Cost of living analysis
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Analysis & FeaturesIceland’s new store: why the Falklands, and why now?
Argentinian media has called the move ‘a kind of provocation’
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Analysis & FeaturesShopper spend: why coffee is the new posh meal out
Supermarkets are growing their Share of Stomach as diners eat out less
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy food subscriptions are back on the menu
DTC food & drink boomed in lockdown, then came crashing down. Now subscriptions are back, with brands shifting strategy to offer their customers community, exclusive products and special treats
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Analysis & FeaturesWill Reeves’ food tariff cuts actually help to lower inflation?
The food & drink industry is sceptical the plans will have any effect
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Analysis & FeaturesScotland & Wales elections: what policies are on the table for food & drink?
With elections in Scotland and Wales on 7 May, what do the main political parties have planned for the food & drink industry?
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Analysis & FeaturesAs inflation bites, why are budget food ranges disappearing?
With the cost of living squeezing shoppers ever harder, you’d expect value ranges to be expanding – but the opposite is true. What’s going on?
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Analysis & FeaturesWho is worst hit as the UK buys less food & drink?
GLP-1 weight-loss drugs are only part of the story as data shows spend is down or in suppressed growth in multiple channels
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Analysis & Features£1,400 a year on takeaways? How at-risk people make food choices
Bags of Taste founder Alicia Weston on why the country’s most at-risk people make the food choices they do
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Analysis & FeaturesFood deserts: the problem and how to solve it
For the poorest shoppers, access to healthy food is scarce. Affected areas are caught in a vicious circle of reduced choice and more fast food. What steps need to be taken?
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Analysis & FeaturesHow GroceryAid is reinventing itself
GroceryAid’s Kieran Hemsworth and Rami Baitiéh are on a mission to raise awareness of the financial and emotional support on offer for grocery workers
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Analysis & FeaturesHow symbol groups are investing to win retailer loyalty in 2026
Facing a cost of living crisis, the decline of tobacco sales and the rise of major mults in the convenience space, symbols are pulling out all the stops to attract retailers and protect margins
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat’s behind the flurry of ultra-premium ready meals?
Despite rising food prices and squeezed incomes, retailers and brands are unveiling high-end ready meals priced at up to £30
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Analysis & FeaturesFood inflation: seven reasons. Plus: how bad will it get?
Many blame Trump’s tariffs, but others point the finger at ‘domestic policy’
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Analysis & FeaturesIs it time for a rethink on our cashless future?
Cash is undergoing a resurgence, backed by advocates for vulnerable people and security-conscious governments. So is the future really as cashless as once imagined?
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Analysis & FeaturesHow the food & drink sector is tackling holiday hunger
As the school holidays stretch family food budgets, retailers and suppliers are taking action. Which initiatives are making the biggest impact and how?
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Analysis & FeaturesHow are Britain’s Biggest Brands managing marketing spend?
When times are tight, it’s tempting to see marketing as a ‘nice to have’. But brands in the know have been investing – and reaping the benefits. So which channels are providing them with the best returns?
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Analysis & FeaturesAre the police finally taking retail crime seriously?
Retail crime is on the rise, and with it violent and abusive incidents towards shopworkers. Is the Retail Crime Action Plan enough to tackle it?
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Company Shop was turned around
After Company Shop Group was acquired by Biffa it started losing money. But a dramatic turnaround has been achieved by helping its members and its suppliers
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Analysis & FeaturesAs supermarkets top FTSE 100 ranking for charity giving, how are other food & drink operators doing?
Report on charity giving defies accusations of supermarket greed
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Analysis & FeaturesRefills, riots and cats: this month in grocery on TikTok
From alcohol aisles on lockdown to cats shopping at Sainsbury’s, here’s what you missed this month online in the world of grocery