All Ranging and merchandising articles – Page 22
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Asda’s new Just Essentials budget own-label range do what Smart Price couldn’t?
Asda has unveiled plans for a 300-strong essentials range to recapture its reputation for budget. But suppliers are calling it ‘impossible’
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Comment & OpinionThe Gondola End is dead. Long live the Power Aisle
The lack of HFSS-compliant alternatives in key categories like confectionery and biscuits means retailers appear to be leaning towards using some gondola ends at least for media displays, while freeing up space for longer aisles
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Comment & OpinionWhy challenger brands hoping HFSS laws will ‘level the playing field’ might be too optimistic
The fmcg giants have already shown they’re willing to make bold moves to drive sales and hold onto valuable shelf space in a post-HFSS retail environment
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NewsScotmid Co-op sees 20% uptick in food to go sales despite backdrop of pandemic
The Scottish co-op society invested in the infrastructure of 60 stores in 2021 in a bid to broaden its food-to-go offering
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NewsSainsbury’s launches new ingredient range Inspired to Cook
Th range aims to help customers avoid the ‘bank-busting takeaway’ as inflation soars
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NewsChris Tyas and TikTok to speak at The Grocer’s HFSS conference
TikTok, Unilever, NielsenIQ, Kantar Worldpanel and HIM among latest companies speaking at The Grocer’s HFSS clampdown conference
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NewsNisa retailer brings AI shelf availability tech to UK convenience market
The tech, dubbed Shelfie, uses in-store cameras that take continuous snapshots of shelves
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NewsCosmic Crisp apples now available in UK supermarkets
1,200 tons of Cosmic Crisp apples will be available in Italy, Spain, Germany, Scandinavia and the United Kingdom this season
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy aren’t supermarkets clearing the pork backlog?
Many producers are frustrated at a perceived lack of support from UK supermarkets
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NewsWaitrose announces start of early British asparagus season
The crop has come around eight weeks earlier than the normal UK asparagus season from mid to late April thanks to a warmer start to 2022
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Analysis & FeaturesThe rules of real bread – and 10 examples available in UK supermarkets
Real bread was previously hard to find on supermarket shelves. But as more mainstream demand for the additive-free product grows, so does its presence in Britain’s biggest retailers
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NewsJohn Lewis ditches Never Knowingly Undersold pledge as it invests £500m in prices
John Lewis said less than 1% of customers actively made price match requests in 2021.
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NewsOcean Fish lands own-label and branded supply deal for Ocado
The Ocado range focuses on sustainably sourced British fish, the majority of which is landed in the south west of the UK
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NewsNisa to relaunch Local store format with refill stations and Co-op range focus
Nisa plans to make the format more operationally efficient for retailers
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NewsMorrisons switches nine milk SKUs to recyclable cartons in plastic purge
The retailer said it could switch its entire milk range to cartons if the move proved popular with shoppers
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NewsCo-op moves all South African wine to Fairtrade standards
Co-op is also investing £800,000 through donations and social premium into a start-up winery called Fairroots
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NewsBlakemore Retail launches food-to-go concept Eat Some at Aberystwyth store
The new brands, which are exclusively owned by AF Blakemore, include The Grill, WhirlyBird, Prego, Oh So Toastie, Shake Waffle & Stroll and Soup & Spuds
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NewsTails.com makes in-store debut with dogfood launch into Sainsbury’s
The 22-strong lineup, Nourish & Protect, has a focus on weight management, gut health and immunity
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NewsHarj Dhasee opens first store under Morrisons Daily fascia
The businesses have also decided on the local suppliers that the newly converted store would keep to complement Morrisons’ range
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NewsBiggest ever Poundland has 450 new lines - priced at up to £150
A £150 hanging egg chair is one of 450 new products unique to Poundland’s biggest ever store, which opened in Nottingham on 12 February