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Analysis & 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 & 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 & 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 & 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 & 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 & 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 & 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 & FeaturesTampon tax opponents do at least get a bargain now
Sanitary products cheaper despite ‘tampon tax’ defeat
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Analysis & 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 & 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 & 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 & 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 & 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 & 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 & 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 & 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
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Comment & OpinionTesco’s Brand Guarantee extends shelf-life of price-matching
It does seem that rumours of the death of price-matching may have been somewhat exaggerated
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Analysis & FeaturesSupermarket price deflation at 2% with no sign of easing
The deflation gripping the UK grocery sector shows little sign of easing
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Comment & OpinionPrice-matching is well past its sell-by date
Does Morrisons’ plan to cull the Match element of Match & More spell the end of price-matching?
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Comment & OpinionDoes Morrisons’ move show price-matching schemes are past their sell-by date?
Morrisons insists it was comfortable with the cost and claims that customers simply didn’t understand the concept