Channels reports, insight and analysis – Page 4
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Comment and Opinion
Why Tesco should stick with yellow for Clubcard Prices
Yellow has been used to signify discounts and deals across the retail landscape for decades, says Will Rees-Hooper, strategy director, Design Bridge and Partners
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Range Preview
Chocolate dogs and fruity eggs in Aldi’s Easter range 2024
Forget Colin vs Cuthbert, next up in the ring are Charlie the Labrador and Honey the Golden Retriever vs M&S’s Dougal the Puppy
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Comment and Opinion
Sainsbury’s Future Brands restructure is a vote of confidence
Any brand not currently listed in Sainsbury’s will be feeling somewhat at a loose end right now
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Comment and Opinion
Morrisons must sell suppliers a clear turnaround vision
The next stage requires more strategy from Morrisons and serious judgement from suppliers, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Podcast
Tackling crime in convenience: The Convenience Mix Podcast
The Convenience Mix speaks to independent retailers about the impact of crime on their businesses
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Range Preview
Co-op hops on bizarre hot cross bun trend in Easter range 2024
This Easter Co-op is mixing it up, from Hot Hot Hot Cross Buns as a fiery take on a classic to a new vegan Salted Toffee Crunch Egg in its Gro range
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Analysis and Features
Worst crimes against shop workers revealed
An ‘epidemic’, ‘out of control’ and ‘decriminalised’ are a handful of the ways retail crime is being described
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Comment and Opinion
Sainsbury’s IT ‘meltdown’ offers lessons in crisis management
The computer might say no, but customers still want a person to apologise for it
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Analysis and Features
Hot cross bun taste tests and UPF dupes dominate TikTok
Unpack the memes and puns of the week on social media across fmcg
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Analysis and Features
How British are the supermarkets and what’s behind their marketing claims?
Much has been made of online ‘buy British’ sections, but farmers aren’t impressed. A consultation is looking to make claims clearer
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Analysis and Features
How The Refill Coalition is giving refillable containers a fresh start
The Refill Coalition’s first standardised dispenser system trial, at an Aldi store in Solihull, is already ‘exceeding’ expectations in terms of logistics and sales. Can it be made to work at scale?
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Comment and Opinion
How to move shoppers from deal loyalty to real loyalty
Real loyalty comes from being practically useful and emotionally meaningful to customers’ lives, says Jason Foo, CEO at BBD Perfect Storm
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Comment and Opinion
What goes on inside the mind of a CEO?
It’s the million-dollar question many want answered: ‘What really goes on inside the minds of fmcg and retail industry leaders?’
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Comment and Opinion
Meal kits should be huge, but they’ve proven a tough sell
Sainsbury’s is thinking along the right lines with this SimplyCook tieup, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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Category Report
Dairy drinks trends 2024: All aboard the kefir train
As volumes of flavoured milks lose steam, drinkable yoghurt is chugging ahead – and brands expect to pick up even more speed
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Category Report
Diary drinks trends 2024: Cornering the café crowd
As inflation continues to weigh on shopper wallets, savvy RTD coffee brands are nicking customers from baristas
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Comment and Opinion
Why we must use digital tech to optimise physical stores
The answer lies in using digital strategies to complement the physical and vice versa, says Guy Elliott, executive VP, retail & consumer products at Publicis Sapient
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The Big Interview
Peter Batt on driving the ‘Co-op and Nisa success story’
The ‘customer-obsessed’ Nisa MD is looking to build on its Co-op partnership, boost retailer loyalty and extend its omnichannel proposition. What’s first?
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Analysis and Features
Hot Crossy Bs and #NoFarmersNoFood: this week in grocery on social media
Unpack the memes and puns of the week on social media across fmcg
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Comment and Opinion
Bottlecelli: Lidl’s pun-tastic installation gives Glasgow a cultural boost
Venus: Roman goddess of love, desire, sex, fertility, prosperity… and now Lidl’s bottle and can return scheme pilot