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Analysis & FeaturesDeflation takes hold across the major supermarkets
The big four slipped further into deflationary territory this month…
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Analysis & FeaturesPremier Foods looks to power ahead
Premier Foods’ mammoth restructuring effort looks to be nearing the end after it spun off another non-core business.
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Analysis & FeaturesMoody’s downgrade won’t hurt Tesco too much
The downgrade of Tesco’s long-term debt ratings by Moody’s was widely reported to have heaped further pressure on CEO Philip Clarke
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Analysis & FeaturesAre grocers sorely lacking in shareholder perks?
Marks & Spencer is planning to overhaul its shareholder incentive package to try and soften the blow of tumbling sales, according to The Daily Telegraph
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Analysis & FeaturesBlack pepper and ginger prices soaring
Spice suppliers and food manufacturers are facing a dramatic increase in the price of two key ingredients…
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Analysis & FeaturesB&M Bargains proves IPO market is still open for some
The IPO window was supposed to be slamming shut, but it seems no one told B&M Bargains.
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Analysis & FeaturesSainsbury's figures are no cause for panic, but tougher tests await
With the World Cup starting tomorrow, it seemed rather appropriate that one industry insider this week spoke of the “hospital pass” Dalton Philips received at Morrisons from his predecessor
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Analysis & FeaturesGrocers face stark choices amid falling food sales
The UK economy may be kicking back into gear, but it seems no one told food retailers.
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Analysis & FeaturesInvestors draw new lines on executive pay
It may not quite have reached the level of vitriol attached to bankers’ bonuses, but investor anger has been steadily intensifying on the pay of those in charge of the UK’s largest retailers.
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InterviewsBHS Food: Sir Philip Green is heading your way
He’s a retail legend who mixes it with supermodels and celebrities. Now he’s got his eye on little old convenience…
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Analysis & FeaturesSupply chain skills shortage: grinding to a halt?
From top to bottom, the entire length of the supply chain is short of the skilled personnel it needs…
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Analysis & FeaturesIs appetite waning for the Responsibility Deal?
Signs are emerging that both government and industry are growing sick of the Responsibility Deal…
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Analysis & FeaturesIs a summer of discontent looming again in farming?
Perhaps not in dairy – but beef “is in a terribly volatile state”…
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Analysis & FeaturesHow big data can deliver big profits
The art of demand forecasting has just entered the scientific age with the help of big data…
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Analysis & FeaturesApples get new life as Norman Collett tackles waste
Norman Collett has come up with an ingenious way to reduce the number of apples that go to waste.
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Analysis & FeaturesMet Office forecasts feel of weather to turn rain into gain
A new Met Office service aims to improve retail forecasting by predicting not just the weather but how it makes people fee…
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Analysis & FeaturesWalmart unveils the future of trucking
Walmart has unveiled the Walmart Advanced Vehicle Experience – a prototype super-green, tractor-trailer combo…
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Analysis & FeaturesCoffee cost rises as tea falls but a different story in store
Beverage producers are likely to have been paying more for coffee and less for tea this year…
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Analysis & FeaturesWimbledon all set for bumper strawberry crop
With Wimbledon just two weeks away, British strawberry growers are set to serve up a bumper crop…
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Analysis & FeaturesRowan revs up discounter wholesaling with Revlon
Selling clearance stock to discounters has served Rowan well but now it’s eyeing exclusive strategic partnerships…