All articles by Carina Perkins – Page 5
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NewsTesco slashes prices on hundreds of branded products
The retailer has cut base prices on almost 600 ambient SKUs since the beginning of July
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat’s happening to grocery shopping habits as lockdown eases?
As lockdown continues to ease, Brits are slowly returning to a new kind of normal. But what has that meant for grocery shopping habits?
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Analysis & FeaturesPlastic packaging: what are the latest moves by UK supermarkets?
Here are some of the biggest achievements and announcements from the supermarkets over the past year
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Comment & OpinionGovernment has left face masks row for retailers to deal with
Legislation makes it hard for retailers to insist staff wear face masks, but they must insist customers do
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Analysis & FeaturesObesity strategy: what are the key measures affecting food & drink?
This is what’s been announced, why it’s happening and who it will be affected most by Boris Johnson’s new crackdown on obesity
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Analysis & FeaturesIs violence against UK shopworkers getting worse in the pandemic?
Retail staff have reported being verbally and physically attacked when enforcing social distancing measures and buying limits on products
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Comment & OpinionWill Brits be tempted by synthetic chicken and bio-engineered ice cream?
KFC has teamed up with 3D Bioprinting Solutions in Russia to create “the world’s first laboratory-produced chicken nuggets”
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Comment & OpinionShopworkers are playing a key role in retailer loyalty during coronavirus
Perhaps it really is time for supermarkets to permanently reassess the wages they pay their shopworkers
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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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NewsTesco responds to ‘speculation’ around Aldi ‘price war’
Despite concerns about the short time frame for the ‘tough negotiations’, Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon says she’s received no complaints
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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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Comment & OpinionAustralia free trade deal comes with same food standards dilemma as the US
Boris Johnson waved a packet of Tim Tams, but swerved the elephant in the room when it comes to future global free trade deals
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Analysis & FeaturesIs Ocado right to bet big on the online grocery shopping boom?
There is no doubt the pandemic has sent digital grocery sales surging. But is Ocado right in assuming this shift will be permanent?
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Comment & OpinionMinisters must act now to avoid a post-coronavirus food crisis
The UN is calling on countries around the world to take a threefold approach to prevent an increase in hunger
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Analysis & FeaturesCoronavirus availability: which supermarkets have the best stocks of flour?
Supermarkets faced a shortage of flour last month after locked down Brits turned to baking en masse. So what’s the latest situation? And which supermarkets have the best stocks?
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat impact is coronavirus having on the UK grocery market?
mUK shopping habits are changing as Brits adapt their lifestyles to accommodate restrictions. What exactly is going on?
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat has happened to consumer confidence since lockdown began?
So as we look towards a further easing of restrictions in the UK, what has happened to consumer confidence? And what could that mean for future spending?
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Comment & OpinionCan Britain’s supermarkets hold on to online shoppers after lockdown?
Online shopping now accounts for 11.5% of all grocery sales, according to Kantar
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NewsSix ways coronavirus is threatening progress on single-use plastic
Not long ago, single-use plastic was public enemy number one. But now we’re fighting a new threat, which could scupper our progress on single-use plastic