All articles by Clive Black – Page 2
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Comment & OpinionGet ready for the return of inflation
From the high economic skies we see a Britain that continues to grow quite robustly, circa 2% GDP
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Comment & OpinionFSA should be challenged on its foodborne illness data
”The FSA deserves credit for the way it has gone about seeking to tackle the serious issue of campylobacter”
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Comment & OpinionWaitrose MD Mark Price leaves legacy to be proud of
After a third of a century with the John Lewis Partnership, Mark Price has decided to explore pastures new
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Comment & OpinionWhat prospects now for the supermarkets?
Clive Black of Shore Capital warns investors to be patient
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Comment & OpinionAldi flies the Union flag for Rio Olympics
Will Aldi’s sponsorship of British athletics prompt other retailers to start shouting more about their British credentials?
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NewsMilk protests: Sympathy works two ways
Instead of lashing out at supermarkets, dairy farmers need careful, balanced analysis of their situation
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Comment & OpinionFood price deflation will ease at best
British food is grappling with deflation, which has been part of the trading scene for all of 2015
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Comment & OpinionOpinion: Competition & Markets Authority must face the music
Non-protected government spending is set to be substantially cut as budgetary policy seeks balance…
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Comment & OpinionShore Capital is cautiously optimistic for supermarkets
What prospects now for the UK consumer economy and the big supermarkets after a general election that surprised the pollsters?
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Comment & OpinionAldi and Lidl will have to work harder to keep up progress
Complacency has changed the structure of the British grocery market and the discounters are now a firm part of its future
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Comment & OpinionDiscounters force SKU hierarchy reappraisal
Private-label development in the UK has been characterised for some years now by the ‘good, better, best’ hierarchy…
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Comment & OpinionThere's light at the end of the grocery tunnel
After about four years of perpetual gloom and doom for the British superstore scene…
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Comment & OpinionShoppers set for a good 2015 - at least the first half
We feel pretty confident in asserting 2015 will be a very good year for shoppers, at least the first half of it…
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Comment & Opinion2014 was a wake-up call for big four British supermarkets
The big four will be saying “good riddance” to yet another year. That is the price of taking one’s customers for granted…
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Comment & OpinionThe flabby big four need to shape up to fight rivals
In an expanding market over several decades, superstore operators grew their businesses in the UK…
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Comment & OpinionStop the big price-matching yawn and focus on lower prices
There have been two notable developments in the price-matching world recently…
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Comment & OpinionHorsemeat scandal lessons must be learnt
The horsemeat scandal was a dark moment for the British food industry, and the meat industry in particular…
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Comment & OpinionTesco UK must be top priority for Dave Lewis
The announcement of Philip Clarke’s pending departure from Tesco was melancholy for all concerned…
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Comment & OpinionNetto move by Sainsbury's is risky but astute
Sainsbury’s decision to enter the British Limited Assortment Discount (LAD) market came as quite a surprise…
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Comment & OpinionAldi and Lidl are major opportunity for brands
In the Valleys what the lads mean for the props may be a discussion about forwards and backs…