CEO outlined his vision.