All articles by Daniel Selwood
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NewsTop Products survey 2024: Scratch cooking boom boosts fresh meat and fresh veg sales
The Grocer’s Top Products survey 2024 reveals how this year’s focus on home cooking has benefited a whole host of kitchen cupboard staples.
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RankingsPersonal care - hygiene 2024: deodorants get posh to drive growth
A new, mature approach to deodorants began with Unilever’s January unveiling of Fine Fragrance Collection for Lynx – a brand long associated with teenaged boys
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RankingsHousehold - cleaning 2024: innovation boosts sales for laundry
Household cleaning heavyweights are aiming to make light work of laundry
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NewsIneos Hygienics expands into personal care with Skin Science range
The 15-strong lineup comprises deodorant, bodywash and handwash
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NewsMedia Bites 13 December: food insecurity, domestic food production, panettone
The proportion of households considered “highly food secure” fell from 87% in 2019-20 to 83% in 2022-23
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RankingsPetcare 2024: Health trend helps to grow petcare value
The UK’s vast pet population goes some way to explaining why Brits spent an extra £10.4m on petcare products this year
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NewsMedia Bites 29 November: Typhoo collapse, Waitrose food and drink trends, Morrisons/Ocado
Typhoo is poised to be taken over by vape business Supreme, after the tea company collapsed into administration
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NewsMedia Bites 7 November: M&S results, Trump win, Christmas ad spend
Marks & Spencer has reported a jump in profits but warned measures in last week’s budget could cost it more than £60m
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NewsMedia Bites 25 October: shoplifting epidemic, John Lewis revamp, Nestlé sales
Shops across the country are reporting two thefts a minute to police
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Category ReportPetcare eyes wellness: trends report 2024
Petcare is following the human trend for wellness, with a raft of products emerging that offer ‘a holistic approach to animal care’
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NewsOld Spice teams up with rapper Chip to inspire men with ‘diss track’
New grime track Big Man Ting is designed ‘to build a brand that young men associate with standing out from the crowd’
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NewsHealth & Her adds andropause supplements for men over 40
Health & Him is designed to tackle andropause, the decline in testosterone levels men experience as they age
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NewsMedia Bites 10 October: Quality Street, Ratan Tata, online shopping
Quality Street is trialling a paper tub. Ratan Tata, the former Tata Group chairman, has died at 86
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Analysis & FeaturesWrap’s Sebastian Munden on sustainability’s ‘competitive advantage’
The Grocer’s guest editor and Wrap chair on the ‘competitive advantage’ of sustainability, and ‘unintentional greenwashing’
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NewsMedia Bites 4 October: toddlers/UPFs, Tesco/workers’ rights, Upper Crust
Toddlers in the UK obtain almost half of their calories from UPFs, while Ken Murphy has called on the government to ensure improved workers’ rights also increase productivity
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NewsAstonish to make Tesco debut with 10 household lines
Products such as Window & Glass Cleaner and White Vinegar Zesty Citrus will land in 200 stores from 7 October
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NewsMedia Bites 26 September: consumer spending, Co-op, Brexit border checks, single-use plastic
Co-op has revealed a £40m hit from shoplifting in the first half of the year, and personal spending on retail has improved
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Category ReportA taste for the exotic: Dairymen ice cream category report 2024
While vanilla is still king, more unusual flavours are gaining traction and helping ice cream to rival restaurant desserts
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Comment & OpinionIs Feastables founder MrBeast a good ally for Tony’s?
Does the association with Donaldson risk tarnishing the noble Dutch brand’s reputation?
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NewsMedia Bites 19 September: Brexit labelling, Asda, John Lewis
As the government ends ‘not for EU’ labelling, the papers scrutinise Mohsin Issa’s decision to step down at Asda