All analysis & features articles – Page 321
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco ramps up promos... but still lags behind big four rivals
Entering the final furlong of its financial year, Tesco has turbo-charged its promotions - compared with last February anyway.
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Analysis & FeaturesLovely grub? You'd better believe it
With the global population exploding, we should think seriously about swapping our egg sarnies for ant egg sarnies, says a leading food futurologist.
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Analysis & FeaturesMaple syrup producers hope for sweeter future
Maple syrup is now a staple pancake topping in the UK, so suppliers should have been celebrating the traditional start of the season this week.
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Analysis & FeaturesVimto hits a purple patch
Vimto Soft Drinks is aggressively growing its sales and reach under MD Jonathan Bye - and not just of its purple anchor brand.
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Analysis & FeaturesDisease adds to stormy banana price outlook
Retailers and consumers alike should brace themselves for higher prices this year as supplies face a number of serious threats - including crop disease.
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Analysis & FeaturesAfter the riots
For most of us, the riots were little more than a depressing news story. But six months on, several indie retailers are still feeling the pain. So what support have they received and how is the future looking?
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Analysis & FeaturesWill Tesco's Thai takeaway be appetising to investors?
It’s Tesco’s first major property deal outside the UK and the outlook for Lotus is buoyant, but Thailand’s volatility could sour prospects.
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Analysis & Features
Baby products static in price... unless they're brand-matched
The baby category has offered two contrasting tales over the past 12 months.
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Analysis & FeaturesCrunch time: what now as PepsiCo loses fizz?
What lessons can the struggling PepsiCo US learn from its more successful UK arm? Is ditching the focus on health the key to reversing its fortunes?
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Analysis & FeaturesWhen duty calls
The black market in booze and fags is booming. The Grocer joined Customs, police and Trading Standards…
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Analysis & FeaturesPromos up on 2011 as top 10 gets new year shake-up
A month or so ago, retailers were cramming every part of their stores with deals.
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Analysis & FeaturesA cereal brand in Rude Health
The breakfast cereal category may be enduring its biggest slump for 100 years, but at least one innovative company is bucking the trend.
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Chokablok keep up the pace outside the freezer?
Tesco is driving its venture brand into new areas but it will face a tougher fight in the confectionery market than ice cream.
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Analysis & FeaturesHigh whey and nut prices pile pressure on muesli
Muesli makers are feeling the crunch as raw material prices edge perilously close to a record high.
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Analysis & FeaturesMore pie in the sky than pie and mash for Portas pilots
The government is offering cash to help town centres get Portas pilots under way but criticism of its approach is growing.
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Analysis & FeaturesTen commodities to watch in 2012
Forecasters believe higher production and less speculator interest will lead to lower prices this year. Just don’t mention the weather.
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Analysis & FeaturesAsda price advantage eroded, but it's hanging on to shoppers
A year after owners Walmart made aggressive investments in price that helped sow the seeds of the market…
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Analysis & FeaturesFirst milk, now cream: dairy takes another hit
Until recently, dairy processors under pressure from the mults’ milk price war could take solace in the fact that at least cream prices were strong.
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Carbon Trust: too slow-footed to save the planet?
Tesco has pulled out of the Trust’s CO2 scheme, but the industry had already been seeking more effective routes to sustainability.
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Analysis & FeaturesHow wholesale is chopping and changing
With fuel costs and and commodity prices still going up, wholesalers are feeling the heat. Can diversification keep heads from the block?