Long reads – Page 169
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Analysis & FeaturesTheresa May’s Brexit speech: the grocery industry reacts
The Prime Minister today fleshed out her vision for a post-Brexit UK. Here’s how the food & drink industry reacted to her speech
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Analysis & FeaturesGrocers' Christmas results top City expectations
Which of the supermarkets ‘won’ Christmas is a fight decided at the tills, but the winner of the battle in the City comes down to expectations.
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InterviewsRob Collins, Waitrose MD: The Big Interview
Rob Collins has kept a low profile since taking over as Waitrose MD, but he has exciting plans to grow like-for-like sales
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Analysis & Features'Remarkable' Christmas as major retailers all report success
All of the major food and drink retailers have come through the crucial trading period in decent fettle
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Analysis & FeaturesFree-range milk: sounds great... but what exactly is it?
Two new rival “free-range milk” brands are imminent…
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Analysis & FeaturesDeflation weakens more as prices of fresh food creep up
Deflation tumbled to its lowest level since mid-2014 over the Christmas period amid price hikes across fresh food
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Analysis & FeaturesEdible cannabis: has the UK got the munchies?
Edible cannabis is booming over in the US. So how is it sold and packaged? And will it ever hit the UK?
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Analysis & FeaturesCold weather in Spain pushes up tomato prices
Harvest delays in Spain, due to cool conditions in November, caused Spanish tomato prices to rise
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Analysis & FeaturesFuel hits its highest price for two years
Shoppers are paying more at the pumps as the cost of petrol hits a two-year high
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco Frozen Smoothie - Apple, Pear & Kiwi: acid test
The range includes Strawberry, Mango & Banana, and Strawberry, Raspberry & Blackcurrant variants
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco Christmas results: what the analysts say
Our roundup of how leading retail and City analysts reacted to Tesco’s latest quarterly update
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Analysis & FeaturesWill the Night Tube escalate sales for London c-stores?
The 24-hour service will boost sales near Tube hot spots. But does it justify the costs of being open?
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Grocer Top Products Survey 2017: Up!
A plummeting pound has sent food & drink prices flying, with 93 of the 114 sectors analysed in our annual roundup inflating
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Analysis & FeaturesThe big boys are starting to get even. And David Potts makes it look easy
A back to basics approach implemented by CEO David Potts has seen the once-troubled supermarket bounce back with its best financial results for seven years
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Analysis & FeaturesWhich of the grocers has "won" Christmas?
Ahead of a busy week of grocery trading updates there are good reasons to think the supermarkets had a far better time of things over the festive period.
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Analysis & Features"Well positioned" B&M benefits from Christmas momentum
As general retailers suffered this week on a gloomy outlook for 2017, the City rushed to grab a piece of B&M European Value Retail, with discounters seen as a safe haven in uncertain times.
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Analysis & FeaturesAmidst big upheaval Lewis and Potts impress the City...
…while a small chocolatier not only lists but moves into lift-off. But what’s the outlook for 2017?…
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Analysis & FeaturesMeat the future... and how to market it
A cluster of PR-hungry cultured meat startups claim we could be grilling sausages and burgers, created without slaughtering
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat’s the story behind the FSA pork stuffing recall?
Some Asda and Marks & Spencer lines were sold on to third parties
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Analysis & FeaturesTen Tips for 2017
There’s no point crying over all the milk spilt in 2016. It’s time to look forward to the year ahead