Long reads – Page 307
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Analysis & Features
Co-op comeback: is Steve Murrells shakeup delivering at last?
There are signs of recovery but food CEO Steve Murrells is all too aware of the long road that lies ahead…
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Analysis & Features
Finding success with the right fascia
Support from a fascia group can provide an invaluable boost to your business…
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Analysis & Features
Fascia to fascia: how symbols could sharpen their act
The right fascia can make all the difference – but are symbol groups offering retailers the right choices?…
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Symbols of strength
On the embattled UK high street, it’s a case of survival of the fittest…
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An End to Hedging
A new bakery, deli and butchers’ counter has helped Noel Kavanagh’s former Somerfield achieve massive sales growth…
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High demand set to push animal feed prices up further
Analysts are warning of impending price increases for maize and wheat…
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Interviews
Wrigley's Hamish Thomson: by gum, he's got bottle
Thanks to a focus on oral health, Wrigley has UK gum back in its grip. What are its next priorities?…
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Analysis & Features
Vinegar prices stung by poor grape harvest
The poor grape harvest last year is not just taking its toll on wine lovers – salad fans are set to suffer too….
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Who won the battle for sales this Christmas? It depends...
Waitrose, Tesco and Sainsbury’s can all come up with figures to show…
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A cautious year ahead after weather woes of 2012
From scorched earth in the US Midwest to waterlogged fields here, 2012 proved a vintage year for weather chaos…
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Analysis & Features
Supermarket prices fall 1% in month before Christmas
Average supermarket prices have fallen for a second…
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Share performance in 2012
The outperformance of the leading suppliers relative to the supermarkets is revealed in our tables profiling the winners and losers…
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Analysis & Features
Price of Champagne falls 5% this Christmas compared with 2011
Shoppers who saw in the New Year with a bottle of Champagne may well have paid less than they did a year ago…
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Analysis & Features
Dairy price rises to arrive later than expected in 2013
Higher dairy commodity prices in 2013 are “all but inevitable”, but price hikes are likely to be less dramatic…
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Analysis & Features
Will the salt reduction stalemate be resolved in 2013?
2013 could be the year the fragile alliance on health policy between government and industry stretches to breaking point…
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Retailers look to fight back as tough trading continues
Inflation and weak consumer spending made trading difficult for everyone in 2012…
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Analysis & Features
Review of the year 2012: part 3
The patriotic fervour whipped up in the UK throughout the summer of 2012 prompted a proliferation of Union flags…
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Analysis & Features
Review of the year 2012: part 4
Farmers are often accused of not really ‘getting’ consumers…
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Analysis & Features
Review of the year 2012: part 2
As we revealed in our annual Britain’s Biggest Brands supplement in March…
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Analysis & Features
Review of the year 2012 - Part 1
There was only ever one real contender for our Man of the Year 2012…