Cost of living insight and opinion
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Comment & Opinion‘Lethal’ Glen’s Vodka highlights growing food fraud concerns
It’s yet another in a long list of food fraud incidents reported this year
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Comment & OpinionWhat we can learn from insolvencies in fresh produce
Businesses are being hit by the weather, supermarket behaviour and consumer trends, says Tom Swiers, director and head of food & drink at Interpath Advisory
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Comment & OpinionIceland is right to flag retail crime measures, but police support is a must
Richard Walker’s proposal for more heavy-handed security guards likely stems from concerns over police support
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Comment & OpinionThink local to improve Britain’s high streets
If Labour is to rejuvenate our high streets, it needs to think carefully about the marketing and creative propositions that will thrive in this new future, says Fergus McCallum, CEO at creative agency TBWA\MCR
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Comment & OpinionWhy promotional investment is the new formula for growth
There has been a significant increase in promotional spending over the past 12 months, says Alex Lawrence, senior strategic insight director at Circana
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Comment & OpinionBrands must break the shrinkflation cycle and earn back trust
Brands have more to lose than to gain by employing the tactics of shrinkflation, says Daniel Quinn, head of innovation at The Forge
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Comment & OpinionIsn’t it time retailers focused on both price and experience?
The traditional paradigm of a choice between low prices and a good customer experience is no longer as clear-cut, says Julian Skelly, managing partner at Publicis Sapient
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Comment & OpinionLabour has a golden opportunity to revive retail
The new government is an opportunity for fresh thinking, says Helen Dickinson, CEO of the British Retail Consortium
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Comment & OpinionWhy own label is set to dominate NPD and how brands should respond
Supermarket brands aren’t just cheaper – they are becoming more innovative and exciting for consumers too, says Daniel Quinn, head of innovation at The Forge
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Comment & OpinionHow manufacturers can plan for unpredictable UK weather
Retailers and manufacturers can’t control the weather but they can plan for it, says Alex Lawrence, senior strategic insight director at Circana
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Comment & OpinionHow premium brands can survive the bargain-hunting era
The rise of budget supermarkets, copycat products, price deals, own brands, bulk offers, and loyalty prices have all further embedded price-savvy consumer behaviour, says Natasha Murray, chief client officer at media agency UM
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Comment & OpinionDimbleby: Election offers the chance for real food system change
The UK is uniquely well placed to kickstart change in our food system, says Henry Dimbleby, author of the National Food Strategy and managing partner of Bramble Partners
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Comment & OpinionThe food sector must use its collective might post-election
When I talk to industry leaders, I hear a growing commitment to working together to drive progress at pace, says Sarah Bradbury, CEO of IGD
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Comment & OpinionHow can the food & drink industry thrive? Ask young people
All over the world, young people are beginning to question a food system that is making it hard to be healthy, says Sharon Bligh, director of health & sustainability at Consumer Goods Forum, and Molly Lewis, 17-year-old activist from Bite Back 2030
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Comment & OpinionLabour’s National Food Strategy aim is laudable, but will drive inflation
Henry Dimbleby’s recommendations should be broken down, prioritised and phased in over time, says David Sables of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Comment & OpinionSix trends influencing gen Z and millennial shoppers
These cohorts are seeking food & drink that improves sleep, mental health and more, says Signe Svanfeldt, lead nutritionist at Lifesum
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Comment & OpinionWhat’s with Which?’s witchhunt against loyalty cards?
Which? claims the latest use of personalised deals could lead to an epidemic of overbuying as hapless hard-up Brits go on spending splurges in search of Clubcard rewards
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Comment & OpinionFood banks are now normalised. This is a failure of state
Emergency charitable food aid feels like it has become entrenched in the UK, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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Comment & OpinionAs inflation eases, businesses must rise to the volume challenge
Businesses across the food and drink system share a common aim: they need to get volume moving, says James Walton, chief economist at IGD
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Comment & OpinionDiscounters keep the market honest and ensure shopper trust
The discounters keep us out of arguments that rage in markets like Canada, where doubts circle around retailers profiteering, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants