All articles by Clive Black – Page 3
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Comment and Opinion
Is the space race really over?
First Tesco announced it was cutting its store-opening programme down to a bare minimum of convenience and dark stores…
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Comment and Opinion
Big four supermarkets' plight can be exploited
We struggle to recall when each of the big four all lost market share on such a sustained basis…
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Shore Capital worried by supermarket price war
Is Britain’s supermarket industry in the foothills of a price war?…
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Comment and Opinion
What if the Scots go it alone?
What relevance would a ‘yes’ in the Scottish independence vote have for the food industry in the UK?…
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Predictions for next year: expect a stronger 2014
The supermarkets are battling with a very low tide of activity as Christmas 2013 approaches…
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Comment and Opinion
Brand Match vs Price Promise
Sainsbury’s has taken considerable umbrage at the decision by the ASA to ignore its complaints surrounding Tesco’s Price P…
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Comment and Opinion
Food lags behind on growth
Much of the talk from economic commentators is that the economy is back in growth and about to take off…
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Comment and Opinion
Aldi: why is it doing so well?
Aldi has been trading in the UK for nearly 20 years. In the last three or four it has delivered phenomenal sales growth…
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An uplifting harvest
How different this green and pleasant land is in 2013 compared with last year, with its perpetual deluges…
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Comment and Opinion
The promotional party - is it over, asks Shore Capital
The UK grocery market, after having a drink with promotions, has arguably embarked on a sustained binge…
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Comment and Opinion
Supermarkets will need 'rising tide' to feel economic benefit
Britain has stepped back from the precipice of a triple-dip recession to an economy some say is about to ‘take off’…
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Comment and Opinion
Farming after EU exit - what would happen?
There remains much chatter about the UK possibly leaving the EU…
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Comment and Opinion
Is Ocado playing with fire talking to Morrisons?
Morrisons’ talks with Ocado raise questions about Morrisons’ capabilities and Ocado’s business model.
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Comment and Opinion
Can we expect a little quiet on the farming front?
Could 2013 be a ‘quieter’ one for all those involved in and depending on the output of arable farming?…
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Comment and Opinion
Will Tesco change its spots with a new strategy?
It has been a tough few years for Tesco. The business that could once do no wrong stopped listening to customers…
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Comment and Opinion
Can Britain remain a nation of shopkeepers?
Is Britain still a nation of shopkeepers? For the third year in a row, we have seen a plethora of shop closures…
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Comment and Opinion
The end of the retailer space race?
A flurry of festive trading statements reveals the retail charts for the supermarkets…
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Comment and Opinion
The big supermarket squeeze
That meat processor Vion is deciding to exit the UK came as a surprise to Shore Capital…
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Comment and Opinion
Waitrose and Aldi are set for a Merry Christmas
With the shelves now full of seasonal product, how will the supermarkets do over Christmas 2012?…
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Comment and Opinion
Tesco calls an end to the space race
Houston calling’… ‘This is the end of the space race’. And so Tesco chief executive Philip Clarke announced that supermarket development…