Cost of living insight and opinion – Page 10
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Comment & OpinionHow do challenger brands overcome spiralling logistics costs?
Amid the cost of living crisis, bigger players will be able to sweep up more cash-strapped challengers says Fiona Esom of Product Chain
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Comment & OpinionHow inflation is changing consumer behaviour – and what’s next
Results season has shone a light on how consumers, retailers and manufacturers are dealing with record inflation
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Comment & OpinionWhy climate competency training is vital for corporate directors
Boards have the most influence in driving change in the name of the environment, says Kate Cawley, founder of the Future Food Movement and Veris Strategies
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Comment & OpinionOcado’s Nigella partnership: misstep or genius move?
As the cost of living crisis bites, is it wise to appoint a multimillionaire daughter of a Tory Lord, who is known for her decadent recipes?
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Comment & OpinionAs Royal Mail strikes hit, DTC brands must set expectations
First-class customer service should be the priority as delivery disruption looks inevitable, says Nick Delis, senior VP of international and strategic business, Five9
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Comment & OpinionHow supermarkets can recycle energy to beat rising costs
Supermarkets have the chance to become energy-efficient and benefit their local communities, says Daniel Scott, VP, Danfoss Climate Solutions Sales Northern Europe
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Comment & OpinionUnderstanding ‘imperfect inflation’ is key to rivalling the discounters
Analysing shopper behaviour is key to planning our next steps as an industry, says Steph Cullen, head of manufacturing at IRI
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Comment & OpinionWhy are shop floor staff struggling to pay bills while retailers make huge profits?
Retail workers are beginning to question whether they should accept low pay on the shop floor, says Nadine Houghton, national officer at GMB
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Comment & OpinionSuccess of Asda’s Just Essentials shows how quickly shopper behaviour is changing
The number of Asda shoppers buying one of the new Just Essentials lines has risen from 33% to “nearly two thirds” in the space of one month
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Comment & OpinionFive tips for media investment in q-commerce
Q-commerce is a rapidly changing and relatively infant market, which poses both benefits and challenges to media investment, says Matt Lee, MD at Capture
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Comment & OpinionWhy brands with meaning are even more crucial in the cost of living crisis
The simple but challenging problem for brands is how to give consumers ‘more’, says Andrew Eyles, CEO & founder of Bluemarlin
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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets have thrown caution to the wind in their interpretation of new HFSS rules
Who needs a gondola end when you can have no aisle? Why not tuck a special display just round the corner?
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Comment & OpinionShoppers are changing their buying habits to mitigate grocery inflation… and it’s working
UK shoppers are making significant changes to buying habits, but there is no single overarching reaction, says Kieran South, senior vice-president UK, IRI
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Comment & OpinionWe’re eating less vegetables and that shouldn’t be happening
Despite new HFSS regulations designed to make us more healthy, we’re eating less veg. The government should be concerned
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Comment & OpinionShoppers have high standards for grocery delivery – even in inflationary times
Consumers may be price-sensitive but expectations around delivery remain firmly in the post-Covid era, says Graham Smith, strategic account director at Gophr
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Comment & OpinionDeforestation must not be forgotten in the effort to tackle food price inflation
A food production system that drives deforestation will only increase in risk and fragility over time, says Thomas Maddox of CDP
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Comment & OpinionThe food & drink industry has its eyes trained on Ranil Jayawardena
While Truss and Kwarteng will be dominating headlines, for those of us who run food and drink businesses, our eyes will be on Ranil Jayawardena
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Comment & OpinionEnergy support for business is welcome, but what happens when the six months is up?
It’s a sign of just how serious the economic situation has become that energy prices being capped at twice the levels of a year ago is seen almost as a cause for jubilation
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Comment & OpinionBrits’ changing spending habits offer opportunities for own label and brands alike
If consumers choose not to eat out, even premium food offerings can be a way of downtrading
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Comment & OpinionWhy we must continue taking risks with plant-based NPD even as inflation soars
Consumers are continuing to seek out healthier, more sustainable options, even as the cost of living escalates, says Conor Lowry of Pilgrim’s Food Masters