Design, ranging and merchandising analysis – Page 5
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Analysis and Features
How to make supermarket shopping feel safer and more normal
In the era of social distancing, supermarket trips are fraught with stress. So stores are looking to make things easier with lo-fi and hi-tech solutions
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Which UK supermarkets are selling coronavirus face masks?
We break down the types of mask available at major UK retailers and compare their prices
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Do supermarket meat and fish counters have a future?
Meat counters are going out of fashion in UK supermarkets. But with some insisting they’re ‘vitally important’, can they evolve to survive?
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Own-label showcase: Asda Plant Based vegan range
To give you a closer look at the range, we’ve chosen a range of products and enlisted an expert to give you their opinion about what works and what doesn’t
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Transforming M&S Food: what’s next in Stuart Machin’s ambitious plan?
With 31 weeks to go until the range arrives on Ocado, the M&S Food MD talks us through the major work that still lies ahead
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Is this the beginning of the end for the checkout?
Checkout-free technology is advancing quickly. But what challenges remain – and could these ‘miracle’ stores soon be commonplace?
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Supermarket vegan ranges 2020
January is the month of dreary weather, doomed resolutions and, thanks to Veganuary, rafts of new plant-based products
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Will Asda’s The Deal Depot wholesale move upset the cash & carry apple cart?
The Grocer visited on opening day – and early signs are that Asda’s venture is geared towards consumers
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Welcome to the jumble: how Borough Market manages 15 million visitors a year
On its 21st anniversary, the London market is embracing ‘new ways of thinking’
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How Thornton’s Budgens in Belsize Park has taken more steps to cut out plastic
We take a look at the new eco-friendly measures instore
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Supermarket Christmas ranges 2019
Each year, we give you a preview of the new Christmas ranges before they land on supermarket shelves
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Own-label showcase: Waitrose No1 premium range
Last month, Waitrose revamped its premium own-label range. We’ve enlisted an expert to give you their opinion on what works and what doesn’t
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Is the future for Poundland a multi-price model?
A multi-price model was blamed for Poundworld’s collapse last year. Now Poundland is moving in the same direction
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Pret a Manger, Eat, Caffè Nero and Costa unveil new autumn menus
From warming soups to vegan treats, here’s what’s on offer at Britain’s high street eateries this autumn
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Ocado Gold: own label showcase
Ahead of its switch to M&S, we’ve enlisted an expert to offer some insight into Ocado’s premium own-label range
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Will families fill a trolley at the new-format M&S food store?
The Hempstead Valley branch has been restructured in a ‘store renewal’ trial to be ‘more relevant’ to busy families
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Inside the supermarket ‘nudging’ people to make healthier choices
Can a fresh store layout help shoppers make healthier selections?
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Five picks from Holland & Barrett’s clean beauty showcase
Clean beauty was the name of the game at Holland & Barrett’s showcase this month
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How Good Club is taking the fight against plastic online
The Brixton-based online grocer believes it’s found a solution to the online plastic problem