Long reads – Page 316
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Analysis & FeaturesWhich stores struck gold during the Olympics?
Pitched as a great opportunity for retail, many say the Olympics has failed to deliver. We asked our masterclass how they’ve handled the Games…
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Analysis & FeaturesNew-look stores: Not just a pretty fascia
Convenience retail has embarked on a massive transformation. The number of retailers unveiling shiny new fascias…
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InterviewsMiller man Haigh shows his bottle
Miller’s Gary Haigh has a reputation for holding his nerve. But as rivals ramp up their promotional activity can he afford…
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Analysis & FeaturesTomato prices bounce back after E.coli crisis
After last year’s deadly E.coli outbreak in Germany, demand for salad vegetables across the EU tumbled…
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Analysis & FeaturesAfter the party: how local retailers saw the Olympics
How did shopkeepers local to London 2012’s venues experience the Games? The Grocer’s survey reveals the true impact on trade.
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Analysis & FeaturesWhich sponsors won and who stands to win?
Team GB’s heroes delivered in London - and their sponsors felt the benefit. But what opportunities remain now the flame is out?
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Analysis & FeaturesWheat price worries haven't hit the supermarkets... yet
All the warning signs are there. Wheat prices in London and Paris have leapt by a third in just a month…
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Interviews'Plain packs for tobacco is a step too far'
As the tobacco trade faces up to yet another battle, this time it’s different, says JTI boss Martin Southgate.
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Analysis & FeaturesPaddling pools and BBQs fail to feature in summer promotions
Discounters have already started flogging some of their Olympic merchandise, but mascots Wenlock and Mandeville…
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Analysis & FeaturesThe candymen can: mults plot American revolution
Is a lack of innovation from UK manufacturers the key to our growing hunger for ‘weirder’…
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Analysis & FeaturesRetailers remain chastened by their Workfare experience
Muddle of government initiatives is branded ‘a jigsaw without a picture’ despite High Court giving notorious scheme the all-clear.
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Analysis & FeaturesThe campaigners who want a Tesco in their town
The Nimbys have got competition. From the Western Isles to Wiltshire, action groups are clamouring for the supermarkets to come to their towns.
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Analysis & FeaturesWheat prices soar to leave bakers fearing rerun of 2010
Bread makers are bracing themselves for a possible repeat of 2010, when failed harvests and export bans sent grains prices soaring…
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy Olympic sponsorship is a marathon, not a sprint
Some Olympic sponsors are losing market share despite massive outlay - but does that mean they have been run off the track?
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Analysis & FeaturesEven better than the reality thing
Walkers and Tesco are among a host of brands to have embraced augmented reality. Others are sure to follow. So if the last decade was all about reality TV, will the next be about AR?
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InterviewsWalking back to happiness
After a prolonged bidding war, Malcolm Walker is back on top at Iceland. He talks candidly to The Grocer about the deal…
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Analysis & FeaturesPrice promos slash inflation at big four to a mere 1.6%
The BRC said food price inflation had crashed to a two-year low of 3.1%. Well, it’s even better than that.
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Analysis & FeaturesLower crude oil price eases cost of nappies
Falling crude oil prices have already brought relief to motorists and buyers of plastic packaging…
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Analysis & FeaturesDairy protests fail to make a splash with younger people
The farmers’ campaign has successfully harnessed social media but the impact on younger people…
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Analysis & FeaturesWould it be Dotty to drop Every Little Helps?
With a hot new ad agency, what can Tesco do to turn its fortunes around? Could it drop its famous strapline?