Gavin Cleaver
Gavin Cleaver has been Web Editor at The Grocer Magazine since January 2015. Prior to working at The Grocer, Gavin was Web Editor at prominent US weekly newspaper the Dallas Observer.
Gavin's areas of coverage for The Grocer include online commerce, all things Americana and barbecue, after two years as a barbecue critic in Texas. He spends his weekends watching Watford FC strive manfully to win football games.
Contact info
- Tel:
- 01293 610269
- Email:
- gavin.cleaver@thegrocer.co.uk
Comment & OpinionWill Prime Day 2016 show Amazon’s Black Friday alternative is coming of age?
As well as the extra traffic to the site and money coming in, the real big deal for Amazon is Prime membership
Comment & OpinionAmazon Fresh is here – and UK online grocery will never be the same again
The arrival of the almost-mythical Amazon Fresh in the UK this morning marks a watershed moment
Comment & OpinionDeliveroo serves up lessons in marketing and quality of product
Today’s brand-awareness mega-success caps off an impressive week for Deliveroo
NewsHMV and Tesco could soon get the entertainment rug pulled from under their feet
Physical media’s performance is almost entirely underpinned by music and video games
Analysis & FeaturesTesco IFTTT move is an experiment with one eye on the future
Can tie-up with IFTTT provide a credible rival to Amazon Dash?
Comment & OpinionAll-you-can-eat fries, sir? McDonald’s of the Future turns ‘unhealthiness’ into sassy marketing
Amid all the public pressure and handwringing over the state of the public’s waistline, there’s room for a counterintuitive manoeuvre
Comment & OpinionWhy we’re not ready for customer service robots… yet
Brands have already started messaging people within Facebook’s billion-user-strong Messenger app
Comment & OpinionAs Apple Pay flops, what next for contactless?
Contactless is soaring, but the mooted mobile payment market seems to have been left behind
NewsInver House announces 2001 Vintage Ancnoc single malt whisky
The 46% abv single malt was bottled at the company’s Knockdhu distillery in Aberdeenshire
Category ReportBarbecue Report 2016
With such lousy summers, barbecues are being washed away. So can a summer of sport finally offer retailers sunshine?
Comment & OpinionWhy shouting from the shelf won’t necessarily get a brand noticed
Are consumers really just looking for clear and concise information?
NewsLaphroaig lays down the Lore with new expression
The whisky aims to encapsulate the over-200 year history of the Islay-based distillery
Comment & OpinionJames Watt wasn't the real villain in BrewDog BBC debacle
Watt was set up for a fall, and he took it
Analysis & FeaturesCan craft brewing survive the influx of big brewers?
At last week’s Craft Beer Rising festival, one didn’t have to look hard to find gutsy independents willing to let rip at the ‘big guys’
Analysis & FeaturesThe gig economy: what can online grocery learn from Uber?
Is there a way for the gig economy to help online grocery become more profitable? Or is it more trouble than it’s worth?
Comment & OpinionMillennials and the future of premium spirits
With more and more US spirits makers training their eyes on the UK, what are the key US trends worth watching out for?
Comment & OpinionSushi certification system raises questions over cuisine culture and quality
Can a country remain protective of an entire cuisine?
NewsMorrisons results: what the analysts say
Analyst comments as Morrisons posts improved trading performance over the Christmas period
Analysis & FeaturesAll the news you missed over the Christmas break
There was no turkey-induced slumber in the grocery world over the holiday with the dailies reporting on big stories
News'Trader' Rowe to replace Bolland at M&S: what the analysts say
Here’s what industry experts have to say about M&S’s dramatic announcement