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Analysis & FeaturesGreen shoots of recovery: analysts' views on Tesco
We look at analysts’ reactions to Tesco’s Christmas trading update to see whether Dave Lewis’ new strategy has won over – or at least reassured – the City.
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Analysis & Features2015 remains tough but Sainsbury's will be buoyed by solid Christmas numbers
Sainsbury’s third quarter trading has been dubbed its worst festive period in a decade, but the lower than expected sales fall is more evidence that the supermarkets seem to have avoided the catastrophic festive slump some had predicted.
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Analysis & FeaturesIt's hard to argue with Waitrose's bumper Christmas
The big four might be steeling themselves for a long, tough 2015, but life at the premium end of the grocery market continues to be far more enjoyable.
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco's Christmas trading could prove cause for cautious optimism
With Tesco, Sainsbury’s and M&S all set to report declining sales again this week, the food retailers would be forgiven for fearing this year looks just as grim as 2014.
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Analysis & FeaturesRestructure of the year: Asda staff in uproar over plan
More staff on the shop floor was the driving force behind Asda’s management restructure, claimed Asda CEO Andy Clarke…
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Analysis & FeaturesSign of the times: Birds Eye wins with Mashtags
Launched by Birds Eye in February, the launch of Mashtags quickly went viral…
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Grocer Top New Talent list 2014
The Grocer reveals the 33 super-talented individuals on the list this year
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Analysis & FeaturesStunt of the Year: Jura scores with viral campaign
Google Maps accidentally erased the Scottish island of Jura…
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Analysis & FeaturesVote of the year II: role for food in Scottish independence
Food and drink took centre stage in the vote for Scottish Independence following “secret meetings”…
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Analysis & FeaturesVote of the year I: Co-op proof turkeys can vote for Christmas
Euan Sutherland had branded The Co-operative Group “ungovernable”. And you could see his point…
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Analysis & FeaturesJanuary - March
Four years after Netto disappeared from the UK (when Asda bought its 194 stores for £778m)…
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Analysis & FeaturesTop Products Survey 2014: Total War
The price war has gone nuclear. Morrisons dropped the bomb in March, issuing the mother of all profit warnings as it slash…
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Analysis & FeaturesApril - June
The mischievous return of the turkey twizzler appeared to beckon as Bernard Matthews…
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Analysis & FeaturesConfectionery: sweets dodge bullets in the war on sugar
For a category directly in the firing line of the war against sugar, confectionery is looking surprisingly unscathed…
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Analysis & FeaturesSavoury pies & meat snacks: brands make the running
For players operating in a category that goes against key food trends such as health, weight loss and carb reduction…
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Analysis & FeaturesOctober - December
A bleak month for Tesco with three more senior management execs suspended…
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Analysis & FeaturesFresh fruit & veg: Lettuce takes greatest hit in veggie war
Fresh produce is a major weapon in the war between the discounters and the major mults, and the damage is plain to see…
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Analysis & FeaturesE-cigarettes: vaping craze transforms e-cig market
The e-cigarette category is not only one of the most controversial and talked-about categories in grocery right now…
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Analysis & FeaturesJams & spreads: Nutella wins in a slow year
What sugar debate? Spreads seem unscathed by the controversy over Britain’s expanding waistlines…