All articles by Clive Black – Page 3
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Comment & OpinionIs the space race really over?
First Tesco announced it was cutting its store-opening programme down to a bare minimum of convenience and dark stores…
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Comment & OpinionBig four supermarkets' plight can be exploited
We struggle to recall when each of the big four all lost market share on such a sustained basis…
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Comment & OpinionShore Capital worried by supermarket price war
Is Britain’s supermarket industry in the foothills of a price war?…
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Comment & OpinionWhat if the Scots go it alone?
What relevance would a ‘yes’ in the Scottish independence vote have for the food industry in the UK?…
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Comment & OpinionPredictions for next year: expect a stronger 2014
The supermarkets are battling with a very low tide of activity as Christmas 2013 approaches…
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Comment & OpinionBrand Match vs Price Promise
Sainsbury’s has taken considerable umbrage at the decision by the ASA to ignore its complaints surrounding Tesco’s Price P…
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Comment & OpinionFood lags behind on growth
Much of the talk from economic commentators is that the economy is back in growth and about to take off…
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Comment & OpinionAldi: why is it doing so well?
Aldi has been trading in the UK for nearly 20 years. In the last three or four it has delivered phenomenal sales growth…
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Comment & OpinionAn uplifting harvest
How different this green and pleasant land is in 2013 compared with last year, with its perpetual deluges…
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Comment & OpinionThe promotional party - is it over, asks Shore Capital
The UK grocery market, after having a drink with promotions, has arguably embarked on a sustained binge…
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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets will need 'rising tide' to feel economic benefit
Britain has stepped back from the precipice of a triple-dip recession to an economy some say is about to ‘take off’…
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Farming after EU exit - what would happen?
There remains much chatter about the UK possibly leaving the EU…
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Comment & OpinionIs Ocado playing with fire talking to Morrisons?
Morrisons’ talks with Ocado raise questions about Morrisons’ capabilities and Ocado’s business model.
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Can we expect a little quiet on the farming front?
Could 2013 be a ‘quieter’ one for all those involved in and depending on the output of arable farming?…
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Will Tesco change its spots with a new strategy?
It has been a tough few years for Tesco. The business that could once do no wrong stopped listening to customers…
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Comment & OpinionCan Britain remain a nation of shopkeepers?
Is Britain still a nation of shopkeepers? For the third year in a row, we have seen a plethora of shop closures…
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The end of the retailer space race?
A flurry of festive trading statements reveals the retail charts for the supermarkets…
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The big supermarket squeeze
That meat processor Vion is deciding to exit the UK came as a surprise to Shore Capital…
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Waitrose and Aldi are set for a Merry Christmas
With the shelves now full of seasonal product, how will the supermarkets do over Christmas 2012?…
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Tesco calls an end to the space race
Houston calling’… ‘This is the end of the space race’. And so Tesco chief executive Philip Clarke announced that supermarket development…