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Analysis & Features
More questions than answers for Tesco
Is Tesco taking a step in the right direction - or are the problems piling up for CEO Philip Clarke?
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Analysis & Features
Christmas comes early with fresh promotions to the fore
Christmas has come early, if the number of featured space promotions is anything to go by…
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Interviews
Hasbro's Foye Pascoe on games, grocery and licensing
Hasbro UK, Ireland & Nordics GM Foye Pascoe on the role of the grocery channel in toy retailing.
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Analysis & Features
The full shop: how Aldi's top duo cut through
It’s not just sales that are soaring at Aldi. Its range is growing fast too. We talk to UK bosses Matthew Barnes and Roman Heini.
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Vote now on Facebook to bring back a brand
Wham and Highland Toffee bars were relaunched in 2012, as the retro revival trend continued. Now it’s the second phase of our Bring Back a Brand. So what brand would you like to bring back?
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Analysis & Features
Top five all cut prices as inflation falls to just 1.2%
The top five supermarkets slashed prices again in September despite…
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Analysis & Features
Xanthan price hikes a problem for dieters
As high maize prices continue to stoke fears about food price inflation, slimmers and those on a gluten-free diet
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The waste challenge: urging consumers to spend less
An exclusive survey for The Grocer shows only half the nation is recycling its food waste. How can retailers alter habits to their advantage?
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Analysis & Features
Waste not want not
Remember the Wombles? A new breed of entrepreneurs is making good use of what they find in oder to reduce the millions of tonnes of food waste sent to landfill every year.
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Is the coalition the greenest government ever?
The Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats made big promises about the environment prior to the election…
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Scaling fresh new heights
Will the vertical hydroponic plant display being built at East End Foods’ new depot help revolutionise the way fresh produce is grown?
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Green giants?
They all say they’re cutting their hefty environmental footprints. But just how green are grocery’s heavyweights?
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Analysis & Features
The new stars of brand NPD
The Grocer’s inaugural New Product Awards this week hailed the most creative launches by brands across 29 product categories.
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Analysis & Features
Coffee prices still increasing but the peak may be in sight
British tea and coffee lovers have had to swallow double-digit price rises on both beverages in recent years…
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Analysis & Features
Why mustard prices are hotting up
Mustard prices are hotting up, as growers increasingly turn away from planting mustard seed in favour of other crops…
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Analysis & Features
Can retailers ride out the high street storm?
A survey has revealed the biggest dangers to the high street, but the problems are myriad… and a wide range…
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Interviews
Bloch-busting plans for mySupermarket development
If online success was as simple as getting Google sussed, mySupermarket boss Allon Bloch would be laughing all the way to the bank…
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Analysis & Features
Is Roundup cancer link even bigger than GM angle?
A new study shows tiny doses of best-selling weedkiller Roundup raise the chances of cancer in rats.
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Analysis & Features
Olive oil hikes set to boost sales of rapeseed oil
As olive oil prices soar, British-grown rapeseed oil is well-placed to emerge as an…
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Analysis & Features
Supermarket offers keep lunchbox prices in check
Parents who breathed a sigh of relief when the kids went back to school this month might be having second thoughts…