All The Grocer articles in 23 October 2021
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WhitepapersDelivering promotional excellence in grocery and convenience retail
Promotions can be a double-edged sword. Done well, they can be among your most powerful revenue drivers. But poorly executed and they seriously impact the customer experience -jeopardising sales and revenue targets.
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NewsAsda in new data partnership to ‘better understand customer needs’
It follows the announcement last week of ‘Asda Rewards’, an app-based loyalty scheme available to customers for the first time in 16 trial stores
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Tobacco, Vaping & Accessories
Covid 19 has seen a rise in younger adults taking up smoking of combustible cigarettes, with stress and boredom cited as key factors. But as the UK emerges from lockdown, a renewed focus on health suggests vaping and alternatives will flourish again.
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NewsEnergy price hikes proving ‘painful’ for wholesalers
The Federation of Wholesale Distributors said members’ energy costs had increased by between 50% and 250% in October
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Promotional FeatureSustainability and the customer feedback loop
With consumers more eco-conscious than ever before, consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies need to be one step ahead of the curve on sustainability, showing how they can innovate products and services that meet shoppers’ changing demands. And technology can help them achieve this, says SAP
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Promotional FeatureThe magic of short-term loyalty: instantly changing shopper behaviour
In an era when grocery shoppers have more choice than ever, what can supermarkets do to supercharge their existing loyalty activities? BrandLoyalty points to a recent successful campaign with Sainsbury’s as a positive example.
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NewsSimplyFresh pauses search for partner to replace Sainsbury’s
COO Michael O’Loughlin is to step down from the role later this year
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NewsCo-op joins carbon reduction campaign in run-up to COP26
Co-op has already pledged to become a net zero business by 2040
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Comment and OpinionWagamama’s adorable monster goes on an environmental rampage
With COP26 just around the corner, brands are increasingly highlighting environmental cred in their ad campaigns
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Comment and OpinionCelebrity Trash Monsters: stars suit up to viscerally demonstrate wasteful ways
With COP26 just around the corner, broadcasters are packing schedules with environmentally conscious content
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Comment and OpinionThe Net Zero Strategy’s meat and dairy omissions could turn out to be irrelevant
Many in the industry are striving to beat the government’s green targets
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Category ReportTest phase: CBD category report 2021
The UK CBD market has welcomed regulation as it looks to establish a mainstream following. But the FSA has been slow to take action
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Comment and OpinionBusiness owners have a duty to accelerate their work on climate
It’s six years on from the landmark Paris Agreement where world leaders signed a binding global agreement to tackle climate change
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Analysis and FeaturesWatch: We followed a shopper around Tesco’s new GetGo store
Unlike my first trip to Amazon’s checkout-free store, Tesco GetGo charged our shopper correctly for her purchases
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Analysis and FeaturesWhy convenience store owners are working all hours
The pandemic and emerging industry pressures are taking their toll on owners, many of whom haven’t taken a day off in the past year
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NewsTesco partners with Faerch to launch PET recycling initiative
PET shelf-ready packaging is typically used once and downcycled into other non-food applications.
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Category ReportBulk buying: protein & functional foods category report 2021
Despite gym closures, protein and functional foods have had a strong year. Will increased health sensitivities mean greater gains for beneficial foods?
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Grocer 33Tesco, Amesbury: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘I’m fully confident in our supply chain. We’ve done a great job as a business and it gives me the confidence to deliver an excellent Christmas’
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Grocer 33Tesco wins with perfect availability, guest retailer Iceland takes last spot
Availability improved across the board this week
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NewsIceland 100 drivers short as it heads into Christmas
Iceland recently revealed it had ordered 20% more frozen turkeys than usual after a spike in online