Channels reports, insight and analysis – Page 59
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Comment & Opinion
Northern Irish businesses need clarity and solutions, not bluster and a vague ‘roadmap’
A veterinary agreement would reduce border checks altogether and is especially important for smaller businesses
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Comment & Opinion
Ocado ad is visually inventive and aurally annoying
An Ocado advert is a rare thing – and who’d have thought a year ago that it would require one?
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Comment & Opinion
Fourth National Lottery licence competition is the most ‘open’ contest ever
Gambling Commission more open to change in how it views the lottery than in its previous guise as OFLOT
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Analysis & Features
Could Camelot finally be toppled as the National Lottery operator?
Camelot has run the National Lottery since its launch. With the licence up for renewal, it’s looking like a four-horse race for the fourth licence – and potentially the most open ever. Could there be changes ahead?
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Analysis & Features
What does Kitwave Group’s IPO mean for the business and what comes next?
The family-owned business is only the second food and drink wholesaler to be listed from The Grocer’s Big 30
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Comment & Opinion
Food to go’s ‘strong rebound’ is set to begin driving innovation again
Morrisons says meal deal sales have surged to above pre-pandemic levels
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Range Preview
Range preview: Marks & Spencer summer food 2021
M&S is going all-out this summer with 57 new products to grace picnic blankets, outdoor grills and garden party tables
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Comment & Opinion
As workplaces reopen, online grocery faces a new ‘shape of the week’ challenge
Expect a flurry of delivery innovations from the supermarkets in coming months
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Category Report
End of the in-store bakery? Bread & baked goods category report 2021
Wrapped loaves have been flying off shelves, but in-store bakery sales have died a death. Can they be resurrected post-pandemic?
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Comment & Opinion
Can meal kit providers sustain soaring growth as lockdown ends?
HelloFresh and Gousto have both reported record sales amid the pandemic. As buying habits return to some form of normality, what’s next in the battle for subscribers?
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Range Preview
Range preview: Waitrose Scrumptious Summer 2021
Here’s our pick of the new Waitrose Scrumptious Summer range, which it says will make shoppers “the envy of every picnic blanket in the park” this summer
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Comment & Opinion
Food waste: supermarkets should fund innovation, not just redistribution
Charity is not the only way to deal with food waste, says Dr Jonathan Straight, brand ambassador for Approved Food and former chair of The Real Junk Food Project
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Whitepapers
How grocery can stay GDPR compliant after Schrems II
The Schrems II decision will have a great impact on international commerce among companies doing business with the European Union (EU). The consequence of not paying attention to Schrems II could literally mean a partial or complete shut-down of data transfers between EU and non-EU countries, which could impact the bottom line of any company.
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Comment & Opinion
Retailers now need to slow shoppers down after months of hurrying them in and out
The mults need to get better at ‘retail-tainment’ to engage post-lockdown shoppers, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Analysis & Features
What’s the plan for Sainsbury’s following £261m loss?
Simon Roberts insists the business ‘is in good shape and has lots of potential’. How is he planning to bounce back?
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Range Preview
Range preview: Tesco Fire Pit BBQ range 2021
Tesco has drawn inspiration from American ‘pitmasters’ for its latest own-label brand Fire Pit. Here’s our pick of the range
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Comment & Opinion
What Covid has changed for shoppers, and what has stayed the same
While fundamental principles have remained, much has changed in the marketplace, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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Analysis & Features
From waste stream to mainstream: the rise of refillable products
Packaging-free trials are on the rise across the mults. But can they work at scale? And is consumer demand sufficient?
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Analysis & Features
Weezy 15-minute grocery delivery review: does it deliver?
With plans to open 40 more fulfilment centres by the end of the year, Weezy is picking up speed
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Comment & Opinion
Post Office has made first steps but still has a mountain to climb in establishing postmaster trust
The latest Court of Appeal ruling, which overturned the convictions of 39 ex-postmasters, shows new CEO Nick Read has his work cut out to restore trust