All analysis & features articles – Page 244
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Analysis & FeaturesReady meals: Horsegate still haunts the category
Almost two years on from the first discovery, and ready meals are still haunted by Horsegate…
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Analysis & FeaturesOTC: flu remedies catch a cold in mild winter
It’s not just the kids who will be praying for a white Christmas this year…
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Analysis & FeaturesGrooming: discounters are groomed for personal care success
Supermarket sales of grooming products are on a slippery slope, with volumes sliding…
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Analysis & FeaturesSex care: sales of condoms and lubes grow, but toy sales fall
Size matters in sexcare… pack sizes, that is. Supermarket condom sales have surged…
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Analysis & FeaturesCanned goods: NPD winning for John West and Princes
Shoppers gave canned goods the cold shoulder in 2014…
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Analysis & FeaturesConfectionery: sweets dodge bullets in the war on sugar
For a category directly in the firing line of the war against sugar, confectionery is looking surprisingly unscathed…
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Analysis & FeaturesHousehold: posh brands clean up in household category
The household aisles in the supermarkets are under fire, with discounters and pound shops rounding on the sector…
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Analysis & FeaturesSavoury pies & meat snacks: brands make the running
For players operating in a category that goes against key food trends such as health, weight loss and carb reduction…
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Analysis & FeaturesPersonal care: Trend for Hollywood smiles boosts value in oral care
Hollywood smiles are so hot right now, as they might say in Tinseltown…
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Analysis & FeaturesYoghurts & desserts: Greek-style NPD helps boost growth
The ‘war on sugar’ has made life rather uncomfortable in yoghurts and desserts at times this year…
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Analysis & FeaturesSoft drinks: bottled water sales boom while squash and cordials plummet
One of the biggest stories from last year’s Top Products Survey was the phenomenal growth enjoyed by bottled water….
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Analysis & FeaturesSnacks: Walkers Pops boom in slow sector
The bagged snacks sector is a conveyor belt. As soon as a new product rolls on to retailers’ shelves, another starts to fa…
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Analysis & FeaturesCooking sauces: More losses than gains for big names
Everyone loves Homepride, according to this year’s ads to mark the birth of the brand 50 years ago…
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Analysis & FeaturesHot beverages: premium teas and coffees take growing share
The past year has been a year of contrasting fates for hot beverages. While topline figures for the sector have been under…
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Analysis & FeaturesButters & spreads: I can't believe it's not better
If 2013 was a tough year for butters and spreads (value was down 4.3% on volumes down 5.9%), the past year has been even t…
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Analysis & FeaturesFrozen food: sector melts as economy begins to thaw
As the credit crunch dawned, Britain entered a new ice age. Shoppers went looking for value…
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Analysis & FeaturesCosmetics: lipstick drives beauty sector boom in sales
The beauty sector has put in a sparkling performance, with value up 6.1% on volumes up 4%…
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Analysis & FeaturesMale grooming: razors lose edge as beard trend gathers pace
Beards are bang on trend. Just look at the decline in razors for proof. This is having such an impact on Gillette that…
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Analysis & FeaturesTable sauces and condiments: dip in damp BBQ season
Table sauces have lost their bottle. Category sales have fallen 1.4% – reversing the 2.7% value growth enjoyed by the cate…
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Analysis & FeaturesCarbonates: Pepsi wins battle of low-sugar drinks as Coca-Cola bottles it
War on sugar sees carbonates targeted while sports and energy drinks are let off scot-free… for now…