All Product prices articles – Page 135
-
NewsCommodities: Chocolatiers brace as poor harvests inflate cocoa price
As other manufacturers breathe a sigh of relief at falling costs, the cocoa industry is taking a deep breath as it watches prices rise. James Ball reports
-
NewsAdvertising: Butter brands spread the ads on thick
Johnny Rotten, crumpet-topped camper vans and stunt-jumping cows - who said butter was boring?
-
NewsGrocer 33: Tesco wins on shopping experience
Tesco's immaculate Maryhill branch in Glasgow was this week's top store, thanks to a chatty checkout assistant, no queue and staff who were happy to help
-
NewsCommodities: Cucumbers soar in price as bananas and apples crash
Apples, bananas and grapes are feeling the retail price squeeze but cucumbers and mushrooms have soared in price in the past month, says Richard Ford
-
NewsAdvertising: Co-op and Aldi are of like minds
Interesting parallels can be drawn between recent advertising from The Co-operative Group and Aldi, says Richard Hemmings
-
NewsGrocer 33: Spot-on staff win the week for Waitrose
A full trolley, no queues and “excellent” staff helped Waitrose in Lewes net our top store award, in a week where availability and customer service was a mixed bag
-
NewsCommodities: Dairy prices stay on a level despite wholesale volatility
Retail prices for dairy products remained virtually unchanged this month but the picture at wholesale level was very different says James Ball
-
Analysis & FeaturesPromo Dynamic: Frozen ready meals climb the rankings
The total number of featured space promotions has remained high this week, though it fell back slightly to 1,655 as Christmas trading faded to a distant memory
-
NewsAdvertising: Hoy takes Bran Flakes up a gear
After so many of our sporting stars returned from Beijing with gold, brands seeking athletic endorsements from Team GB heroes had plenty to choose from
-
NewsGrocer 33: Corstorphine Tesco delivers on all counts
Tesco in Corstorphine, Edinburgh won this week’s top store award thanks to a clean branch with strong availability, smiling staff and an efficient checkout assistant
-
NewsGrocer 33: Asda basket £2.21 cheaper than Tesco
Asda put clear air between itself and its rivals for the fourth week running, thanks to five promotions and 24 of the cheapest or joint-cheapest items in its £44.19 trolley
-
News
Motorway services giant RoadChef on the market
The owner of RoadChef is looking for potential buyers for the business, as the motorway services giant feels the effects of the supermarket price war on fuel.
-
NewsCommodities: Take heart grocers, a weak pound is not all bad news
The outlook may be mixed at best for the UK economy, but the weak pound could be very good news for food and drink, says Mintec's Andrew Larkham
-
NewsAdvertising: Baileys is the Christmas big spender
Despite Diageo’s efforts to extend Baileys’ appeal beyond a Christmas treat, the festive period remains a crucial time for sales
-
NewsGrocer 33: Asda makes it a hat-trick at the top
Asda yet again provided the cheapest basket this week, securing itself the cheapest retailer title for the third week running thanks to a whopping 26 cheapest or joint-cheapest items.
-
NewsGrocer 33: Shoppers fill four baskets
A chatty checkout assistant, no out-of-stock items and plenty of tills open helped Morrisons' Banbury branch net our top store award this week. It was a close call, however, as four of the five retailers boasted no out of stocks
-
Analysis & Features
Promo Dynamic: Wine defies detox to stay in top spot
Retailers hope consumers are giving the usual January detox a miss this year, as wine extends its lead at the top of the Promo Dynamic table
-
News
Retail rice price stuck six times higher than the commodity cost
The shelf price of a bag of rice is more than six times the cost of the commodity, The Grocer can reveal.The cost of importing rice rocketed from about $400/tonne (£274/tonne) to more than $1,100/tonne last May amid severe supply shortages....
-
NewsAdvertising: Supermarkets splash out on Christmas ads
Supermarket advertising was one of the few sectors to grow in 2008. The trend continued in the lead-up to Christmas, finds Richard Hemming
-
NewsGrocer 33: No lowlights - Sainsbury's wins top spot
A full trolley, short queues, helpful staff and “no lowlights” helped Sainsbury's in Stirling net our top store award, finds Joanne Grew