All The Grocer articles in 1 August 2015
Previous issues.
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Batteries: 29 August
The batteries market has gone flat: value sales have dipped and volumes are down. But within this rather lacklustre market some brands are showing impressive growth.
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Hot Beverages: 5 September
Bog standard tea and coffee won’t cut it anymore. Brits are trading up to premium offerings, such as coffee pods and artisan teas.
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Analysis & FeaturesChristmas range 2015 sneak peek: Selfridges
A little bit of luxury for every bank balance - that’s the challenge a buyer at Selfridges says she set herself with the premium retailer’s 2015 Christmas lines.
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NewsUK consumer confidence surges
According to the Nielsen Consumer Confidence Index shoppers in the UK are the second most confident in Europe behind Denmark
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NewsCranswick revenues climb thanks to “strong” volume growth
Meat supplier Cranswick has registered a robust start to its new financial year, with sales in the first quarter up 8% as volumes jump 7%.
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NewsMarmite proclaims Summer of Love with new psychedelic ad
‘The Summer of Love Not Hate’ campaign takes inspiration from the summer of 1967
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NewsWaitrose to carry on Channel Islands push
Supermarket reaches distribution agreement with local retailer in Alderney
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Comment & OpinionAmazon Fresh: why the supermarkets should be worried
When it comes to grocery right now, all the noise is about Amazon
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NewsRobinsons Fruit Shoot Hydro gets revamp
The supplier has reformulated the no added sugar drinks to improve the fruit flavours while reducing the sweetness
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NewsMedia Bites 28 July: Card payments, Reckitt Benckiser, Tesco
Shoppers could enjoy lower prices next year as the government announced plans to cap credit and debit card fees charges by banks to businesses.
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NewsCapvest takes control of Valeo Foods
Irish agri-business Origin Enterprises has sold its 32% stake in Jacob’s owner Valeo Foods Group
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NewsLily's Kitchen to sponsor dogcast
The pet food brand announced a tie-up with the Houndsounds podcast for dog owners
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NewsGreencore sales climb as food-to-go continues to shine
New product lines at Greencore’s £35m Northampton factory have contributed toward the growth of the sandwich maker’s food-to-go business in the UK during its third quarter.
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NewsSainsbury's is second largest grocery retailer again as Co-op achieves growth
Overall sales and shopper numbers also up, with prices now down 1.6%
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NewsNaked Wines to get UK-wide Click & Collect following Majestic acquisition
Majestic has been testing the service in 22 stores across the UK for Naked Wines’ customers
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NewsDiageo to end Heineken partnership and go it alone in South Africa
Diageo is selling off its stakes in a joint venture with rival drinks giant Heineken as it restructures its operations in South Africa and Namibia.
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NewsTresemmé strikes oil with new range
The newcomer is launched under Tresemmé’s existing ‘specialist’ haircare portfolio and joins the 7 Day Smooth and Youth Boost ranges
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NewsGroceryAid raises record £4.5m
Charity launches Carers Initiative and support packages for short-term crises
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NewsOcado app taken offline by power outage
Disgruntled customers reported the app deleting shopping lists, “behaving abnormally”, and crashing multiple times
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Comment & OpinionCompelling indications of some recovery in latest Kantar Worldpanel data
This morning’s market share data is both positive and negative, depending on how you read it