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Analysis & FeaturesCheap at twice the price
The packaging is awful. They look and taste terrible. They’re so unloved by the multiples that they hide them away on the bottom shelf where they sell for mere pennies.
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Analysis & FeaturesLoyalty: who's earned it?
The Grocer’s first ever study of supermarket shopper loyalty shows it takes much more than big stores, low prices and promotional muscle to create a loyal following.
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Analysis & FeaturesFishy business? Or are UK practices now shipshape?
The revelations about illegal catches in Scotland in 2002-2005 have caused alarm, but such activities may well be long gone.
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Analysis & FeaturesAfter seven years of battle,'Fingers' Fingleton departs
The OFT chief executive has experienced setbacks in his many tussles with the grocery industry, but he’s certainly left his mark.
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco prepares for next phase of Price Drop... by hiking prices
The Big Price Drop? The Big Price Rollercoaster more like. Tesco spent February hiking prices more than any of its big four rivals.
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Analysis & FeaturesAs crude oil soars, olive oil price at rock bottom
The olive oil industry is “on its knees” as high production volumes are squeezing commodity prices to record lows.
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Analysis & FeaturesRob Brown’s bushtucker taste test
The Grocer’s features editor boldly samples the best (and worst) of insect cuisine.
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Analysis & FeaturesA year on, is Clarke getting Tesco back on track?
He’s had a rough ride in his first 12 months, but the CEO could soon appease his critics with a raft of measures for the UK.
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Analysis & FeaturesVimto hits a purple patch
Vimto Soft Drinks is aggressively growing its sales and reach under MD Jonathan Bye - and not just of its purple anchor brand.
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Analysis & FeaturesMaple syrup producers hope for sweeter future
Maple syrup is now a staple pancake topping in the UK, so suppliers should have been celebrating the traditional start of the season this week.
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco ramps up promos... but still lags behind big four rivals
Entering the final furlong of its financial year, Tesco has turbo-charged its promotions - compared with last February anyway.
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Analysis & FeaturesSmarter ideas about water usage need to start flowing
How are farmers coping with the devastating drought that has hit many parts of Britain?
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Analysis & FeaturesLovely grub? You'd better believe it
With the global population exploding, we should think seriously about swapping our egg sarnies for ant egg sarnies, says a leading food futurologist.
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Analysis & FeaturesDisease adds to stormy banana price outlook
Retailers and consumers alike should brace themselves for higher prices this year as supplies face a number of serious threats - including crop disease.
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Analysis & FeaturesWill Tesco's Thai takeaway be appetising to investors?
It’s Tesco’s first major property deal outside the UK and the outlook for Lotus is buoyant, but Thailand’s volatility could sour prospects.
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Analysis & FeaturesAfter the riots
For most of us, the riots were little more than a depressing news story. But six months on, several indie retailers are still feeling the pain. So what support have they received and how is the future looking?
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Analysis & FeaturesCrunch time: what now as PepsiCo loses fizz?
What lessons can the struggling PepsiCo US learn from its more successful UK arm? Is ditching the focus on health the key to reversing its fortunes?
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Analysis & Features
Baby products static in price... unless they're brand-matched
The baby category has offered two contrasting tales over the past 12 months.
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Analysis & FeaturesWhen duty calls
The black market in booze and fags is booming. The Grocer joined Customs, police and Trading Standards…
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InterviewsFirst Milk's got talent
Since taking over as First Milk CEO, Kate Allum has turned it into an integrated, international concern. And despite high-profile export deals, she’s content for the company to grow steadily.