All The Grocer articles in 17 December 2016 – Page 2
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Analysis and Features
Deal of the year: Sainsbury’s and Argos
Why would Sainsbury’s CEO Mike Coupe pay so much for Argos, a struggling 1980s brand that has a different demographic?
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Comment and Opinion
Careers advice should take non-academic people into account
The challenge is changing the way we view education and success, says executive coach Jennifer Baker
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Comment and Opinion
Unity in challenging times
I am so proud of the way my FDF colleagues mobilised so quickly in the wake of the EU referendum
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News
Nestlé loses EU trademark battle over Kit Kat shape
An EU court ruling in favour of a Cadbury appeal means Nestlé could lose its EU trademark for the distinctive shape
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News
Unhelpful weather shrinks Christmas easy-peelers
The traditional clementine in our Christmas stocking is likely to be smaller than usual this year
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Comment and Opinion
Amazon will place its own labels at centre of strategy
Sir, Amazon Go represents another example of it removing friction from the shopping process and continuously innovating
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Comment and Opinion
Joanna Blythman on palm oil: the industry responds
Joanna Blythman says palm oil is “dirty” - but the industry argues boycotts are not the answer
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News
Just Eat to swallow rival Hungryhouse in £200m deal
An extra £40m could be added to the sum depending on delivery service’s performance
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Comment and Opinion
No PGI won't mean no protection
It’s likely that Scotch whisky and Cumberland sausages will still be protected in the UK
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Comment and Opinion
Ready to sell invisible packs?
2016 has been so dominated by major cultural shifts that it’s easy to forget that some things haven’t changed
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News
First Milk back in the black after focusing on its core strengths
CEO Mike Gallacher said the “scale of our transformation has been delivered by focusing on the big things”
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Comment and Opinion
Discounters setting agenda whatever the big four's progress
The Top Products Survey is a sobering reminder that the march of the discounters is far from over
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News
Supermarkets 'among least trusted' with consumer data
Financial institutions, healthcare providers and car and home insurers had the best reputations
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Grocer 33
Sainsbury's London Road, Redhill: Grocer 33 store of the week
What we tried to give them was as good a shopping experience in this temporary set-up
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News
M&S plans to ramp up Lunch to You van sales operation
M&S is planning a rapid expansion of its little known Lunch to You van sales operation
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News
Co-op sharpens game with overhaul of IT
Co-op Food has signed a contract with software provider SAP to provide it with a new IT infrastructure
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News
Supermarket price wars slash sales by £800m
Fresh meat is biggest victim with £328m lost through price cuts and share declines
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News
Is there life in Coke Life yet?
Reformulation hasn’t boosted sales, and listings and variants have been cut
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News
UK milk sales down £240m over two years
Total fresh milk sales fell by more than £180m last year, and by a further £54m this year
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News
Bacon sales slump: is that WHO cancer report to blame?
Bacon has been the biggest casualty of the supermarket price war, with sales plummeting by £122.6m