All articles by James Halliwell – Page 30
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Analysis & FeaturesBiggest grocery advertisers' 'second screen' revolution
Soaring spend on digital threatens TV ads. But savvy brands are realising the power of multi-channel interactivity…
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NewsTop 100 fmcg brands defied 2012 advertising slowdown
The biggest advertisers in fmcg ramped up ad budgets by 11% in 2012, despite the decline in overall advertising spend…
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Analysis & FeaturesA One Stop shop for big margins?
It often makes economic sense for indies to buy from the mults rather than traditional wholesalers…
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NewsIceland online service back after an eight-year absence
Iceland has resumed its online shopping service – eight years after scrapping it…
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NewsAsda frozen savouries launch copies Greggs' Iceland range
Asda is hoping to emulate the success of the Iceland-exclusive Greggs range with lookalike own-label frozen savouries…
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Events & AwardsThe suppliers going for Gold
The 10th annual Grocer Gold Awards are approaching fast. As a prelude, we reveal the shortlist for the Suppliers of the Year
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Events & AwardsThe suppliers of the year 2013: nominees
The 10th annual Grocer Gold Awards are coming soon. In next week’s issue of The Grocer, the full shortlist will be reveale…
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NewsWine thieves at Hedonism foiled by new security tags
A posh wine shop has developed a sleek security tag so it can openly display bottles worth more than £100,000…
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Comment & Opinion
Victoria Wood skirts the ultimate tea question
Like most Brits, I love a cup of tea. The first bunches of leaves arrived on our glorious shores in 1662…
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Comment & Opinion
Was Greggs right to shrink its pasties?
It’s enough to make a hardened brickie weep into his paper napkin…
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NewsWho shrank all the pies? Er, Greggs. (And prices up too)
Greggs has shrunk a wide range of pasties, rolls and donuts at the same time as pushing up its prices…
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Comment & Opinion
Cook Me The Money: strange, tired TV that undermined itself
Does it get any worse than the terrestrial channels on weekday mornings?…
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Analysis & FeaturesCounter culture
It you think older shoppers prefer to go to the supermarket, while students like shopping online, think again. New research sheds a different light on shopper demographics…
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Aldi topped the loyalty table without a loyalty card
Loyalty schemes are not the only way to generate shopper loyalty, reveals our latest Supermarket Loyalty League
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Analysis & FeaturesGirl power digs a better future for African women
Senior women from the industry are undertaking three challenges to raise awareness of the plight of farmers in Africa…
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InterviewsSilvena Rowe's second stab at supermarket success
After her abortive first attempt to build her own brand in Waitrose, the outspoken Bulgarian chef wants to try again…
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Analysis & FeaturesSupermarket fashion: Too much TU, not enough FROW?
Supermarket clothing no longer grabs the column inches. What can the mults do to get back on fashion’s front row?…
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NewsMorrisons to retrofit LED lighting to more stores
Morrisons has started rolling out LED lighting to a further 80 stores…
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NewsTesco online delivery keeps going in snow
Tesco claims its online delivery service kept going in the recent snow and ice thanks to special cold weather tyres…
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NewsHorsemeat scandal sends food testing levels through roof
Food safety testers Neogen say business has “rocketed” in the wake of the horsemeat scandal…