All analysis & features articles – Page 324
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Analysis & FeaturesAcid Test: Tails Espresso Martini
The do-it-yourself format of Tails and the higher alcohol content (18% abv) will help it stand out among its bigger-brand rivals
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Analysis & FeaturesThe mults to blame for £14bn waste mountain? Bogof!
The cost of throwing away good food and drink reached a staggering £13.7bn last year, according to the Local Government Association. It lays the blame squarely at the door of the bogof, which it claims is a cunning ploy to divert waste out of retail operations and into the home. Is there any truth in its argument? Helen Gilbert reports
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Analysis & FeaturesLocal shops for local people
The Big Society may be David Cameron’s big idea but in the grocery sector communities have been pulling together for years for the benefit of the greater good, as Judy Sharp discovers
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Analysis & FeaturesToday’s tomorrow: why the Nisa demerger plan makes sense
The consultation is underway, but leading players already accept the undeniable logic of Today’s Group splitting from Nisa, as Beth Phillips reports
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Analysis & FeaturesRubbish publicity for mults as police swoop on bin diver
News that a bin diver faces trial has not just thrust the spotlight on freeganism, but also the amount of food the mults chuck out, says James Halliwell
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Snacks are biting back with a crunch on British pockets
Price hikes on raw materials mean shoppers may soon have to pay more for their snacking habits. Mintec’s Robert Miles reports
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Analysis & FeaturesAsda’s baby brand grows up
Brands beware. Retailers are looking to steal your customers with revamped own-label lines. Rob Brown meets the team behind Asda’s Little Angels baby range to find out how fresh design and grand ambitions are converting shoppers to own label
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Analysis & FeaturesAcid Test: Hollows Superior Alcoholic Ginger Beer
Hollows Superior Alcoholic Ginger Beer describes itself as the ‘thoroughbred’ option in the growing alcoholic ginger beer category.
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Grocer Suppliers of the Year 2011: And the winners are...
With consumer spending power declining while cost prices rise, it takes a very special performance to win the approval of the leading grocery retail buyers. Nic Paton salutes the 39 winning suppliers in our 2011 survey
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Promo Dynamic: Cracking Easter egg offers hit shelves earlier than ever
Brands are doing their best to make the shopping seasons longer, while bogof is making its mark – especially at Tesco. Vince Bamford reports
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Analysis & FeaturesAcid Test: Seabrook Goodbye Salt, Hello Flavour Tommy Ketchup
Seabrook positioned the range as the first on the market that was full of flavour despite reduced salt content
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Party is over, but what’s the damage to Tesco from Double the Difference?
As consumers fume amid a press furore, was Double the Difference just embarrassing for Tesco or does it reveal deeper problems?
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Analysis & FeaturesThe royal bandwagon: what Wills and Kate's wedding means for grocery
Last year’s World Cup didn’t quite live up to the promise as far as merchandising went – for obvious reasons. But with the Royal Wedding nearly upon us, brands and retailers have another chance to strike gold. So who’s poised to cash in? Rob Brown reports
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Asda is the most successful at keeping inflation in check
The latest Grocer Price Index figures show Asda keeping its prices at the same level as a year ago. Not so at the other big multiples.
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Analysis & FeaturesAcid Test: Thirst Pockets Multi Cloth
The new “super-strong kitchen towel” aims to wow consumers and shake up the sector
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Analysis & FeaturesCould DIY cigarettes prove a £2bn market in the making?
Is Imperial Tobacco fighting the illicit trade in tobacco with Make Your Own cigarettes, as it claims, or has it spotted a nice little earner, asks Vince Bamford
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat effect will Japanese crisis have on tuna prices?
Uncertainty reigns in tuna, as Japan cuts back on bluefin imports. But the humanitarian crisis might also trigger more demand, reports Julia Glotz
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat the Big Society means for grocery
David Cameron’s vision for a ‘Big Society’ has met with scepticism and confusion, not least from retailers and manufacturers who, for years, have been engaged in community and corporate social responsibility-based initiatives. But it’s the Localism Bill that provides most food for thought. Nick Hughes reports
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Analysis & FeaturesIn the world of off-licences, is Bargain Booze a bargain?
Wine Cellar and Threshers went bust. Oddbins is on the brink of a CVA. So who would want to buy Bargain Booze and why? Elinor Zuke reports
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Analysis & FeaturesAcid Test: Playboy Energy Drink
The new energy drink is positioned as “a great-tasting product that is energy and more”