All The Grocer articles in 27 July 2019 – Page 9
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Comment and Opinion
Holland & Barrett has what it takes to propel clean beauty beyond Goop
Clean beauty is the influence behind Holland & Barrett’s latest range. And it may just have mainstream appeal
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Comment and Opinion
Consumers love a brand with values… but beware opportunism
Younger consumer ‘tribes’ will switch to brands with values - but they are quick to spot gimmicks
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News
GroceryAid eyes bigger venue for Barcode Festival after raising £450,000
New venue will have capacity for at least 3,500 people after this year’s sell-out success
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Feature Synopsis
Focus On Batteries: 24 August
As consumers get ever more frustrated by running out of juice, brands are fighting it out to deliver their longest-lasting products yet
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Comment and Opinion
Want to attract millennials and Gen Z? Focus on authenticity, not fads
Many retailer challenger brand schemes wrongly focus on ‘weird and wonderful’ products, says Philip Koh, co-founder and strategy director at Without design studio
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Feature Synopsis
Focus On Roast Dinners: 17 August
The number of roasts eaten alone is rising, both during the week and at the weekend
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News
Tyrrells to revamp veg crisps as part of revival plan
The autumn will see the supplier ‘using new and exclusive technology to create the biggest and best-quality veg crisp experience’
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News
Sainsbury’s to open ‘world’s first’ low and no alcohol pub
It will serve a range of low and non-alcoholic beers, wines and spirits, as well as a new drink called Celtic Soul, which it claims is “the UK’s first non-alcoholic dark distillate”
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News
City snapshot: Reckitt Benckiser agrees $1.4bn US drugs fine
Reckitt Benckiser has agreed to pay a $1.4bn fine to close a US Department of Justice investigation into the sales and marketing of an opioid addiction drug under its former pharma arm. Plus, McBride warns of further sales weakness and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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News
Media Bites 11 July: Heineken, UK economy, M&S
Heineken’s pub chain is to be investigated over concerns it strong-armed landlords who wanted to cut ties with the brewer into continuing to sell its beer.
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Comment and Opinion
M&S’s giveaway toys have a whiff of desperation and confusion
Given the current backlash around plastic, could there possibly be a worse time for M&S’s idea?
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News
Paloma Faith links with Boë Gin for ad and unique cocktail
An ad starring the singer will air on the brand’s social media channels
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News
Causeway Capital to shut a further 14 Patisserie Valerie stores
The new private equity owner of Patisserie Valerie is to shut a further 14 stores at the cost of 100 jobs.
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News
Media Bites 10 July: Ocado/M&S, Asda, Patisserie Valerie
Ocado and Marks & Spencer are both heavily covered in this morning’s papers ahead of the launch of their JV.
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Comment and Opinion
How the big four supermarkets are helping save the British high streets
Broader offerings are attracting new shoppers, says Matt Lee, managing director at Capture
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News
Lucozade Ribena Suntory enters iced tea market with MayTea
Each 100ml of MayTea contains no more than 3g of sugar and 13 calories
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News
Sales of MSC UK fish and seafood hit £1bn mark
The certification scheme has crowned Tesco its ‘Supermarket of the Year’
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Range Preview
Range preview: Tesco Christmas 2019
Here are 10 new festive products that caught our eye in the Tesco Christmas range
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Comment and Opinion
The latest meat fraud outrage is exaggerated. But the risk isn’t
The claim ‘one in five meat products contain animal not stated on the label’ is untrue. But there’s no doubt we must be more vigilant in the fight against meat fraud
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News
Unilever aims to slash plastic with ‘super-concentrated’ Cif EcoRefill
Ecorefill is forecast to save 1.5 million plastic bottles by the end of 2020