Channels reports, insight and analysis – Page 68
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Comment & Opinion
If it’s not a supply deal, what is Bestway getting from its Costcutter purchase?
Bestway has confirmed the Co-op supply arrangement will remain in place until 2026. In the meantime, the wholesaler will reap other benefits
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Analysis & Features
Top Campaigns 2020: how Tesco topped our table… with a safety video
What did Tesco do to make its messaging the most effective of the year?
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Analysis & Features
Lidl adds £1.15 to Healthy Start vouchers in support of Marcus Rashford’s campaign
The vouchers, which are issued by the government to low-income families in England and Wales, are currently worth £3.10, but Lidl will boost that to £4.25
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Analysis & Features
Top Products Survey 2020: How Food Came Home
We teamed up with Nielsen to review the performance of the leading brands, and own label, in 108 categories, from alcoholic drinks to tobacco, via condoms, bleach, ready meals and, of course, toilet paper
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Comment & Opinion
Amazon is lagging behind other fmcg giants with its climate pledge
Amazon’s pledge contains some worthy promises, but its delivery emissions targets are less impressive
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Comment & Opinion
Quality, theatre and relevance: how to resurrect the deli counter
Different functions or unique products are vital, and equally important is superior quality, says Simon Day of Winterbotham Darby
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Comment & Opinion
Brexit deal or not, food prices are going up. But by how much?
Much will depend on whether supermarkets or suppliers end up shouldering the burden of Brexit-related costs such as tariffs
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Analysis & Features
With mixed results at best does Plastics Pact itself need repackaging?
The UK Plastics Pact was launched in 2018 to create a circular economy for plastics. Two years on, results are proving a mixed bag
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Comment & Opinion
Retailers should be applauded for giving staff a Boxing Day break
Employees deserve extended time off for all they’ve done this year
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Comment & Opinion
Supermarkets can set the tone in the crucial fight against food waste
The UK has been lauded as a world leader in fighting food waste. It’s time we started acting like it, says Tessa Clarke, co-founder of Olio
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Analysis & Features
Coronavirus business rates relief: which supermarkets are handing it back?
Here’s the list of supermarkets that have agreed to give it back – and the ones that are staying quiet on the issue
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Guide To
The Grocer Guide To Logistics
Food and drink industry logistics suppliers have already had to adapt their focus to meet the needs of a difficult market this year - and now, Brexit looms.
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Comment & Opinion
Asda’s new twist on grocery is a potential game-changer
The aim for Asda’s Clapham Junction store is to offer both a counter service and delivery via third-party couriers
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Analysis & Features
Why is Amazon suddenly seeing big growth in booze?
The online titan has been laying the groundwork for some time
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Analysis & Features
Could the vulnerable be left out in online Christmas shopping surge?
As demand for deliveries rises at Christmas, many disabled and vulnerable shoppers are finding it hard to secure delivery slots
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Analysis & Features
Can online grocery deliver the goods this Christmas?
Supermarkets have ramped up online delivery capacity this year. But Christmas is coming, and slots are already selling out
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Analysis & Features
After lockdown II, what now for the rent debt crisis?
As the end of protections for tenants looms, retailers and landlords are at loggerheads over what next, and a solution appears no nearer
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Comment & Opinion
The Shopper Shrink: how retail therapy actually works
Effective retail therapy is connected to how, rather than where, we shop
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Comment & Opinion
What consumers are searching for this digital Christmas
Consumers are already set for an online Christmas, and are keen to keep things local, says Harry Walker, industry head of grocery retail at Google
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Comment & Opinion
It’s a tough year to strike a suitable Christmas ad tone
The retailers’ festive campaigns are out – some are tugging at our heartstrings while others are poking fun at the year we’ve had. So who’s got it right?