All The Grocer articles in 10 December 2016
Previous issues.
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News
Media Bites 13 December: C-stores, Asahi, Ultimate Products
Britain’s corner shops have contributed towards a record £299m investment in improvements in c-stores over the past three months.
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News
City snapshot: Supermarket sales hurt by Black Friday and Christmas price war
A rush on electronic bargains on Black Friday and Christmas promotions lowering supermarket prices even further pushed the grocery sector back in decline last month, according to Nielsen
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Analysis and Features
What now for the soft drinks sugar levy?
The government’s ‘sugar tax’ on soft drinks looks sure to come into force but questions remain over how much it will cost…
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News
Can the Tax is canned as soft drinks levy moves a step closer
The food and drink industry has canned its campaign against the soft drinks sugar levy
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Grocer 33
All smiles at Grocer 33 winning Tesco Handforth Dean store
First impressions were great with a “massive Christmas tree, stacks of mince pies and sweet displays” in its atrium
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Grocer 33
Tesco Handforth Dean, Wilmslow: Grocer 33 store of the week
Our Extra is a ‘super affluent’ store and it definitely helps prevent some of the issues the bigger stores have come up against
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News
McVitie's adds Hobnobs to Nibbles bite-sized range
The new line will be available from January in a resealable pouch
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News
Mince pie prices crumble as mults defy Brexit fears
The mults are sweetening up festive shoppers by offering bigger savings on mince pies than last Christmas
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Analysis and Features
Deflation eases back to its lowest in nearly two years
Supermarket price deflation has eased back to its lowest level in almost two years
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Comment and Opinion
Lager must tell its story
The truth is that lager is not connecting with 20 to 34-year-olds as a category in a way it once did
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Comment and Opinion
The 2016 winners and losers of British grocery
Not content with Leicester City, Brexit or Trump-town, the year ends with a mauling of Italy’s Renzi
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Comment and Opinion
Grow your own: the value of internal promotion
I was intrigued to read research in The Sunday Times on the added value of internal promotion over external hiring
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News
Marks & Spencer claims high street first with festive ale keg
The NPD is described as a ‘dark winter ale with fruity flavours’
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News
Amazon to provide Magic Breakfast charity with 700,000 meals
Magic Breakfast provides food such as bagels, cereals, juice and porridge to 467 schools in disadvantaged areas
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Comment and Opinion
Self-service is great but you have to get the balance right
It’s well known that self-service checkouts increase shrinkage. They can also make a store soulless
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News
Brexit cost hikes loom for Bart as its losses widen to £551k
Losses have widened at herb and spices brand Bart Ingredients despite another year of double-digit sales growth
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News
Chaucer Food Group to expand UK base after Nagatanien takeover
Chaucer Food Group is set to expand its Hull factory and HQ after its takeover by Nagatanien
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News
Adult soft drinks fizz past £100m as Brits ditch booze
Adult fruit carbonates have surged 12.3% to £101.2m
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Category Report
Zero-proof pioneers: adult soft drinks category report 2016
It looks like booze, is priced like booze, tastes like booze, yet it’s non-alcoholic. Can adult pop save soft drinks?
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News
Brakes delays online publishing of list prices until January
While not online yet, the prices feature in the new, physical Chef’s List catalogue