All articles by Carolyn Robertson
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Analysis & FeaturesSpanish production drop pushes up price of oranges
Price of oranges decreased slightly but are up a 10th on last year following a 25% drop in Spanish production
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Analysis & FeaturesNexium gives most relief as OTC sales fall
If you’re looking for relief from all the doom, gloom and deflation, you won’t find much here
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Analysis & FeaturesLaundry: major players hope it will all come out in the wash
It was a year in which £83m was wiped off sales and only one of the top five detergents achieved growth
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NewsWaitrose launches Coming Home Christmas TV ad
Supermarket describes execution as its ‘most creatively sophisticated yet’
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NewsM&S to cut its cloth, with food to make up half its offer
What do experts and suppliers think of M&S CEO Steve Rowe’s bold turnaround plan?
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NewsSainsbury's joins Giving Tuesday global charitable campaign
The retailer’s commitment to the initiative follows Morrisons’ last year
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Comment & OpinionFood on an equal footing with fashion in M&S revamp
But is there a gap for 200 more M&S Simply Food stores?
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NewsBooths sales fall 0.7% in wake of Storm Desmond
Booths says it would have recorded sales up 0.7% had it not been for devastating storm last winter
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NewsLincolnshire Co-op sales pass £300m as local produce booms
The retailer grew sales at its 83 food stores by 6.9% while trading profits rose by 4% to £20m in the same period
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Analysis & FeaturesEthics enter the picture as consumers turn snap happy
Awareness of food issues has been boosted in the smartphone era
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NewsWaitrose adds apples and pears to 'wonky' fruit & veg range
Waitrose has added weather-blemished apples and pears to its A Little Less than Perfect range of wonky fruit & veg
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NewsThe Co-op offers to sell stores to ease My Local completion
The Co-op also gave the CMA evidence to show that a number of grocery retailers had expressed interest in the two stores
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NewsCo-op deal to purchase My Local stores nears CMA approval
The CMA said it had received reassurances from the Co-op over one store affected by competition concerns
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NewsWaitrose: one in five Brits now post food pics on social media
The new Waitrose Food and Drink Report also predicts key trends for 2017, including poke and watermelon juice
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NewsFifa 16 launch change leads to gaming fall at Tesco and Asda
HMV overtook Amazon in the 12 weeks to 27 September, to become the UK’s largest physical music retailer
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NewsCMA to investigate McColl's purchase of 298 Co-op stores
The competition regulator has kicked off a Phase 1 inquiry into the deal…
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News'Bring barcodes into the food waste battle' says GS1
A barcode for fresh food incorporating best before or use-by dates could help cut food waste, says industry facilitator GS
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NewsHolland & Barrett campaign aims to help boost immune systems
Holland & Barrett poses the question Are You Winter Body Ready? with polar bear in shop windows
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NewsWaitrose trials new "ultra convenience" meal kit bag
The Dinner for Tonight kit bags are being trialled in 20 stores
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NewsM&S wage changes to be cited in parliament living wage debate
The debate was proposed by living wage campaigner Siobhain McDonagh MP