Channels reports, insight and analysis – Page 165
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Comment & Opinion
Tesco needed eco-labels
I was disappointed with Tesco’s decision to drop its carbon footprint scheme.
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Comment & Opinion
Time's up for pack differentiation
The level of independents buying from multiples this Christmas increased by an order of magnitude, encouraged by a very evident relaxation of any quantity restrictions in many stores.
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Comment & Opinion
Take care: online ads are now on ASA radar
Recent events have proved conclusively that the advertising watchdog’s bite can be every bit as bad as its bark when it comes to online adverts by grocery businesses.
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Analysis & Features
The Carbon Trust: too slow-footed to save the planet?
Tesco has pulled out of the Trust’s CO2 scheme, but the industry had already been seeking more effective routes to sustainability.
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Analysis & Features
Supermarkets pile on promos to win post-Christmas pounds
Remember Philip Clarke’s words after those miserable Tesco Christmas numbers? “We backed off some of our promotional and couponing activity too early.”
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Analysis & Features
Is it just Tesco slowing the pace in the space race?
Asda has proclaimed no halt to expansion, but Tesco’s rivals are already placing more emphasis on refurbs instead of newbuild.
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Profiles and QandAs
Gambling on a real point of difference
With his Merseyside-based L7 Village Market, Steve Jagota is taking on the multiples. And his ‘old-fashioned’ approach seems to be paying dividends.
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Comment & Opinion
Can you imagine an ad with Usain Bolt impersonating Philip Clarke?
Tesco’s Christmas bombshell is over a week old now, but the shock waves are likely to continue for some time.
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Comment & Opinion
Now's the time to inspire as well as promote
The one hard question grocery brands should be asking themselves is, ‘how do I get my brand back on to the shopping list?
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Comment & Opinion
Get the human factor back, Tesco
Amid the shock horror about mighty Tesco’s faltering sales, there was one particularly interesting feature.
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Comment & Opinion
Clarke must reignite 'only Tesco can' mantra
The varying perspectives on Tesco’s 2.6% drop in Christmas sales have piqued my interest.
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Big Interviews
A single-minded man
Poundland boss Jim McCarthy is pushing ahead with ambitious European expansion plans - despite the Eurozone crisis - and his aspirations don’t end there.
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Analysis & Features
The signs aren't good for Tesco. What's to be done?
Philip Clarke this week admitted Tesco’s dire Christmas results reflected longstanding problems that need sorting - fast.
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Analysis & Features
Shifting Sands: what The Co-op's acquisition means
The Co-operative Group’s purchase of a 200-year-old independent has taken the trade aback. What happened - and what comes next?
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Comment & Opinion
A unique chance to reflect on astonishing change in grocery
With the benefit of hindsight, it’s abundantly clear that The Grocer isn’t too good at reading the future…
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Comment & Opinion
Poor standards in store butchery
Many years ago I was a butcher, but have since noticed the poor standard of supermarket butcher departments.
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Analysis & Features
150 years of retail revolution
From humble beginnings, UK supermarkets have become the envy of the world. The Grocer has charted every step of their evolution.
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Comment & Opinion
Ten ways for companies to survive in 2012
A tough year lies ahead, but you can survive and even thrive if you exploit some key trends.
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Comment & Opinion
Ocado clears the fridge when it should be basting the turkey
The timing of Ocado’s profits warning couldn’t have been worse, laying out for all to see the extent of its…
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Analysis & Features
Wholesale change for Asda?
Asda is lavishing growing attention on its recently revamped foodservice supply website. Is it gearing up for an assault on the hospitality wholesale market?