Long reads – Page 315
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Analysis & FeaturesPET and aluminium price upturn a blip?
After a poor summer hit soft drinks sales in 2012, brand owners are now seeing packaging costs rise…
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Analysis & FeaturesDo new Coke ads convince that it cares about obesity?
Three experts rule: impressive altruism or just saccharine PR?…
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat's new at Sulls Convenience Store and Post Office
If there’s a new product launched we always aim to stock it as soon as it becomes available…
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Analysis & FeaturesHas Tesco opened a can of worms with its Price Promise?
Tesco’s ambitious latest entry into the price comparison arena may run into trouble over non-applicable items…
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Analysis & FeaturesEaster egg promos down as novelties hog the limelight
Retailers and confectionery suppliers have been shelling out on far fewer Easter promotions this year…
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Analysis & FeaturesThe infinite variety of high street retail?
The success of the variety discounters is buoying up this year’s ranking of the UK’s Top 50 independents…
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Analysis & FeaturesMercadona
Spain’s largest retailer has “positively thrived” in the country’s austere economy as it developed a hybrid discounter approach…
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Analysis & FeaturesMagnit
Magnit’s aggressive expansion strategy in Russia – focused on c-stores and hypermarkets…
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Analysis & FeaturesMarks & Spencer
M&S has been a pioneer in grocery innovation since before the war and invented the chilled ready meals category almost single-handedly…
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Analysis & FeaturesLulu
The retail division of Emke Group is one of the fastest-growing supermarket chains in the Middle East…
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Analysis & Features
Lotte Shopping Co
Operating a number of different formats, including department stores and discount stores…
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Analysis & FeaturesLoblaw
With sales of CAD$32bn, and more than 1,000 stores trading under 22 different banners, Loblaw is Canada’s “largest…
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Analysis & FeaturesLidl
Founded in Germany in the 1930s as a wholesaler, Lidl is today one of the largest grocery retailers in Europe.
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Analysis & FeaturesJerónimo Martins/Biedronka
In its domestic market, JMR operates the biggest supermarket in Portugal…
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Analysis & FeaturesGroupe Casino
From its “dominant position in [Brazil], one of the world’s most promising retail markets”…
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Analysis & FeaturesFruit & Veg City
Borrowing from the Whole Foods Market model, Fruit & Veg City’s Food Lover’s Market was for discerning foodies…
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Analysis & FeaturesFortnum & Mason
Famed for its “beautiful façade” and “eye-catching window displays”, Fortnums opened on its current site on Piccadilly in 1707…
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Analysis & FeaturesFood Bazaar
Supermarkets Food Bazaar, India-based Future Group’s flagship chain, combines the best of Western and Indian values…
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Analysis & FeaturesFalabella/Tottus Supermarkets
With annual revenue of $9.4bn, Falabella is Chile’s second-largest retail company…