Channels reports, insight and analysis – Page 163
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Analysis & Features
The new-look Makro depots from top down to inside out
Makro takes The Grocer on a tour of the new-look depots, where sharper ranging has been accompanied by staff empowerment.
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Comment & Opinion
Will Adjudicator be all bark and no bite?
The industry waits with bated breath to see if the forthcoming Queen’s speech contains proposals for a Grocery Code Adjudicator.
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Comment & Opinion
Did Phil answer the big questions?
Considering he was announcing Tesco’s first fall in UK profits for two decades, chief executive Philip Clarke appeared remarkably relaxed as he faced the world’s press in London.
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Analysis & Features
Isn't Tesco's improved value range rather... Everyday?
Branding experts agree Tesco’s revamp is a start - but only that, given the increasing sophistication of its rivals’ budget own labels.
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Analysis & Features
Spirits under the 40p regime
Spirits are widely considered the alcoholic drinks category that would be most vulnerable to minimum pricing, especially own-label products.
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Comment & Opinion
DBC's rapid descent reminds us how quickly a business can unravel
Analysts at Company Watch put 173 of the UK’s 680 largest food and drinks manufacturers on red alert this week, noting their vulnerability to insolvency…
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Comment & Opinion
We're becoming a nation of Apprentices
Morrisons was under the spotlight this week for its substantial use of apprentices. Make that ‘very substantial’.
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Analysis & Features
Long-term love-in or risky business?
UK supermarkets have been loudly appreciative of direct sourcing. But what do suppliers make of the direct route?
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Analysis & Features
The world's most advanced supermarket?
Is the Waitrose’s East Cowes energy centre the new blueprint for green retail?
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Analysis & Features
Sorry Mary, but the economy needs less red tape, not more
The government has made it clear that economic growth is more important than the Queen of Shops’ war on out-of-town shopping.
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Analysis & Features
So where was Walker when DBC skidded out of control?
Last month Malcolm Walker was the toast of the town. He had deftly pulled off a £1.45bn MBO of Iceland, backed to the tune of £860m by a bank consortium.
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Big Interviews
Why Peter Marks is in a perpetual hurry
The modernisation of the Co-operative Group has been a painful process but CEO Peter Marks remains confident he is forging a business fit for the future.
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Comment & Opinion
There's so much more we can do to cut salt
As a country we’re very patriotic, championing national days of celebration for everything from our apples to our chips.
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Comment & Opinion
Budget's biggest anomaly is the continuing 20% VAT rate
It’s not just restaurants that have been badly hit by the downturn. Even takeaways struggle to compete…
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Analysis & Features
Brasher too slow to keep the home fires burning
A man of huge retail talent, ousted Tesco UK CEO Richard Brasher failed to ignite his newly devolved republic and paid the price.
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Analysis & Features
How Planet-sized stores led to stormy days for Carrefour
If you think Tesco’s in trouble, take a look at Carrefour. As profits keep plummeting, another radical strategy rethink is on the cards.
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Comment & Opinion
Play hard-nosed buyers at their own game
Many were appalled by recent stories of Waitrose imposing £60 fines for deliveries made 45 minutes late…
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Comment & Opinion
The fall guy
The departure Richard Brasher represents a sad loss to Tesco and an inglorious exit for a man of significant retail talent.
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Comment & Opinion
Retailers need alternatives to price cuts
If the supermarket price wars have taught us one lesson, it is that low prices are no longer enough.
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Comment & Opinion
The key to success lies in the brand's 'beliefs'
The recent news that Asda will be ramping up its price cuts has serious implications for its image, not to…