All Seasonal articles – Page 36
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Feature Synopsis
Focus On Halloween: 1 August
Halloween will happen this year. But how? Neither retailers nor brands know whether social distancing will still be in place in October.
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Analysis & Features
A very Covid Christmas: how are retailers preparing for the festive season?
Retailers, like the public, have no idea whether social distancing will be in place in December. So how do you prepare?
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News
Supermarkets and suppliers plan closer Christmas collaboration
Supermarkets are increasingly keen to better understand their supply chains and pay more attention to risk management
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News
Easter chocolate sales plummet as Brits buy more meat and booze
Locked-down Brits spent £55.3m less on Easter chocolate and confectionery this year
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News
Lidl to donate surplus Easter eggs to Great Ormond St Hospital
The retailer is giving away thousands of surplus Easter eggs to good causes this weekend
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Analysis & Features
Easter 2020: luxury chocolate launches from Fortnum & Mason, Hotel Chocolat and Harvey Nichols
Here’s our pick of the extravagant Easter treats on offer at the luxury retailers this year
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Range Preview
Range preview: Asda Easter eggs 2020
With a mix of vegan options, old classics and new flavour combinations, Asda has fussy eaters cracked this Easter. Here’s our pick of the new range
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Grocer 33
Asda wins Valentine’s Day Grocer 33 in week of low scores
Our mystery shopper had an “awful” first impression of the large Brighton Marina store
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Analysis & Features
New vegan chocolate eggs hitting shelves this Easter
Here’s our pick of the best chocolate eggs for vegan shoppers this Easter
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Comment & Opinion
Prepare your stomachs for unappealing Valentine’s offerings
It’s Valentine’s week, which means Bogof’s inbox is deluged with offers of romance
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Comment & Opinion
Letters: retailers should reconsider their approach to seasonal events
There is more to seasonal marketing than selling chocolates and cards on Valentine’s Day
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News
Nisa flower sales blooming after introduction of Co-op range
Almost 370 partners have bought into the floral range, covering about 2,000 stores, with sales in the category up 30% for the past six months
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Analysis & Features
Valentine’s fizz pricier as average shelf prices edge up
The average shelf price of champagne and sparkling wine SKUs is up 22p year on year across the mults
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Analysis & Features
Food & drink products launching for Valentine’s Day 2020
From aphrodisiac chewing gum to ice cream roses, here’s our pick of food & drink products launching this Valentine’s Day
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News
Aldi claims UK’s cheapest Valentine’s dinner
Aldi is offering two starters, mains, sides and desserts for only £9.66
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Category Report
Fancy that! Easter category report 2020
As Brits develop a taste for the finer things at Easter, it’s out with the standard shell egg and in with premium products
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Range Preview
Range preview: Marks & Spencer Easter eggs 2020
From super-sized chocolate buttons to chocolate biscuits transformed into eggs, M&S has drawn inspiration from its core lines for its 2020 Easter egg lineup
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News
The Grocer Own-Label Accreditation Scheme now open for spring occasions
Tasting sessions for Easter confectionery and bakery, spring roasting joints and picnic products are now open
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Range Preview
Range preview: Aldi Easter eggs 2020
Here’s the best of the chocolate eggs in Aldi stores this Easter