Channels reports, insight and analysis – Page 24
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Comment & Opinion
Sainsbury’s value own-label relaunch makes sense, but does it scream budget?
Stamford Street shows Sainsbury’s has been paying attention to the success of Asda’s Just Essentials range
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KVI Tracker
Pasta, sugar and oil prices tumbling, KVI shows
The price of pasta, sugar, and vegetable oils all fell this week at several supermarkets in the latest sign of easing food inflation
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Comment & Opinion
Are ‘clumsy, meaningless’ food price cap proposals any more than a PR stunt?
Industry players fear the implications have not been fully thought through
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Comment & Opinion
Morrisons grannies usher in return of ‘More Reasons’ strapline
Morrisons has brought back its no-brainer brand name pun
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Analysis & Features
Is a fashion marketplace the right move for Sainsbury’s?
Reports say Sainsbury’s is pursuing an online marketplace model
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Comment & Opinion
Why is the Ocado and M&S joint venture still struggling on collaboration?
Nothing sums the lack of collaboration up more than the marketing
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Analysis & Features
Why has the Refill Coalition lost M&S and Morrisons?
Morrisons and M&S are out, while Aldi is in. So why are retailers playing musical chairs instead of collaborating on refill solutions?
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Comment & Opinion
Why was Tesco so slow to act on John Allan allegations?
Investigation into sexual harassment allegations took 20 days in a case with repercussions for the whole industry
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Comment & Opinion
Asda merger with EG Group would be a disaster
The future of Asda matters for consumers, its 145,000 employees, the government and regulators alike
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Comment & Opinion
A lot is riding on Tesco’s latest ‘transformational’ reset
Tesco and its suppliers have just 11 months. Even ‘Drastic Dave’ Lewis took longer than that
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KVI Tracker
KVI Tracker: Prices starting to fall across the chicken category
The prices of some fresh chicken products have fallen almost 10% over the past week, Assosia data shows
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Comment & Opinion
How to make your brand the go-to choice for highly habitual shoppers
If you can break in to a shopper’s eating and shopping habits it’s a licence to print money, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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Comment & Opinion
Now the Adjudicator has been rescued, it’s time to turn up the scrutiny on retailers
The agriculture sector has been asking for the code to include non-direct suppliers – in other words, farmers – for years
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Profiles and QandAs
My food & drink job: Megan Stretton, commercial leadership graduate trainee, Pilgrim’s UK
‘Interviews are a two-way process – not only is the company looking to see if you will fit in well, but you can also decide if the company meets your needs’
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Comment & Opinion
Morrisons still has a lot of catching up to do, but its new ads and More makeover is a good start
Morrisons is now at least at the races in terms of loyalty, and its revamped More card has an interesting point of difference
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Analysis & Features
10 charts proving own label is leaving brands in the dust
Record inflation and squeezed incomes have taken a toll on branded food and drink, with Kantar reporting own-label goods now account for a record 63% of grocery volume
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Analysis & Features
Asda the obvious suspect in road fuel competition enquiry – but not so fast
It’s still consistently cheaper than supermarket rivals on unleaded and diesel
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Comment & Opinion
Summit seasonal worker pledge lays bare government rift on immigration
Of the 70 or so industry bigwigs to attend Rishi Sunak’s food summit, many have expressed unexpected feelings of positivity
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Comment & Opinion
Competition authority’s investigation into grocery prices smells strongly of political motivation
It is hard to imagine the CMA finding anything other than the UK grocery market is one of, if not the most, competitive in the world
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Comment & Opinion
What’s to like about Sharon White’s plan for JLP?
The JLP council voted overwhelmingly to back Sharon White and her plans. Here’s why