Long reads – Page 264
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Analysis and FeaturesSupermarket struggles as much about volume as price
The escalating grocery price war has made for some great headlines, but the supermarkets’ plunging sales are at least as affected by falling volumes as they by battles over pricing.
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Analysis and FeaturesChiquita-Fyffes: Banana mega-merger goes rotten
After months of twists and turns, Chiquita shareholders today delivered a fatal blow to its merger plans with Fyffes to create the world’s largest banana supplier.
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Analysis and FeaturesThe key findings from Waitrose's food trends report
Britain has become much thriftier – probably for the better – with shoppers refusing to relinquish the shopping habits the…
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Analysis and FeaturesLoyalty cards: as shoppers seek simplicity, can they cut it?
Consumers seem increasingly dissatisfied with the loyalty card system. So should supermarkets be investing in price instead?
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Analysis and FeaturesEU sugar prices set to fall in line with rest of the world
Sugar has fallen out of favour in some circles – even Sugar Puffs has dropped the word from its name…
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Analysis and FeaturesMPs' report helps get Co-op Bank back on track
As the Financial Conduct Authority’s investigation into the £263m overstatement of profits at Tesco gets underway, an inquiry into the dealings of another retailer concluded today.
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Analysis and FeaturesCity news: sheer scale of Tesco's problems sends shares plummeting
Everyone knew Tesco’s day of reckoning would be bad, but the sheer scale of the problems afflicting the UK’s biggest super…
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Analysis and FeaturesSainsbury's Corn Thins: acid test
This summer launch from Sainsbury’s is tapping a raft of consumer trends…
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Analysis and FeaturesHovis Fruity Nibbles: acid test
Fox’s Biscuits, which already produced Hovis-branded breakfast biscuits…
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Analysis and FeaturesThe Tesco crisis: Timeline
As Tesco grapples with the fallout from its discovery of a £250m hole in its accounts, we chart the progress of the story so far.
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Analysis and FeaturesWoes in food retail extend beyond the supermarkets
Shoppers’ changing habits have hit the wider food retail sector Tesco will dominate the headlines tomorrow, but the beleaguered retailer is not the only UK food and drink firm suffering in the current market. One of the more notable findings of a report on the financial health ...
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Analysis and FeaturesTesco facing a marathon not a sprint as titanic Thursday looms
The anticipation around Thursday’s half-year announcement from Tesco shouldn’t overshadow the importance of taking a long-term view.
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Analysis and FeaturesRetailers left praying that a mild autumn won’t lead to a chill winter
Don’t let the unseasonable warmth fool you; it’s that time of year when retail eyes become fixed on Christmas. And prospects for the festive period so far seem unclear.
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Analysis and FeaturesRabobank's 10-point plan to boost food and agribusiness
Global soft commodity output could be dramatically increased by the adoption of 10 innovation-driven ideas…
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Analysis and FeaturesFyffes-Chiquita merger looks increasingly likely to get thumbs up
The saga of the merger between Fyffes and Chiquita to create the world’s biggest fruit company could be entering the finishing straight.
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Analysis and FeaturesMorrisons committed to convenience stores, despite setbacks
When Morrisons group property director Terry Hartwell resigned last month it was no surprise to see him replaced by…
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Analysis and FeaturesChange for the better? P&H reflects on 'transformation'
“Transformational.” That’s how Palmer & Harvey describes the past 18 months…
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Analysis and FeaturesTesco's trading strategy? Promote, promote, promote!
In the aftermath of Tesco’s £250m profits overstatement, we thought we would take a look at in-store trading.
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Analysis and FeaturesAsda Split Pots Favourite Desserts: acid test
Suppliers continue to roll out products to extend the use of yoghurt beyond breakfast and into the desserts market…
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Analysis and FeaturesThere's more to WH Smith's profit growth than cost cutting
WH Smith seems to be doing its best to disprove the theory that a business can’t cut its way to success.