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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 & 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 & 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 & 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 & FeaturesRowan revs up discounter wholesaling with Revlon
Selling clearance stock to discounters has served Rowan well but now it’s eyeing exclusive strategic partnerships…
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Analysis & FeaturesBooker makes Makro economics work with best of both approach
After a litany of losses, the wholesaler has chalked up an £11m profit. How did the Wilson masterplan fix things so quickl…
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InterviewsPaul Schaafsma Big Interview: The Ultimate Accolade
Paul Schaafsma is determined to transform the drinks behemoth into a more agile and strategically focused outfit…
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Analysis & FeaturesEmerging market currency weaknesses hit major fmcg companies
Major fmcg companies have been battered by huge currency volatility in emerging markets…
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Co-op's plight extends to its store estate numbers
…so how is its convenience-focused property strategy evolving?…
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Analysis & FeaturesBrands keep it simple with focus on money-off deals
When it comes to promotions, keeping it simple is the name of the game right now…
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Analysis & FeaturesTop New Talent 2014: The countdown starts now
In 2013 The Grocer launched Top New Talent. It was a huge success. Now the hunt is on to find the class of 2014…
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Analysis & FeaturesScottish gin proving just the tonic
Think Scotland, think Scotch? Think again. The country might export £4.3bn of whisky a year, but its credentials as a distiller of gin are not too shabby either.
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Analysis & FeaturesWill Asda shoot itself in the foot with store cost cutting?
Asda insists its management cull is an inevitable evolution, but will shoppers react as negatively as staff predict?…