All Mystery shopper surveys articles – Page 9
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Grocer 33
Tesco’s Blandford Forum store impresses with store standards and availability
Our mystery shopper said the 12,869 sq ft store was very clean, tidy and well stocked
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News
Sunflower shortage forces McCain move to blended oil products
‘With any change to our products, our priority is to ensure they remain at the same high level of quality and taste consumers expect’, said McCain
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News
UK retailers lose £18m in sales due to out-of-stock cooking oils
According to NielsenIQ, 4% of all fmcg products have been out of stock for four days since the beginning of 2022
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Grocer 33
Customer service and store standards slump at supermarkets as supply chain crisis hits home
There was no change in the winners of the 2022 Grocer 33 awards for price, service and availability, but our annual review reflects significant disruption
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Grocer 33
Morrisons on top in ‘Super 33’ mystery shop with both discounters
To kick off the new Grocer 33 year, we’ve pitted Aldi and Lidl against the usual traditional grocers for the first time
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Grocer 33
Waitrose takes the lead with final Jubilee efforts, Asda flops
Waitrose in Saltash, Cornwall had an ‘enticing’ display of offers celebrating the Jubilee
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News
Rapeseed oil prices surge by up to 100% amid ongoing Ukraine conflict
Ambient giant Princes confirmed it had faced ’significant inflationary pressures’ after products from two of its cooking oil brands doubled in price
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Grocer 33
Sainsbury’s crowned winner of Jubilee week mystery shop
Scoring 81 points, the supermarket’s Calcot superstore in Reading impressed our shopper
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Grocer 33
Staff make or break it for winner Waitrose and bottom-placed Morrisons
The store was generally well stocked, particularly the fruit & veg aisle
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Whitepapers
How to achieve profitability in grocery e-commerce
Despite an increase in volumes during the pandemic, one of the biggest challenges in e-commerce grocery is profitability. Discover the innovative solutions offered by Scandinavian grocers.
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Comment & Opinion
Packaging shortages and strikes will hit smaller British drinks brands harder
Small booze brands are already closing at a rate of knots. Now they have to queue behind the major players for bottles and cans
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News
Canned drinks: shortage warnings as factory workers strike over pay
The strikes would impact day and night shifts at the factory, ‘potentially leaving Crown Bevcan unable to fulfil its orders’, said Unite
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News
Camden Town Brewery drops ‘never pasteurised’ promise amid supply complaints
The brand has launched a limited amount of a pasteurised Hells lager, called Flipping Hells, into the on-trade
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News
Britain could face bottled beer shortage as glass costs surge, suppliers warn
Small and medium-sized breweries are expected to bear the brunt of the impact of rising costs
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Grocer 33
Poor availability proves the downfall of most retailers in mystery shop
Tesco’s Thirsk superstore was our winner this week – the only store to earn points for stock availability
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Whitepapers
Young consumers identified as key to surviving the HFSS tsunami
Learn how young consumers are the key to unlocking success in a post-HFSS world.
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Grocer 33
Morrisons bests Tesco on service in close-run mystery shop
Morrisons has won its first Grocer 33 store of the week award in over two months
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Grocer 33
Waitrose wins Grocer 33 but availability is poor across the board
There were visible gaps on the shelves at our winning Waitrose store but its rivals also struggled with availability
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News
Nestlé discontinues Combos confectionery-popcorn hybrid range
A spokeswoman for Nestlé confirmed it had withdrawn the snacks from sale to focus on growing its core range
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Grocer 33
Sainsbury’s puts on stellar Grocer 33 performance while guest retailer Iceland flops
Our shopper said store standards were “exceptionally high”, the branch was “immaculately clean” and availability was excellent