Long reads – Page 299
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Analysis & FeaturesIs Dalton Philips any closer to delivering for Morrisons?
Last March, The Grocer ran a feature asking 10 burning questions facing Morrisons CEO Dalton Philips ahead of the retailer…
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Analysis & FeaturesCommunity shop: Doing things differently in Barnsley
If Community Shop doesn’t look like a supermarket from the outside, it makes up for it once you get through the doors…
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Analysis & FeaturesOne Stop's next stop: a franchised future
One Stop now has its sights firmly set on franchise. CEO Tony Reed explains why it’s not a Tesco shadow brand…
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Analysis & FeaturesAs pound shop profits take a pounding, is format flawed?
Against the current economic backdrop, the pound shops should still be prospering…
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Analysis & FeaturesObesity in the UK: Who’s saying what?
As health bodies debate the scale of the obesity crisis facing the UK, The Grocer rounds up competing claims.
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Analysis & FeaturesBasmati rice prices to rise by 30%, warn suppliers
The price of basmati rice could rise by as much as 30% this year, suppliers are warning.
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Analysis & FeaturesMorrisons keeps tightest lid on inflation
Supermarket inflation has held steady at just over 2% this month…
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy smaller plcs are now the City's hot properties
Investor interest has turned to smaller UK-focused companies like Ocado and Thorntons. Will the trend continue?
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Analysis & FeaturesCASH heaps pressure on suppliers with sugar switch
Sugar is being portrayed as the new demon, but is the latest campaign from NGOs based on common sense or “snake oil science”?
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy Horsegate is yesterday's news
One year on, Horsegate is as good as forgotten. How has public confidence been restored?…
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat's the long-term impact of Horsegate on suppliers?
Consumers may have moved on from Horsegate, but the legacy for the supply chain could be more permanent
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Analysis & FeaturesHorsegate scandal: why are the criminals still at bay?
No companies or individuals have yet been prosecuted over Horsegate, while private litigation is thin on the ground…
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Analysis & FeaturesYakult - Every Day is a Yakult Day
You’d think its frankness about being full of bacteria (especially “live bacteria”) would put people off…
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Analysis & FeaturesCasillero del Diablo - Wine Legend
‘Cinematic’ is the best word to describe wine brand Casillero del Diablo’s bombastic and brilliant ad
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Analysis & FeaturesCow & Gate - Supergroup
A cabal of adorable toddlers are set loose in a recording studio
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Analysis & FeaturesAndrex - Stop Rollaphobia
This ad for Harpic Power Plus toilet cleaner kept its tongue firmly enough in its cheek to avoid causing offence
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Analysis & FeaturesHarpic Power Plus - Fireman
This ad for Harpic Power Plus toilet cleaner kept its tongue firmly enough in its cheek to avoid causing offence
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Analysis & FeaturesE-lites - What Are You Missing?
E-Lites illustrated its wonderfully simple concept - don’t miss a thing because you can smoke e-cigarettes inside! - with a dancing baby
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Analysis & FeaturesYorkshire Tea - Everything Stops For Tea
What’s more British than cricket, a brass band, a village green, an ice cream van, an air display team and a nice hot cup of tea?
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Analysis & FeaturesRobinsons - Pals
This slightly twee ad purports to show two best ‘pals’ larking around all day