Long reads – Page 154
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Analysis & FeaturesBoozy Britain: Why are sales up as more try to drink less?
British drinking culture is changing, fast. The number of Brits trying to curb their booze has surged, our research reveals
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Analysis & FeaturesFairy and Colgate enter top 10 highest-promoting brands
Mr Kipling and Mars have fallen out of the top 10 biggest-promoting brands
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco takes the top award with turnaround
Of the many tough decisions the judges had to make, the final one of the night “was probably the toughest”
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Analysis & FeaturesConsistency is name of the game for Tesco
The furore over the launch of its so-called “fake farm” brands doesn’t appear to have bothered customers…
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Analysis & FeaturesBranded supplier of the year
Procter & Gamble topped the poll in two separate categories – Household and Health and Beauty – in the first round
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Analysis & FeaturesOwn-Label Supplier of the year
A “best in class supplier in terms of category management, NPD, commercial awareness, supply chain and marketing”
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Analysis & FeaturesOwn-label range of the year
Judges hailed the “impressive scale”, “clarity of offer” and “formidable execution”
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Analysis & FeaturesStore manager of the year
The sheer scale of the challenges facing Dave Curness would have sent a lesser store manager away for a good cry
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Analysis & FeaturesGrocer 33 price award
Asda’s margin of victory was not as comfortable as it has enjoyed in previous years
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Analysis & FeaturesGrocer 33 availability award
You can be as cheap as chips and do service with a smile, but if the product isn’t on shelf everything else is irrelevant
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Analysis & FeaturesGrocer 33 Service award
You do not win this award five years in a row through luck
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Analysis & Features'It's impossible not to give this award to Booker'
Booker has now won this award for seven of the last eight years. And in 2017 it faced its strongest competition ever…
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Analysis & FeaturesSymbol of the year
After four years in decline Booker’s acquisition has transformed the fortunes of Budgens
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Analysis & FeaturesIndependent retail chain of the year
Henderson’s 80-store retail operation is “utterly consistent and impressive”
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Analysis & FeaturesOnline supermarket of the year
Iceland demonstrated “fantastic effort, ambition and creativity in how to appeal to customers
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Analysis & FeaturesLogistics supplier of the year
The logistics arm of McVitie’s owner Pladis has been on a transformational journey over the last four years
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Analysis & FeaturesTechnology supplier of the year
Food safety is deadly serious of course, but compliance can also be boring and monotonous
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Analysis & FeaturesSpecialist online retailer of the year
Taking home a Grocer Gold award for four years in a row is no mean feat. But HelloFresh has done it again this year
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Analysis & FeaturesEmployer of the year
Its graduate scheme is where Aldi shines. With a starting salary of £42,000, rising to £73,450 after four years, Aldi is quite clear its graduates will earn every penny
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Analysis & FeaturesFever-Tree mixes with the big boys... and wins
Fever-Tree has grown up. Last year it was voted SME brand of the year. Now it’s mixing with the big boys