Channels reports, insight and analysis – Page 82
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Comment & Opinion
GCA’s self-regulation proposal: the big misunderstanding
Suppliers can sleep easy at least until 2022, says Mark Jones, head of food and drink at law firm Gordons
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Comment & Opinion
Costa will need more than Bol soups and salads to improve its fortunes
The chain pledged to improve its food proposition back in 2018
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Comment & Opinion
Inside Aldi at Christmas: how the discounter mastered festivity in the UK
This year Aldi expects to take more than £1bn over the festive period: and it’s got the hugely successful formula to do it
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Comment & Opinion
If Poundland is looking to build trust and sell more food, are finger ‘jokes’ really the way to go?
Poundland is good at generating headlines, but vulgarity won’t help it compete with Aldi and Lidl
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Analysis & Features
The battle for brains: how supermarkets are seeking the best in data talent
The demand for data scientists is soaring, but are there enough to go around?
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Analysis & Features
Will Asda’s The Deal Depot wholesale move upset the cash & carry apple cart?
The Grocer visited on opening day – and early signs are that Asda’s venture is geared towards consumers
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Analysis & Features
Can supermarkets steal a slice of the takeaway market?
Driven by the success of Deliveroo, Just Eat and other apps, the takeaway market is worth nearly £13bn and now supermarkets want a pizza the action
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Comment & Opinion
To remain the people’s grocer, Aldi must make progress on ethics
Oxfam consistently ranks the discounter at the bottom of the UK’s supermarkets for its human rights policies, says Morgan Holt, chief strategy officer at Fitch
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Comment & Opinion
How to support – and benefit from – the online spend of millennials this Christmas
Understanding how millennials differ from other generations is key, says Google’s Harry Walker
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Analysis & Features
Where will Ocado Retail place its mini-CFCs?
Making CFCs smaller increases the number of potential places they can go
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Analysis & Features
Welcome to the jumble: how Borough Market manages 15 million visitors a year
On its 21st anniversary, the London market is embracing ‘new ways of thinking’
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Comment & Opinion
What a ‘mini-CFC’ means for the people of Somerset, M&S and Ocado’s US ambitions
Ocado’s sixth customer fulfilment centre is a little different to the previous five
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Comment & Opinion
Amazon isn't the enemy. Brands should embrace the opportunities it offers
Amazon cannot compete with brands when it comes to offering enriching experiences, says Gemma Spence, CEO of e-commerce at PHD International
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Whitepapers
What’s next in Soft Drinks?
The overall soft drinks category has been one of the stand out performers for the last two years, growing in both value and volume sales as it continues to offer more than hydration and the soft drinks levy showing that consumers are responding to price increases. Whilst some categories are in decline, brands in other categories, such as Vimto now worth £90bn, are enjoying unprecedented growth.
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Comment & Opinion
Does Poundland need to change its name?
Staff have been told that Poundland will become Poundland & More, though the variety discounter strenuously denies it
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Comment & Opinion
China’s huge Singles’ Day event shows value of direct digital communications
The use of digital provides a performance marketing element to big events that can be used to measure effectiveness, says Tim Mason
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Comment & Opinion
It’s groundhog day with the same empty promises to fix business rates
Party leaders have promised to ‘breathe new life’ into the high street – but it’s the same old plans being repeated
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Analysis & Features
Has the DTC recipe kit model reached a tipping point?
HelloFresh has surprised the market by announcing it’s near its first-ever break-even year. Has the meal kit model finally come of age?
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Analysis & Features
Christmas ads 2019: Who’s nailed it and who’s failed it this year?
Our experts decide which ads have succeeded and which have flopped this festive season
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Comment & Opinion
The golden quarter is here, but shoppers aren’t ready to splurge
New grocery market share data suggests this Christmas period will be tougher than most