All Cost of living crisis articles – Page 27
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Comment & OpinionOther ways startups can support their teams in financial tough times
For most startups or purpose-led businesses, the draw to join is a mixture of the cause, autonomy, variety of work and the team
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WhitepapersWhy fmcg brands should be changing their grocery focus
With little sign of an end to the economic challenges facing UK fmcg brands, it’s now time for them to reprioritise longer-term revenue growth management. Here’s why.
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Comment & OpinionHow brands can market premium products to gen Z
Shoppers may be hard up for cash but they’re still looking for little luxuries, say Oyin Akiniyi, head of cultural conversations at Chivas Brothers and Charlotte Willcocks, head of strategy at creative agency Impero
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Comment & OpinionWhat’s behind Iceland’s ‘biggest ever’ frozen launch?
Close followers of Iceland will know that the supermarket chain is no stranger to bold, if sometimes slightly questionable, marketing claims
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NewsArla sees UK branded sales fall during mixed first half of 2023
The dairy co-op saw sales of its key brands fall as shoppers downtraded into the discount channels and own label
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NewsTesco launches concession with crepes brand Crêpeaffaire
The Borehamwood concession will open for breakfast, lunch and dinner for eating in, on the go and local delivery
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership becomes latest retailer to cut the price of period pants
The retailer joins Tesco and M&S in pledging to cover the VAT on period knickers
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NewsBrexit border checks: government confirms further delays
The rollout of the new border strategy will now be pushed to January 2024
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NewsMorrisons brings back festive multibuys with deals on Christmas tubs
The supermarket has launched a deal allowing Morrisons loyalty card holders to get various chocolate assortment tubs at 30% off
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Category ReportHow winter remedies are being piled high
Last winter’s surge in flu cases resulted in shelves being emptied of remedies. How is the supply chain preparing for this season?
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NewsIceland begins ‘biggest-ever’ frozen launch in major refresh
The launch includes new own-label and exclusive products, and forms part of a wider refresh in response to the cost of living crisis
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NewsPoorest to suffer as cheapest food prices rise further and faster
The cost of supermarket value products has shot up by more than 20% in the past year
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NewsRetailers urged introduce more own label lines of infant formula
Only one supermarket currently offered an own label formula product, according to the The Baby Feeding Law Group
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NewsAsda launches new £23m price cuts on more than 400 products
The supermarket said the investment was part of its continued support for families impacted by the cost of living crisis
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NewsKP nuts production to ‘grind to a halt’ as workers strike
Strike action will hamper KP nut production for a week in September after pay rise talks broke down
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NewsIceland to allow customers to pay for baby formula with loyalty points
“It’s bonkers I can price promote and advertise on vape products, on chocolate and on crisps, but yet I can’t on infant formula,” Richard Walker said
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NewsHugh Fearnley-Whittingstall joins fight against mandatory food waste reporting u-turn
A campaign led by Feedback claims the cost to the industry would be massively outweighed by the financial benefits in reducing food waste
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NewsDRS: supermarket bosses accused of inventing ‘fairytale’ claims over costs
Industry sources told The Grocer research from the BRC, claiming the plans would cost the industry £1.8bn a year to run, was “ridiculous”
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NewsSainsbury’s Nectar Prices reaches 5,000 products
The figure means Sainsbury’s has closed ground on Tesco’s Clubcard Prices
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NewsBoots rapped by advertising watchdog over infant formula ads
The health and beauty retailer broke the rules with four paid-for Google ads in April, the Advertising Standards Authority found