All The Grocer articles in 14 January 2017
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Analysis and FeaturesSainsbury's results: what the analysts say
Sainsbury’s Nine Elms store Sainsbury’s posted 0.3% growth in combined like-for-like sales for the final quarter of the financial year, bolstered by strong like-for-like growth of 4.3% at Argos. Supermarket sales were down by 0.5% with a 4% slump in general merchandise, which CEO Mike ...
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Analysis and FeaturesMorrisons results: what the analysts say
Morrisons has today announced strong preliminary results. Here’s how leading City and retail analysts reacted: Danielle Pinnington, Managing Director at shopper research agency, Shoppercentric said, “It seems Morrisons are reaping the benefits of putting the focus back on customers. As our own research showed at the beginning ...
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Analysis and FeaturesFree-range milk: sounds great... but what exactly is it?
Two new rival “free-range milk” brands are imminent…
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Category ReportA sticky situation? Jams & spreads category report 2017
A weak pound in the wake of the Brexit vote is pushing up prices of jam & spreads. How can players get out of this jam?
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NewsFreddo bar set for 20% price increase as cocoa prices rise
Move is a “last resort” to manage costs, insists Mondelez
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NewsOrganic Trade Board wins £9m in EU funding to grow sector
Money will help fund three-year campaign to boost sales, increase jobs and grow awareness of organic products
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The Big InterviewRob Collins, Waitrose MD: The Big Interview
Rob Collins has kept a low profile since taking over as Waitrose MD, but he has exciting plans to grow like-for-like sales
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NewsFortnum & Mason sales soar 16% over Christmas
The luxury brand reported a 22% year-on-year increase in online sales in the five weeks to 1 January
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Analysis and Features'Remarkable' Christmas as major retailers all report success
All of the major food and drink retailers have come through the crucial trading period in decent fettle
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Comment and OpinionChristmas 2016: a last hurrah for consumers?
Henceforth the government should arrange for Christmas Day to fall on a Sunday – every year
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NewsYoung's launches multimillion ad campaign for Gastro fish
A TV advert featuring Malcolm the Cat, Young’s Seafood ambassador, will debut across three channels on 18 January
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NewsMedia Bites 13 December: Tesco, M&S, Primark, John Lewis, Waitrose
‘Super Thursday’ provides the papers plenty to chew over, with most of the Christmas trading updates finding space on the page.
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NewsCity snapshot: Kerry pastry deal boosts Addo Food Group
Sales and profitability have soared at Addo Food Group after it turned around the performance of the chilled savoury pastry business acquired from Kerry Foods in August 2014.
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NewsWalkers to roll out premium Mediterranean crisps duo
NPD is based on the Lay’s Artesanas line well-established in Spain
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NewsSpinach like 'gold dust' in supermarkets after rain in Spain
Waitrose, Tesco and Sainsbury’s are among the retailers affected by the shortages
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NewsFerrero reassures consumers over Nutella health scare
Fears follow European Food Safety Authority warning of risk posed by cancerous contaminants
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NewsMarmite prices up as Brexit-driven inflation hits spreads
The mults have kept a lid on the price of 250ml jars, but other SKUs are more expensive
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Analysis and FeaturesDeflation weakens more as prices of fresh food creep up
Deflation tumbled to its lowest level since mid-2014 over the Christmas period amid price hikes across fresh food
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NewsBernard Matthews takeover wins competition authority approval
CMA has cleared the deal for Boparan Private Holdings to acquire the turkey giant and ended its investigation
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Comment and OpinionAs inflation hits, Dave Lewis’s love-in with suppliers can’t last
Things were looking pretty super today for Tesco boss Dave Lewis