All The Grocer articles in 4 February 2017
Previous issues.
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Feature Synopsis
Focus On Wine & Champagne: 15 April
Chin chin! Brits have splashed out nearly an extra £100m on Prosecco and Champagne in the past year - making it the strongest performing booze sector in grocery. So why are Brits knocking back more fizz? What kinds of wine are on and off trend and what will be the next big thing?
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Focus On Own label: 15 April
Own label’s share of grocery sales is once again rising in the mainstream mults. To what extent is this being driven by falling prices for brands? What about the development of upper tier and specialist own label lines? And what does the coming year have in store?
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Focus On Barbecue: March 25
Witness the rise of the mid-week barbecue! More and more Brits are firing up the barbie on a weekday, according to analysis for The Grocer, which shows there were 64.9 million mid-week barbecues in 2016
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Comment and Opinion
Amazon is quick to experiment but its expansion into UK grocery will be slow
Since it started pursuing the UK grocery market in 2015, Amazon’s every move has provoked prophecies of doom
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Analysis and Features
Aldi’s steady progress proves industry sharks wrong
Today’s news that Aldi has broken into the Top 5 validates the German discounter’s strategy plan, and confounds its critics
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News
Starbucks and Costa unveil coffee cup recycling schemes
Initiatives come after Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall highlighted scale of waste…
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Analysis and Features
Property special: Revamps, refurbs and refits
The Space Race has been dead for years. Although someone forgot to tell Aldi and Lidl
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News
Tesco and Morrisons ration lettuces to ensure availability
Spanish crop shortages have led to bulk buying of lettuce in supermarkets
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News
Walkers kicks off Champions League TV ad campaign
A new ad features football fans gathered in a variety of locations to watch a match
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News
Somerdale in Philippines cheese deal
Somerdale International has secured a deal to export British cheeses to The Philippines for the first time
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News
Bear Nibbles turns Alphabites box into bear with redesign
The revamp has clearer focus on the cereal brand’s nutritional credentials
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News
Q&A with Ocado CFO: Amazon, robotic arms and one-hour delivery
Duncan Tatton-Brown talks emerging threats and Morrisons’ increasingly cosy relationship with its largest competitor
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News
Food prices begin to rise in wake of underlying cost pressures
Lower prices were recorded in January, but BRC believes this will only be a short-term blip
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My Alternative CV
Yanko Kolevski of Cofico: My Alternative CV
It has become obscene, the amount of packaging and “pretty” boxes
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News
Sayers reports sales decline amid 'challenging year'
North West bakery chain Sayers slipped to a loss last year after it said Brexit had shaken consumer confidence
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Comment and Opinion
Who's got the answer? The value of winging it
There no easy answers in business, especially if you’re a startup, says Camilla Barnard of Rude Health. Entrepreneurs have to think fast on their feet
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News
Ocado shares rise and fall as profits improve
Patient Ocado shareholders received a boost on Tuesday as the online grocer posted better-than-expected full-year profits
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News
Tayto grows popcorn with Portlebay rescue
Tayto hopes to tap booming appetite for popcorn after putting together a pre-pack rescue deal for premium brand Portlebay
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Analysis and Features
Indies split over impact of Tesco-Booker merger plan
The independent trade is split down the middle on the merits of the shock £3.7bn Tesco-Booker merger
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Comment and Opinion
How will the CMA view the Booker-Tesco deal?
Charles Wilson has run rings round the competition for years. Can he now run rings round the CMA?