All Household articles
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Promotional Features
How FMCG companies can help to tackle rising poverty in the UK
With 4.3 million children living in poverty in the UK, discover how Sofidel has become part of a charity initiative that is tackling social deprivation on the front line.
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Events & Awards
The Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2024: Household
Our judges found this winner to be a ‘very effective clean’ after only 20 minutes with a fresh smell ‘that stayed throughout the day’
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News
Parents ‘paying over the odds’ for infant formula, CMA report finds
The interim report highlights ‘a number of concerns’ related to the infant formula market
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News
Unilever escapes CMA wrath as watchdog closes green claims probe
The consumer watchdog was concerned over potential spread of sustainability misinformation in the fmcg sector
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News
OceanSaver returns to the crowd as sales soar
The business sells a range of plastic-free, plant-based cleaning products
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KVI Tracker
Herbal Essences shrinks conditioners by 46% but shelf prices stick
The old 400ml bottles have been replaced with 275ml ones
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Analysis & Features
The troubling foodie challenges fuelled by social media
Going viral on social media is often a boon for brands – but what if the product is being used in a dangerous ‘challenge’? How can brands combat fmcg fallacies online and keep consumers safe?
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News
Essity appoints Nicola Conway as UK & Ireland commercial director
Conway will work from Essity’s consumer goods office in Didsbury
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News
Who Gives a Crap adds bin bags and dog poo bags ‘made from waste’
All bags are leak and tear ‘resistant’ with easy tie handles
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News
Astonish 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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News
M&S-backed reusable packaging initiative expands into Abel & Cole
It marks a breakthrough for a multi-brand coalition led by reusable packaging platform Reposit, whose ultimate aim is to enable shoppers to ‘buy anywhere, return anywhere’
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News
P&G taps AI to find cold water cleaning enzymes
P&G is working with Basecamp Research on the effort, which will focus on “learning from organisms adapted to cold environments” to “design novel enzymes”
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News
Wilton London brand rescued from liquidation by Boomerang Media
Wilton’s staff were notified the business had called in liquidators via email last month
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News
Surf revamps laundry range with ‘mood boosting’ fragrances
The rollout will be supported by a £7m investment from this month
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Analysis & Features
How Unilever is redrawing its packaging strategy
Under new CEO Hein Schumacher, Unilever has dropped or pushed back most of its packaging targets. Is the new strategy a sustainability sellout?
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News
'Softest-ever' Cushelle Quilted loo roll given thumbs down by shoppers
Shoppers said the new Cushelle Quilted was ‘narrower’, ‘no longer soft’ and ‘exceptionally thin’
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News
Waitrose own label loo roll shrinkflation move panned by shoppers
Waitrose said the changes were designed to provide better value for money
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Comment & Opinion
Cushelle’s koala makes a creepy loo roll brand mascot
The bog roll brand’s new ad hands Kenny the koala his first speaking part in 14 years
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News
Gordon Brown and Amazon launch London 'multibank' with The Felix Project
Co-ordinated by The Felix Project, it will see more than 400,000 surplus essential goods such as toiletries and bedding donated over the next year
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Guide To
The Grocer Guide To Household Hygiene & Personal Care
Given constrained budgets over the past year, shoppers are looking for quality, durability and value from household cleaning products, while personal care suppliers are styling their offer to meet varied needs.