All Non-food articles – Page 5
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Analysis & FeaturesDoes fashion need a watchdog?
With buying practices said to be suppressing wages, campaigners want a GCA-style fashion watchdog. Creating one is not straightforward
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Analysis & FeaturesHow independent grocery store Basil & Tom’s is helping rejuvenate local trade in Acton
In the four years since it opened, the shop has become an important part of the west London community
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NewsBulldog launches AI tool to guide men on skincare products
Customers receive an in-depth skincare analysis, product recommendations and care tips
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Category ReportWhy own label toiletries could clean up: Personal care category report 2022
Shoppers are already trading down to own label as inflation rises. What will the next year bring, and can brands fight back?
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NewsTesco trials removal of cardboard packaging from toothpaste brands
Tesco has already removed packaging from its own brand toothpaste products, since November last year, which it said saved 55 tonnes of cardboard a year.
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Category ReportCan batteries keep the lights on this winter? Category report 2022
Batteries have run out of juice in the wake of lockdowns. Will the anticipated winter crisis spell boom time or blackout for sales?
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Comment & OpinionScotland aside, supermarkets are ahead of the curve on period poverty
The likes of Morrisons, Waitrose and Co-op are outpacing policymakers on access to period products
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NewsLily’s Kitchen adds new petfood lines for kittens and puppies
The launch is targeted at ‘the ongoing boom of new pet parents since the onset of the pandemic’
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NewsHealth & Her to make TV ad debut during Davina McCall menopause show
It will air on Monday (2 May) during the first break in Channel 4 documentary ‘Davina McCall: Sex, Mind & the Menopause’
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Comment & OpinionAsda’s ‘pet zone’ trials represent a canny bit of futureproofing
Shoppers have more pets than ever, and while they might spend less on themselves, petcare is seen as recession-proof
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NewsZoflora debuts in cleaning wipes with plastic-free trio
The multi-surface cleaning wipes biodegraded by more than 90% within 15 days in landfill, the brand said
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NewsAndy Johnson made chief financial officer at babycare startup Pura
Johnson’s experience in fmcg began in 2009, when he joined Nichols as group financial controller
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NewsAsda partners with Netflix for fashion and lifestyle merchandise collection
12 stores will offer the full range of clothing and general merchandise products, and a further 38 will stock Netflix clothing and accessories
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Comment & OpinionHow Unilever’s R&D team is working to freshen the deodorant market
Unilever reckons the market has become ‘stagnant’, so it’s kicking off a three-year mission to stir things up
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NewsHousehold distruptor Wilton London to make supermarket debut
The eco-conscious supplier will roll four laundry SKUs into Sainsbury’s from next month
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NewsUnilever aims to shake up deodorant category with new-tech launches
The overhaul includes Sure Nonstop Protection – the brand’s ‘biggest upgrade in antiperspirant technology in 30 years’
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NewsMorrisons compost goes peat-free ahead of government ban
The supermarket, which sells more than two million bags of compost a year, said it would use more sustainable alternatives to peat-based
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Comment & OpinionWhat we can learn from Sainsbury’s addressing its key area of weakness
Sainsbury’s took bold decisions to ramp up its non-food offer, and greatly strengthened its overall proposition in the process, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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NewsP&G sends ‘multimillion-dollar’ relief package to Ukraine
P&G has =discontinued all new capital investments in Russia and suspended all media, advertising and promotional activity
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NewsStephen Hann unveiled as first Tails.com retail director
He joins with a wealth of experience in fmcg, having most recently spent five years at Graze