Long reads – Page 290
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Analysis & Features
Black Friday: a gimmick, or the new January sales?
Twitter tales of fights and brawls between bargain hunters at Asda last Friday morning could mean only one thing…
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Analysis & Features
Is this what the future of the UK tobacco trade looks like?
The government is wide open to legal challenges if it can’t prove Australia’s packs (pictured) have stopped kids taking up…
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Sweet sensation: Mars leads surge in confectionery deals
Mars has taken its promotional activity to stratospheric new heights – running twice as many deals as last month and almost three times more than a year ago.
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Are dark stores the future for Tesco? Not necessarily
No Amazon-style blisters but don’t write off traditional stores yet…
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Will higher yields ease milk price pressure?
The outlook for this year’s UK milk production is far more positive for supply – and potentially for wholesale prices too…
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Will Morrisons online deliver?
Morrisons will make its online debut on 10 January with a house call by Dalton Philips himself…
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Click & collect: what's next?
Click & collect is evolving. But just how big will it get? Is it the future or just a drop in the (supply chain) ocean?…
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Interviews
Lidl UK MD Ronny Gottschlich: Big interview
In Lidl UK’s first-ever interview, MD Ronny Gottschlich talks about the discounter’s astonishing growth…
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Analysis & Features
What's behind Morrisons' restrictions on energy drinks?
Morrisons trial to restrict sales of energy drinks to under-16s isn’t even covered by Responsibility Deal. So what’s up?…
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Analysis & Features
E-cigarettes: everything you ever wanted to know
Sales of e-cigs are projected to hit £338m by 2015, but the threat of regulation hangs over this fledgling industry…
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Analysis & Features
Shoppers hit by cheeseboard blues
Brits could be in for a shock when they buy their usual favourites for the Christmas cheeseboard this year…
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Aspartame sours as shoppers go sweet on stevia
A consumer trend towards natural sugars and sweeteners will see demand for the likes of stevia soar…
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The careering Co-op Group fights to get back on track
The Co-operative Group should be celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, but right now it’s in no mood to party.
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Analysis & Features
Is Sir Philip Green serious about moving BhS into grocery?
Could retail legend Sir Philip Green turn BhS into “an affordable M&S Food” or is convenience conversion a ruse to flog it…
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Analysis & Features
Why shopper insight isn’t just for the big boys
With the multiples introducing ever more sophisticated consumer data analytics, independents are finally waking up to the need to do a bit more data crunching themselves…
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Analysis & Features
How using payment apps can pay
Why should indies adopt smartphone payment systems? The bosses of Mini Checkout and PayPal Here explain the benefits of their systems.
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Analysis & Features
Coffee a cheaper way to be full of beans in the morning
Shoppers seeking a warm brew should wake up and smell the coffee…
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Analysis & Features
Smaller haricot crop unlikely to hit price of baked beans
Brits are unlikely to pay much more for baked beans despite haricot crops being far smaller than a year ago…
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Analysis & Features
Which supermarket’s ad will turn on Christmas shoppers most?
The Xmas ad season is upon us again. Who will hit the right note? Read our complete review of all the retailers’ Christmas ads…
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Analysis & Features
Grocer Price Index shows inflation at big four below 2%
Falling commodity costs and a fierce price war driven by sluggish sales have helped cut supermarket price inflation…