All analysis & features articles – Page 77
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Analysis & FeaturesBuilding better online grocery after Covid-19: Meet the webinar panellists
Due to broadcast at 11am on 16 July, the webinar from The Grocer Vision will bring together experts from the worlds of grocery retail, e-commerce and technology
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Analysis & FeaturesGuide for SMEs: what should you do if your brand gets delisted?
Coronavirus has sparked dramatic changes to what’s on shelf in the supermarkets. Here’s what to do if you think delisting is on the cards for your brand
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Analysis & Features📍Map: locations of UK food businesses with coronavirus outbreaks
These are the locations of UK food manufacturing, packing and farming facilities where coronavirus outbreaks have been confirmed
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Analysis & FeaturesHow convenience stores can hold on to customers post-lockdown
Local c-stores have enjoyed a boost during the coronavirus. As lockdown eases, how can they make sure they retain those customers?
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Analysis & FeaturesPrompt payment: how do supermarkets compare?
How do the supermarkets measure up when it comes to paying their suppliers, and what changes have they made through the pandemic?
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Analysis & FeaturesPrompt payment: how do food and drink manufacturers compare?
Many food and drink manufacturers are still lagging behind supermarkets in terms of prompt payment of suppliers, The Grocer has revealed. But how do they compare with each other? And what improvements have they made on last year? We collected the data and spoke to them to find out.
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat next for Allied Bakeries after losing the Co-op contract?
Allied has now lost its second bakery supply deal in two years. How can it salvage the situation? Is buying Hovis the answer to its prayers?
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Analysis & FeaturesFive sustainable packaging launches during the pandemic
Despite the challenges posed by coronavirus, these brands have still pressed ahead with eco-friendly packaging innovations
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Analysis & FeaturesCan the sustainable packaging effort survive Covid-19?
At the end of 2019, single-use plastic reduction and the creation of sustainable packaging were high on the agenda. Has the coronavirus pandemic given the movement more weight – or scuppered it?
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Analysis & FeaturesWill coronavirus safety concerns kill off the DRS?
A UK deposit return scheme has long been a sticking point in the industry. But as Covid potentially forces a total redesign, where will the plans go from here?
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Analysis & FeaturesHow have UK supermarkets fared in Oxfam’s latest human rights rankings?
Oxfam has released its latest scorecard for human rights policies
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Analysis & FeaturesDelistings: have supermarket product ranges shrunk for good?
Supply issues forced brands and retailers to rationalise when the pandemic hit. But will financial pressures keep ranges simple?
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Analysis & FeaturesThe food and drink funding challenge: how suppliers are raising cash and doing deals in the pandemic
Whether to survive, or to continue with existing plans, many suppliers have needed funding in the crisis. With investors spooked, how have they fared?
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Analysis & FeaturesGuide for SMEs: How to nail your CBILS application in eight steps
We spoke to Atom bank to provide a step-by-step guide to nail your CBILS application
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat’s in the government’s code of practice for landlords and business tenants?
New arrangements described in the code match what retailers have pushing for in negotiations with landlords
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Analysis & FeaturesHow do UK food standards differ from the rest of the world?
Chlorinated chicken is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the ways UK food standards vary from those around the world. So what other differences are there?
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Analysis & FeaturesHow to make supermarket shopping feel safer and more normal
In the era of social distancing, supermarket trips are fraught with stress. So stores are looking to make things easier with lo-fi and hi-tech solutions
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Analysis & FeaturesFood price inflation: where have all the supermarket offers gone?
Supermarkets cut promotions heavily to stop panic buying but with availability back to normal they’re still down 17% on average. So why aren’t they back?
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Analysis & FeaturesAre meat factories more susceptible to coronavirus outbreaks?
A series of outbreaks have raised alarm over worker conditions. But the industry says it has prioritised safety, and shouldn’t be a scapegoat
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Analysis & FeaturesGuide for SMEs: what is the flexible furlough scheme and how do you use it?
To explain the new features of the flexible furlough scheme, and the key points of difference from the current one, we spoke to Cripps Pemberton Greenish senior associate Patrick Glencross