All The Grocer articles in 15 February 2020 – Page 5
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Comment and Opinion
Why grocers must monetise their media estates to stay competitive
For grocers to thrive over the next few years, they need to focus on new revenue streams to improve profitability, says Matt Lee, MD at Capture
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News
Food shortage warnings after Gove confirms post-Brexit border checks
Yesterday logistics industry bosses heard the first official confirmation that there would not be frictionless trade for goods regardless of the outcome of trade talks
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News
Ocado results reveal legal fees of £1.3m and M&S range growth plans
The total cost of the litigation action is likely to increase as the court battle rolls on, with Faiman denying allegations and counter-suing the company
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News
Aldi and Lidl swipe millions in sales from Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons
Tesco’s losses, which represent the fall in sales arising directly from a gain for the discounters, are the largest by any retailer over all time periods
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News
Bonraw looks to take on ‘sugar monsters’ with Silverbirch alternative
Silverbirch is billed as a lower calories replacement for white refined sugar
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News
Young’s aims to net younger consumers with major packaging redesign
Young’s new look is said to be simpler with sharper colours, fresh photography and a more modern style
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News
ACS calls for government action on business rates and shoplifting ahead of budget
The Association of Convenience Stores has pressed for changes to policies on business rates, crime and employment costs
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Analysis and Features
Failure to deliver: the trouble with grocery deliveries and how to tackle it
Rural homes, high-rise flats and even customers not answering the door pose problems for online grocers. Is there any way to eliminate the issue?
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News
Media Bites 11 Feb: Brexit trade; Chinese prices, Harry’s/Edgewell
The Government confirms the end of frictionless trade with the EU post Brexit, Chinese prices spike on the Coronavirus outbreak and John Lewis will start selling make-up for men
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News
City snapshot: Ocado slumps to £215m loss as Andover fire hits profits
Ocadoreports strong results despite the impact of a fire at its Andover CFC last year, M&S snaps up Greencore CFO and Cranswick buys leading UK pig farm
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Comment and Opinion
Are PHE’s new salt reduction targets doomed to fail?
PHE’s new salt targets seem impossible – not least with Brexit preparation to deal with
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News
Allplants smashes £2m crowdfunding target in 48 hours
The crowdfunding campaign will kick off a bigger institutional raise planned before the end of 2020
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News
Grocery giants to unite to embrace diversity and inclusion
The ’Diversity and Inclusion in Grocery’ conference will take place 12 March
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News
Squeaky Bean vegan pancakes to hit shelves in Waitrose
The supermarket added that searches for vegan pancakes on Waitrose.com were up 1,385%
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News
Grupo Bimbo to bring swathe of global bakery brands to UK
It has debuted two ‘Salmas’ crackers in Sainsbury’s.
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Comment and Opinion
The next food strategy must champion British standards and quality
The next National Food Strategy must strengthen the UK as a global leader in food safety, says Andrew Swift, CEO at Fera Science
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News
Water kefir producer Agua de Madre turns to the crowd to scale up
Craft-brewed fermented water kefir producer Agua de Madre has turned to the crowd as it aims to take on the low & no UK drinks market
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Comment and Opinion
Supermarkets must lead the way on consumer food waste education
There are not only ethical considerations but business incentives to food waste education, says Tessa Clarke, co-founder and CEO of food sharing app Olio
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Comment and Opinion
Supermarkets of the future will be built on service – so invest in payments
Payments may not seem the most glamorous area to invest in, but retailers should not underestimate the power of convenient services, says Aaron Shields, executive strategy director at Fitch
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News
Trewithen Dairy owner Cornish Farm's sales surge by more than a third
Cornish Farm Dairy has seen sales boosted 34.6% due in part to two major ‘long-term’ retail milk contracts