All articles by Dene Mullen
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Grocer 33Waitrose is Worthing’s best in a week of low availability
All supermarkets this week struggled with our Green Issue shop full of organic, B Corp and seasonal British produce, but Waitrose shone with high customer service standards
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Comment & OpinionIt’s time to finally squash the idea of insects as food
Eat at a bug restaurant once, it’s certainly interesting. But those restaurants were always going to struggle with being anything other than a one-visit novelty
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Analysis & FeaturesAre retailers and suppliers doing enough in the war on wet wipes?
Wet wipes are the scourge of the sewer system. Is the solution clearer messaging deterring shoppers from flushing them, or a ban on wipes containing plastic?
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Analysis & FeaturesIs food and drink doing enough to tackle modern slavery?
A decade after the Modern Slavery Act was introduced to much acclaim, UK food and drink supply chains remain exposed. Are retailers and suppliers doing enough to change that?
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InterviewsFrom sugar giant to health pioneer: Tate & Lyle’s reinvention
Having spun off its sugar division, Tate & Lyle is now focused on sweetening, mouthfeel and fortification in a $5bn bet on better nutrition via its ingredients
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Grocer 33Waitrose crowned the best Cheltenham supermarket
Waitrose’s 40,944 sq ft store, located on the edge of town, scored well across the board, with a solid showing on availability with just one item out of stock
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Grocer 33Tesco voted best supermarket in affluent High Wycombe mystery shop
The 36,880 sq ft superstore on London Road came out on top with 87 points despite a poor showing on availability
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Grocer 33At Toton Tesco Extra 40% of sales are online. Meet the winning team delivering it
Tesco Toton’s Darren Print and Sam Shaw on running one of the UK’s busiest doctom operations
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InterviewsThe Avengers of Indian food: how Gymkhana is spicing up grocery
Gymkhana’s Gulrez Arora has brought sauces inspired by Michelin-starred restaurants to grocery, with the £7bn Indian takeaway market in his sights
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Grocer 33Solihull’s best supermarket in mystery shop is 68,000 sq ft Tesco Extra
The store had perfect availability, a logical layout and “well displayed” products
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InterviewsBiona founder Noel McDonald’s 55-year organic odyssey is only just starting
Biona founder Noel McDonald has been trying to change the world since 1970. And despite putting planet over profit, his organic empire is growing
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Grocer 33Waitrose in Southend-on-Sea crowned best seaside supermarket
Waitrose’s winning score of 68 was rooted in the week’s best performance on availability
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Grocer 33Waitrose South Woodford named best store in north east London area
It was a low-scoring week across the board – the 26,676 sq ft Waitrose came out on top with just 67 points
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Grocer 33Stockport’s top supermarket Tesco impresses Grocer 33 mystery shopper
The 68,073 sq ft Tesco on Tiviot Way picked up 84 points despite a moderate showing on availability, with one item out of stock and one not stocked
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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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Grocer 33Asda Huyton Liverpool wins best inner-city supermarket
The Asda Huyton store has battled high crime and overcome poor store standards that led to fines
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Analysis & FeaturesWhere next for Smithfield & Billingsgate markets and the high streets that rely on them?
The historic markets are due to close in 2028 – but with tensions running high, will this really result in the promised ‘win-win for Londoners and traders’?
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NewsMedia Bites 23 July: inflation hits shopping habits, Coca-Cola, giant Vermaat deal
Lidl has won record market share among UK shoppers, according to The Telegraph
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Grocer 33Lidl is best supermarket in our Southampton mystery shop
Lidl picked up 84 points, just edging out Sainsbury’s and Waitrose, partly thanks to perfect availability
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s wins best supermarket in our Reading mystery shop
The victory was built on availability – Sainsbury’s was the only store this week to pick up a perfect score of 20