Long reads – Page 58
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Analysis & FeaturesWatch: We followed a shopper around Tesco’s new GetGo store
Unlike my first trip to Amazon’s checkout-free store, Tesco GetGo charged our shopper correctly for her purchases
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy convenience store owners are working all hours
The pandemic and emerging industry pressures are taking their toll on owners, many of whom haven’t taken a day off in the past year
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat is the grocery industry doing to improve diversity & inclusion?
Industry leaders shared strategies at GroceryAid’s live event in Wembley
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Analysis & FeaturesThe time has finally arrived for electronic shelf labels, here’s why
Electronic shelf labels arrived in the UK 30 years ago, and haven’t made much dent in the market since. But that might be about to change
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Analysis & FeaturesSourced Market, Leeds: bringing the farmers’ market to motorway services
A retail and dining site at the M1’s Leeds Skelton Lakes Services champions quality local produce
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Analysis & FeaturesDoes Getir’s new dark store model make sense for UK franchisees?
The rapid delivery player has operated a dark store franchise model in its native Turkey for five years. Will it work in the UK?
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Analysis & FeaturesAll the frightening food & drink products launching for Halloween 2021
As spooky season approaches, we take a look at what brands and retailers have on offer
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Analysis & FeaturesIn pictures: Tesco’s GetGo checkout-free shopping experience
Here’s what it’s like to shop at Tesco’s first checkout-free store
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Analysis & FeaturesSitopia Farm: a utopian idyll of farming… in inner London
Sitopia Farm, near Woolwich, is based on ‘the simple premise that by valuing food we value life’. So how does the farm close the gap between production and consumption in its urban setting?
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Analysis & FeaturesBen Taw: how our Grocer 33 Store Manager of the Year showed emotional and operational nous
Store Manager of the Year Ben Taw put people first as Covid struck
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Grocer Next Gen Awards 2021 - meet the Next Gen of grocery leaders
We’ve revamped our Top New Talent Awards – and attracted an even higher calibre of candidates than usual. Find out more about our 35 winners.
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat’s right and wrong with Henry Dimbleby’s National Food Strategy report?
The Food & Drink Sector Council rejects Henry Dimbleby’s sugar and salt taxes, and is calling instead for a change to the UK’s food culture
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Grocer New Own Label Awards 2021: the winners across 10 key categories and more
Here are the best of the gold medal winners from across 10 major grocery categories – as well as the best sustainability and special diet products, and the own-label festive retailer of the year
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Analysis & FeaturesBacardí ceases production of Patrón XO Cafe: how Twitter reacted
Fans of the cult favourite tequila have been taking to social media to vent their feelings on the news
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Analysis & FeaturesHow can the meat sector attract and train more British workers?
Boris Johnson is doubling down on his stance industry should stop ‘relying on cheap foreign labour’. So how can the sectors move forward?
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat the arrival of ex-Tesco CEO Terry Leahy means for Morrisons
Will the former Tesco and B&M boss take a more hands-on role? And how will he change how the business operates?
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Analysis & FeaturesHow environmental labelling on food could be the antidote to greenwashing
Systems that offer an environmental score on food packs are developing at a furious pace and heading our way. But which scheme will dominate, and to what extent will it succeed in engaging consumers?
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Analysis & Features15 food & drink Advent calendars launching for Christmas 2021
From protein bars to pesto, we take a look at what’s inside this year’s new foodie Advent calendars
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat a true ‘eco-supermarket’ could look like
Supermarkets have long been tackling issues like energy usage, plastic and food waste. So how would the ultimate green retailer do things differently?
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Analysis & FeaturesThe limits of in-store recycling and what each retailer is doing about it
Supermarkets are tackling the problem of recycling flexible plastic and film packaging, but are these recycling points a long-term solution, or just a drop in the ocean?