All analysis & features articles – Page 278
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Analysis & FeaturesTweet of the year: 'Sue Me!'
Malcolm Walker joined Twitter to see what people were saying about his TV show, but plenty were curious to see what he might say to Bill Grimsey…
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Analysis & FeaturesWorst TV of the year: Tudor Monastery Farm
This was the most stupefying TV show of all time. It lasted for six hour-long episodes…
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Analysis & FeaturesBrand Licensing Deal of the Year: Kit Kat
Versions of Google’s Android OS have been named after sweet products since 1.5 Cupcake in 2009…
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Analysis & FeaturesSurvivor of the Year: Simon Litherland
Despite constant rumours, under-pressure supermarket CEOs Dalton Philips, Philip Clarke and Marc Bolland all survived…
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Analysis & FeaturesChinese drought may keep dairy prices high
Until a few weeks ago, the received wisdom was that dairy commodity prices would fall in 2014…
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Analysis & FeaturesTop Products Survey 2013: Executive Summary report
It’s been a year of polarised priorities, as shoppers seek out both value for money and a little comfort. So who has benef…
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Analysis & FeaturesBiggest value winners in 2013
As part of The Grocer’s Top Products Survey 2013, we round up the biggest brand winners in 2013…
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Analysis & FeaturesBiggest value losers in 2013
The Grocer’s Top Products Survey continues with a look at the biggest brand fallers of the year…
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Analysis & FeaturesSqueezing the pips: how to get the most out of your ad budget
Ten per cent of British ad spend comes from food retailers and suppliers, yet the effectiveness of such ads is falling…
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Analysis & FeaturesIndulgence dominates promotional space in run-up to Christmas
With Christmas just days away, the gondola ends of the nation’s supermarkets are more than ever focused on indulgence…
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Analysis & FeaturesSports nutrition performance slows as VAT is slapped on
For a category hit by VAT last October, sales of sports nutrition products look surprisingly healthy at first glance…
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Analysis & FeaturesTobacco: Tailormades lose share to rolling tobacco
In the world of non-electric cigarettes, hand rolling tobacco (HRT) has once again been the success story of the year….
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Analysis & FeaturesTable sauces: Value is the new sauce of inspiration
It’s hard to maintain growth in a high-penetration category like table sauces and condiments, but both top brands have man…
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Analysis & FeaturesPetfood sales increase sets tails wagging
The dogs had their dinner and the cats got their cream – as sales in the category returned to value and volume growth…
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Analysis & FeaturesPasta, rice & noodles: Noodles and pots hit spot, unlike pasta
Convenience-seeking consumers have been really using their noodles this year… or more accurately eating them…
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Analysis & FeaturesSpreads: Marmite will hate losing to Rowse Honey
Britain’s going sweet on honey. Rowse, the country’s biggest honey brand, has ousted Marmite from the top…
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Analysis & FeaturesOils: Lack of rain in Spain falls mainly on oil
The lack of rainfall last year on the olive groves of Spain decimated the year’s harvest…
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Analysis & FeaturesDairy drinks: Milking the return of value growth
After last year’s farmer protests and mega M&A deals, 2013 brought some much-needed calm to the milk sector…
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Analysis & FeaturesIce cream: lolly sales soar in summer heat, but tubs stand still
Ice cream has been a game of two halves – the hot summer fuelled a boom in handheld, while tubs were left on the (freezer)…
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Analysis & FeaturesOTC: Sniffles and coughs help sales flourish
That long, cold winter followed by a blistering summer has given over the counter a much-needed shot in the arm…