Long reads – Page 236
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Analysis & FeaturesAcid Test:Tesco Burger Kit with Pulled Pork
Part of Tesco’s premium Finest range, this line directly taps the pulled meat boom…
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Analysis & FeaturesMorrisons: Signs of recovery or “dead cat” bounce?
At some point Wall Street traders coined a term for a plummeting stock that experiences a temporary recovery – the “dead cat bounce”.
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Analysis & FeaturesGot Milked? 'Unnecessary and harmful' book hits out at milk
A controversial new book, published in the US this month, is set to reignite debate about the dietary benefits of dairy…
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Analysis & Features10 things you need to know about… franchise & fascia groups
The latest in our series of digital features draws back the shutters on franchise and fascia groups, from what shoppers really think about them to how retailers are stepping up their game
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Analysis & FeaturesOmnichannel retailing: how to make sense of it
Shoppers are spending money on groceries in a growing number of ways. So how do you make the most of a complex opportunity…
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Analysis & FeaturesRevealed: Britain's most convenient grocery retailers
An exclusive poll for The Grocer has revealed what shoppers really think about Britain’s biggest grocers. So who’s flying high?
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Analysis & FeaturesC-store retailers: 'Convenience plus coffee equals cash'
Self-service coffee machines are taking up growing space in c-stores and forecourts. Which brands offer retailers the best deal?
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Analysis & FeaturesFoodservice: Is food to stay the new food to go?
Some retailers are adding seating to their stores and going down the foodservice route. Can this approach work in a c-store environment?
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Analysis & FeaturesIndies 'queue round block' to join One Stop franchise
Tesco has long been an adversary of independent retailers. Now it’s recruiting growing numbers of indies through its One Stop franchise scheme.
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Analysis & FeaturesSupermarket giants' c-store estates grow 10.6%
The big multiple grocers now account for almost 10% of the convenience retail market, and they’re continuing to open stores at a blistering rate. So who’s ahead?
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Analysis & FeaturesSymbols up their game to lure 'Generation C'
How can symbol group retailers stand up to the march of the grocery mults. We asked some of the UK’s finest for their views…
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Analysis & FeaturesConcession obsession: Do brand partnerships pay off?
With the likes of Subway, Greggs and Starbucks targeting the convenience retail and forecourt market, we speak to retailers about the sector’s growing concession obsession…
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Analysis & FeaturesSymbol group own label muscles in on brands
This article is part of our Franchise & Fascia Groups Report 2015. Own label isn’t only for the supermarkets. Earlier this month, three symbol groups walked away with gongs at The Grocer’s 2015 Own-Label Food & Drink Awards. Spar’s Mixed Olives with Chilli and Costcutter’s Independent Specialist ...
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Analysis & FeaturesFeeling hot, hot, hot! C-stores steam ahead in hot food to go
Some enterprising retailers are cooking up their own hot food on site. So, what are they offering? And, could it benefit other retailers?
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Analysis & FeaturesHitting the bottle: The party's not over for the off licence
This article is part of our Franchise & Fascia Groups Report 2015. The off licence is a dying breed. There were 3,126 specialist bottle shops plying their trade in Britain in the year to 31 March [Grocery Retail Structure 2015]. That’s a year-on-year dip of 1% and a whopping 16.8% ...
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Analysis & FeaturesFrench waste food ban: coming to a store near you?
As France imposes a ban on supermarket food waste, is its draconian approach necessary, practical and likely over here?
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Analysis & FeaturesBrands put brakes on deals in wake of Easter activity
Easter is a distant memory to retailers who spent the May bank holiday weekend selling barbies and burgers…
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InterviewsJames Watt and Martin Dickie: BrewDog's kings of controversy
Controversy has been a key ingredient in BrewDog’s success almost from its 2007 inception
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Analysis & FeaturesGrocery Retail Structure 2015: how c-stores can keep up
As more shoppers eschew traditional weekly shops, c-stores are benefiting. But easy street it is not.
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Analysis & FeaturesTPG Poundworld deal piles the pressure on all retailers
Takeover is yet more recognition of sector’s growing popularity