in depth – Page 20
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Comment and OpinionSparks fly in batteries
The batteries category is a huge battleground between the supermarkets and the discounters, which are seizing share here as they are in grocery in general.
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Comment and OpinionDiscounters can be rivalled with information and innovation
The modern savvy shopper is concerned about far more than just low prices, especially in the wake of food crises…
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Comment and OpinionMoy and UBUK flotations: will the trickle become a flood?
Moy Park and UBUK IPOs will be hugely important in establishing if UK fmcg suppliers can make sense to Stock Market again…
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Comment and OpinionPeter Andre takes Iceland back to the future
Iceland has announced the new face of its ad campaign will be none other than “TV presenter, songwriter and chart-topping singer” Peter Andre, of Mysterious Girl fame
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Comment and OpinionDiscounter disillusion: Aldi and Lidl have a long way to go
I have not been carried away by the current wave of enthusiasm for the German discounters…
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Comment and Opinion99p Stores has made a bold leap into mainstream grocery
99p Stores is taking on a bewildering array of rivals with its food-to-go move – from M&S to Greggs…
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Comment and Opinion99p Stores thinks big in Northampton
99p Stores’ Abington Street branch is the first of a brand new concept for the chain. What’s it like?
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Comment and OpinionAldi and Lidl are far from the plucky underdogs of UK grocery
How big can the discounters get in the UK? That is the £175bn question we are tackling this week…
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Comment and OpinionDiscounters: a fashion that is here to stay?
“The fashion of this world passeth away.” Seldom has this been shown more clearly than in today’s grocery market…
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Analysis and FeaturesAldi and Lidl: how big could the discounters get?
The rapid rise of Aldi and Lidl is changing the shape of the grocery landscape. How big will they get?…
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Comment and OpinionNetto move by Sainsbury's is risky but astute
Sainsbury’s decision to enter the British Limited Assortment Discount (LAD) market came as quite a surprise…
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Comment and OpinionSainsbury's and Netto tie-up is a smart move
the big four need to realise that the price war and discount retailers such as Aldi and Lidl are not going to go away…
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Analysis and FeaturesNetto's return: Per Bank and Mike Coupe on how the jv will work
Dansk Supermarked CEO Per Bank and Sainsbury’s CEO-in-waiting Mike Coupe on their vision for Netto’s return to the UK…
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Comment and OpinionAldi and Lidl are major opportunity for brands
In the Valleys what the lads mean for the props may be a discussion about forwards and backs…
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Comment and OpinionDo supermarkets have any right to demand supplier loyalty?
What to do about the discounters? That is the question every grocery retailer is asking. (Or should be.)…
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Analysis and FeaturesSainsbury's and Netto: If you can't beat them, join them
The major grocery retailers have been scratching their heads for some time over what to do about the rise of the discounters. Sainsbury’s now thinks it has got the answer.
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Analysis and FeaturesSupermarkets jostling to avoid a ‘race to the bottom’
The supermarket price wars are a “race to the bottom” that “could deter future investors”, according to a newly released white paper on retail trends.
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Analysis and FeaturesHow Asda clinched Britain's favourite supermarket title
Price clinches Asda win as Britain’s favourite supermarket but Nielsen also shows clear signs of changing landscape…
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Analysis and FeaturesB&M Bargains proves IPO market is still open for some
The IPO window was supposed to be slamming shut, but it seems no one told B&M Bargains.
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Comment and OpinionWagyu beef: another triumph for Aldi's charm offensive
Aldi’s crowning achievement is persuading the middle classes it is the last word in über-chic Primani-style grocery…