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Analysis and FeaturesAre grocery promotions and prices facing fresh scrutiny?
A new government report puts pricing transparency in the spotlight. What are the implications for grocery?
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Analysis and FeaturesCheaper Christmas crackers as pulp and plastic prices fall
Christmas crackers could be cheaper this year thanks to a big drop in Chinese pulp prices
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Analysis and FeaturesChristmas dinner getting cheaper as turkeys fall 9% per kilo
Shoppers are in for a cheaper Christmas dinner with prices of festive favourites being kept down across the big four
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Analysis and FeaturesWhat’s in the Autumn Statement for the food and drink industry? Your quick guide
Tax credits climbdown aside, the statement was more upbeat than recent versions
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Analysis and FeaturesAutumn Statement 2015 – industry reactions
Here’s our round-up of how the grocery industry has reacted to today’s Autumn statement
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Comment and OpinionBlack Friday could stain reputations
Asda’s decision to sit out this year’s Black Friday is likely to have been influenced more by prudence than passion
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Analysis and FeaturesDeflation hitting hard as the mults head into Christmas
Deflation is biting the supermarkets as hard as ever as they head into the vital Christmas trading period.
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Comment and OpinionAre retailers falling out of love with Black Friday?
Buried under a heap of recrimination and Polaroid flatscreen TVs, the romance between Asda and Black Friday is over
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Comment and OpinionIs Dave Lewis the man to get government listening over business rates reform?
Dave Lewis is in some ways an unlikely man to lead the industry into a fresh battle on the unfairness of the business rates…
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Comment and OpinionPrice-marking needs intelligent collaboration
I welcome the debate around price-marking but am a little concerned as to the message we may send to our suppliers
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Analysis and FeaturesBlack Friday: what you need to know about the US phenomenon
With 21 days to go before it kicks off again, what’s in store for retailers in 2015?
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Analysis and FeaturesTampon tax opponents do at least get a bargain now
Sanitary products cheaper despite ‘tampon tax’ defeat
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Analysis and FeaturesCommodity prices: El Nino worries drive up sugar prices
Sugar prices continue to rise with concerns about the effects of El Niño
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Analysis and FeaturesConfectionery brands run fewer Halloween offers in till aisles
There’s blood in the shopping aisles – and we’re not talking about brutal range rationalisation
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Comment and OpinionIceland boldly puts up the price of milk – but will others follow?
We’re used to seeing milk prices being cut, so Iceland’s move to increase the price of its four-pinters from 89p back up to £1 is eye-catching
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Analysis and FeaturesTesco's Brand Guarantee doesn't mask need for offers
Will Tesco’s new Brand Guarantee enable Tesco to dial down promotions?
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Comment and OpinionBrand Guarantee is simple. But how much will it cost Tesco?
Brand Guarantee is beautifully simple. But how much will it cost? Who will fund it? And will it work for Tesco?
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Analysis and FeaturesWill Tesco nail loyalty with instant money guarantee?
The first meaningful innovation by Tesco in a long time.” That’s HSBC analyst Dave McCarthy’s verdict
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Analysis and FeaturesLow Canadian production pushes up coldwater prawn prices
Coldwater prawn prices have been increasing due to low seasonal production in Canada
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Analysis and FeaturesBread wheat: global market set to keep price low
Bread wheat prices have been tipped to remain low despite Defra figures showing total UK yield is likely to be down