All The Grocer articles in 21 September 2024 – Page 7
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NewsMedia Bites 18 September: Tesco AI, Brexit disaster, choccy horror, Pret success
Tesco is planning apply AI to customer data from its Clubcard loyalty discount scheme to “nudge” shoppers into making healthier choices and reduce waste
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NewsCity snapshot: PZ Cussons profits plunge amid currency devaluation in Nigeria
PZ Cussons has moved a step closer to selling off its troubled African business as the personal care group reveals sales and profits in the past year plummeted. Plus, the latest UK inflation and supermarket growth data, and full-year results from Supermarket Income REIT
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NewsCo-op launches 24-hour rapid delivery in three cities
The round-the-clock service is launching later this month from stores in Leeds, London and Manchester
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NewsLIVE Retail Week x The Grocer launches for 2025
LIVE 2025 will take place on 11 February 2025, at the Business Design Centre, London
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NewsAsda struggles ‘hurt my heart’ says former Walmart international boss Judith McKenna
McKenna spent 17 years at Asda, and led the £6.8bn majority sale to the Issa brothers and TDR
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NewsCoca-Cola to continue alcohol push with Bacardi RTD launch
The NPD will launch in select European markets and Mexico in 2025
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Comment & OpinionAldi and Lidl have both copied Tony’s – but the ethical chocolate brand is only angry with one
Aldi’s Choco Changer and Lidl’s Way To Go bar both take a styling cue from Tony’s Chocolonely, the brand known for its ethical sourcing standards – but there is a key difference
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Comment & OpinionWhat Gen Z students really want from grocery
Retailers seem to be hoping Gen Z will conform to the same shopping habits as our predecessors – but that isn’t going to wash, says Freddie Finlay, final-year Oxford University undergraduate and intern at The Category Management Company
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy specialist retailers and suppliers attend the Farm Shop & Deli Show
More listings, better customer relationships and meaningful feedback are just a few reasons businesses exhibit
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NewsFood trade with EU slumps by as much as 69% amid calls for ‘urgent policy interventions’
The agrifood sectors have suffered ’the most significant adverse Brexit impact’, a study by Aston university revealed
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NewsCampari buys stake in Bunnahabhain whisky brand owner CVH Spirits
CVH Spirits also owns scotch whisky brands Tobermory, Deanston and Black Bottle
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Analysis & FeaturesThe UK’s 10 favourite chocolate brands 2024
A global shortage of cocoa, triggered by adverse weather, has pushed up chocolate prices. But which brands are Brits still willing to fork out for?
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NewsMost organic farmers affected by unpredictable weather, new report reveals
The Future of Organic Fruit & Veg report found that 78% of farmers had been affected particularly by floods and extreme drought
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NewsDanone launches fortified Actimel+ Triple Action range
The range has been fortified with vitamins D and B6, to support the normal function of the immune system, magnesium to reduce tiredness and vitamin C for its antioxidant properties
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NewsLincolnshire Co-op invests £2m into more solar panels
The latest rollout is anticipated to produce an additional 1.8 million kWh a year, which would reduce its indirect CO2 emissions by 10%
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Comment & OpinionWhy the summer of sport wasn’t enough to boost grocery
Weather influences not just what we buy and how much – but also where we shop, says Alex Lawrence, senior strategic insight director at Circana
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NewsWaitrose invests £10m in latest wave of ‘premium’ focused price cuts
Waitrose has focused on its No1 and Duchy Organic lines for the ’first phase’ of the cuts
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NewsBiona adds seeded loaf and snags Tesco listing for rye bread
The ‘minimally processed loaves’ are targeted at health-conscious consumers
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NewsAllwyn to offer £140k in cash rewards to ’Local Retail Champions’ in new initiative
The National Lottery operator is asking members of the public to nominate their favoured retailers under the new ‘Local Retail Champions’ initiative
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NewsSt Helen’s Farm moves into cows milk with high protein and calcium SuperNutrio
SuperNutrio is a new high-protein, high-calcium milk made from a patent-pending process that filters and concentrates two litres of cows milk into one