Long reads – Page 286
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Analysis and FeaturesThe ice cubes retailing for a cool £100 each
How does Russian entrepreneur Sergei Vesennedurakov intend to sell the concept of a premium ice cube?…
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Analysis and FeaturesExperiential marketing: the evolution
Plant a dragon skull on a beach and sit back as thrilled consumers generate buzz with smartphones…
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Analysis and FeaturesHow gamification could make shopping and brand engagement fun
Supermarket shopping as a video game could soon be a virtual reality…
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Analysis and FeaturesWas Asda's promo blitz the prelude to a price war?
The price war announced by Morrisons CEO Dalton Philips two weeks ago appears to have got off to a slow start…
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Analysis and FeaturesCan Philip Green's BHS c-store/pound zone hybrid actually work?
There was a new entrant into the supermarket price war this week as Sir Philip Green unveiled his BHS Food offer…
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Analysis and FeaturesBudget poses fresh questions over government high-alcohol battle
Does the Budget indicate a cosy relationship with brewers and distillers? Or are bingers still in the firing line?…
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Analysis and FeaturesRecord spring flush to push down cheese prices
Tuesday (1 April) sees the start of the new quota year, and by all accounts it’s going to start with a bang…
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Analysis and FeaturesKids come up with cunning food bank plan
A new scheme allows online shoppers to donate half their bogof to a food bank at the click of a button…
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Analysis and FeaturesIs this the big price war we have all been waiting for?
As Dalton Philips ‘got the bazooka out’ there was share carnage. Suppliers fear being caught in the crossfire sooner or later…
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Analysis and FeaturesThe IPO market may be hot but will valuations disappoint?
The IPO market is hotter than ever. So what’s driving it? Irrational exuberance or genuine value?…
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Analysis and FeaturesBeef prices fall as Horsegate factor tails off
When retailers and suppliers made wide-ranging British sourcing commitments after Horsegate, UK beef prices soared…
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Analysis and FeaturesOrganic food price hikes fail to put shoppers off
Shoppers are opting to buy organic despite steep price hikes in many product categories…
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Analysis and FeaturesFuel Save: is Tesco on to a winner with new mechanic?
Tesco says its Fuel Save scheme is an ‘industry first’. But will it give it the edge at the pumps?…
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Analysis and FeaturesThe Top 50 Independent Grocery Retailers 2014 ranking
Independent grocery operators are continuing to battle against the multiples and the growth of hard discounters, but the sector is shrinking fast…
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Analysis and FeaturesWhat does the merger of Chiquita and Fyffes mean to the trade?
Banana giants expect big synergies from proposed merger…
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Analysis and FeaturesMorrisons sales slump is ‘rippling down to the staff’
The news emanating from the Morrisons bunker is likely to come as a further blow to many employees, amid growing evidence that morale at store level has taken a turn for the worse.
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Analysis and FeaturesUK wheat prospects look good... for now
Farmers and millers say prospects are good for the British wheat crop – but warn there could yet be clouds on the horizon…
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Analysis and FeaturesSupermarkets keeping a tight lid on inflation levels
Inflation across the supermarkets is running at rock bottom levels – below 1% for the second month in a row…
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Analysis and FeaturesThe sensory science behind a hit sausage
Reformulating a brand but worried it won’t taste as good as the original? Marketing Sciences can help…
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Analysis and FeaturesUkraine crisis raises fears of another grain price hike
The deepening crisis in Ukraine sent grain prices soaring this week…