Cost of living insight and opinion – Page 2
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Comment and OpinionHow slowing inflation will shape growth tactics in 2024
Our expectation is that volume growth will be the primary focus, says Alex Lawrence, senior strategic insight director at Circana
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Comment and OpinionWhat’s driving your product and pricing decisions?
As we enter the new year, the UK economy is still in the grip of uncertainty, say Julie Neal, director, and Sabine Sayer, managing consultant, at management consultancy, Vendigital
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Comment and OpinionHow consumers shopped food and drink in 2023
Own label and treat categories have been winners of the past year, says Rachel White, NIQ MD UK & Ireland
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Comment and OpinionPoor maths and anti-brand bias are the flaws in the CMA’s new report
The clumsy and manipulative presentation of the CMA’s findings left the door open to unwarranted criticism of brands, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Comment and OpinionAt the end of a tough year for everyone, reflect and relax
Looking back on 2023, all I can think is – it’s been tough! We’ve been in survival mode for 80% of it, and sadly we’re not alone
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Comment and OpinionCOP28: We must change our diets to save the planet
Shifting diets needs to be front and centre of commitments, says Ali Morpeth, registered public health nutritionist
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Comment and OpinionForecourt fightback against fuel thieves onslaught is tough, but why?
A worryingly sharp rise in theft of petrol and diesel from forecourts is adding to the retail industry’s already seemingly inescapable crime problem.
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Comment and OpinionWhat is giving M&S second half jitters, and what can it do about it?
M&S has delivered another stellar trading update
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Comment and OpinionRetail Crime Action Plan can make a difference, thanks to those who lobbied
The government, senior police chiefs and retailers have agreed a new Retail Crime Action Plan.
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Comment and OpinionWhy we’re looking to lead a revolution in frozen food
This week’s Frozen Food Revolution campaign will seek to engage consumers, says Rupert Ashby, CEO of the British Frozen Food Federation
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Comment and OpinionAn open letter to the CMA: your profiteering accusations are damaging
I wish to highlight a concern about the approach taken in the report on suppliers, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Comment and OpinionSunak made assumptions on public opinion. Don’t do the same
The disconnect many people feel from politics is similar to the disconnect they feel from food businesses, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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Comment and OpinionOwn label’s popularity will outlive the cost of living crisis
Own label will play an increasingly vital role in grocery dynamics, says Rachel White, MD UK&I at NIQ
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Comment and OpinionGrocery delivery is not profitable and stores are the casualties
Online grocery may be the future but the pace of transition is causing death by a thousand cuts, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Comment and OpinionSupermarkets naming and shaming shrinkflation brands is a risky tactic
Will UK retailers call brands’ shrinkflation practices out on shelf?
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Comment and OpinionHow ideation workshops could solve plant-based woes
An effective ideation process can help suppliers and retailers collaborate, says Gina Overton, director of Bridgethorne
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Comment and 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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Comment and 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 and 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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Comment and OpinionWhy we need mission-led brands more than ever in a cost of living crisis
We need brands that champion purchase drivers other than price, says Ben Black, executive director at Verlinvest