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Analysis & FeaturesNo frills but lots of thrills as Aldi comes of age
Aldi has had its ups and its downs since its arrival in 1990, but in its 21st year, it’s clear the German discounter has come of age.
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Analysis & FeaturesMorrisons forges ahead despite trading blips
Morrisons hit its first bump in the road when its sales growth was slightly lower than the City expected over the Christmas period.
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Analysis & FeaturesAsda price helps retailer win the nation's heart
After snaring the title of Britain’s favourite supermarket for six years on the trot, Tesco was usurped by Asda last year for the first time since 2004.
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Analysis & FeaturesHow the industry's calories reduction pledges weigh up
Retailers and suppliers are certainly talking a good talk. But can they really walk five billion calories off Britain’s daily diet?
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Analysis & FeaturesCommodity price rises send confectionery on sugar rush
There’s no sugaring this pill - the price of sweets is rising a lot faster than the price of chocolate.
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Analysis & FeaturesHow is 2012 turning out for commodities?
At the turn of the year, the markets were betting on significantly lower prices in 2012.
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Analysis & FeaturesMorrisons gets stores ready for a fresh future
Morrisons is looking to impress its southern shoppers with its Royal Tunbridge Wells ‘store of the future’.
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Analysis & FeaturesThe human face of Peru's coffee crisis
Climate change is not just threatening the Peruvian coffee industry, it’s jeopardising global supplies. That’s why Cafédirect is acting now to combat it.
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InterviewsLeahy's leadership lessons
Sir Terry Leahy was the brains behind Tesco’s transformation. Now he’s written a book. And though personal details are scant, it offers real insights into his leadership and management.
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Analysis & FeaturesWho is your Hidden Hero?
We selected five unsung heroes from the world of grocery – and invited them to be guests of honour at The Grocer Gold Awards on 13 June.
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Analysis & FeaturesHazelnut prices set to drop as market calms
After years of record commodity prices and extreme volatility, confectionery, cereals and spreads makers can at last look forward to lower prices for hazelnuts.
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Analysis & FeaturesWaitrose prices plunge as it matches Tesco
Waitrose prices have plummeted following the extension of its Brand Price Match scheme - which matches the retailer’s prices with Tesco…
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Analysis & Features
Best innovations in a defining year
In the year it returned to growth, the own-label food and drink market demonstrated a capacity to bring new and interesting products and ranges to savvy shoppers hungry for both quality and value.
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InterviewsGetting to the Hart of the matter at Thorntons
Thorntons was once described as the Coventry City of confectionery because of the company’s high turnover of managers…
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Analysis & FeaturesFrom so what to red hot: why we're all Jubilee crazy
We spurned the Golden Jubilee. But 10 years on, both retailers and manufacturers have undergone a change of heart. What’s behind the change?
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Analysis & FeaturesCan't work, or won't work? The shelf-stacking dilemma
The IGD is spearheading a major initiative to hard-sell to jobless young people the wealth of opportunities in the food and drink industry.
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Analysis & FeaturesOil set to stay pricey
Look at Britain’s fields and you’ll see our green and pleasant land is turning a cheerful shade of yellow.
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Analysis & FeaturesCould wine trigger a 50p minimum pricing regime?
Wine is widely considered to be the alcoholic drinks category least vulnerable to minimum pricing.
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Analysis & FeaturesFood its saving grace but can M&S keep up the pace?
It’s busy with innovation and refurbs, but does the Simply Value range mean M&S is too tempted to be just another supermarket?
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Analysis & FeaturesAre hypermarkets dead in the water?
Three multiples have gone cold on the format, but Sainsbury’s and market analysts still see plenty of potential for hypermarkets.