Long reads – Page 76
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco business rates payback: the industry reacts
Industry and City analysts respond to Tesco’s repayment of £585m in government BR relief
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Analysis & FeaturesWhen are the UK’s supermarkets open this Christmas?
Several supermarkets are extending their festive trading hours in a bid to give customers more time to do their Christmas shopping safely through the Covid-19 crisis
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Analysis & FeaturesCan online grocery deliver the goods this Christmas?
Supermarkets have ramped up online delivery capacity this year. But Christmas is coming, and slots are already selling out
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Analysis & FeaturesA moveable feast: Christmas food trends for 2020
Christmas has been surrounded by uncertainty, but that hasn’t stopped supermarkets pulling out all the stops in food and drink
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Analysis & FeaturesAfter lockdown II, what now for the rent debt crisis?
As the end of protections for tenants looms, retailers and landlords are at loggerheads over what next, and a solution appears no nearer
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy is Noble selling Gü and who is lining up to buy it?
A bidding process for the pudding brand is expected to top £100m
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Analysis & FeaturesAll the new vegan Christmas sandwiches launching this year
From the discounters to high street eateries, here are all the vegan Christmas sandwiches to try this festive season
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Analysis & FeaturesChancellor’s spending review: the industry reacts
Industry figures share their reactions to Rishi Sunak’s spending review and how it could affect jobs and the economy
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Analysis & FeaturesProtein perceptions, savoury preferences and flavour seekers: 10 charts explaining UK attitudes to meat snacks
As the coronavirus outbreak prompts Brits to look for healthier snacks, meaty options are benefiting from their lack of sugar content
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat will PAI do with Addo and Winterbotham Darby?
The PE firm aims to create the UK’s best value-added chilled food company
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Analysis & FeaturesNPD Power List: who are the players pushing innovation through a pandemic
This year has been a story of survival for brands and retailers, leading to a focus on core products to keep shelves stocked. But the NPD pipeline hasn’t stopped, proving the tenacity and resilience of the industry’s top players
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Analysis & FeaturesChristmas ads reviewed: who is the overall winner of 2020?
Retailers have had a challenge getting the tone right this year. Our expert panel decides who’s done it best
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Analysis & FeaturesCulinary confidence, health perceptions and local sourcing: 10 charts explaining UK attitudes to meat
Brits are still eating red meat regularly, but they are choosy – looking for local sourcing, affordability, grass-fed diets and high animal welfare standards
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Analysis & FeaturesInside a new Sainsbury’s ‘Neighbourhood Hub’ store
The new c-store format is designed to cater for a bigger-basket shop while saving customers a journey to the supermarket. How well does it fit the brief?
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Tesco became Britain’s favourite supermarket
Tesco has picked up the Britain’s Favourite Supermarket gong for the past five years at The Grocer Gold Awards
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Analysis & FeaturesFive tips to help SMEs recharge during lockdown
For the past nine months many founders have been operating on sheer adrenaline, and they’re starting to burn out
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Analysis & FeaturesLidl’s Christmas ad mocks the schmaltz of rivals’ campaigns
The ad includes an undisguised dig at Aldi’s Kevin the Carrot
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Analysis & FeaturesHow can UK retail reach its zero-carbon target by 2040?
The BRC has laid out five key pathways for the industry to traverse
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Analysis & FeaturesThe rise of online supermarket marketplaces
With online sales becoming the norm, is it time UK supermarkets took on the e-commerce behemoths on their own turf?
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Analysis & FeaturesHFSS online ban proposals: the industry and campaigners react
Here is what industry figures think of the government’s plans for a crackdown on online HFSS advertising