in depth – Page 7
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Comment and Opinion
Where Tesco went wrong with Jack’s discount endeavour
Tesco should have invested in more advantageous opportunities, says Rebecca Crook, chief growth officer at Somo
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Comment and Opinion
The only surprise about Jack’s is that it didn’t close sooner
Aldi and Lidl are again growing strongly, and Tesco is keen to keep pace
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Comment and Opinion
Aldi’s checkout-free store: what’s in it for a discounter?
The checkout-free format could be a worthy investment in a market where Amazon is dominating, says Miya Knights, co-author of Amazon and Omnichannel Retail
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Analysis and Features
Is Jack Monroe right about food inflation hitting the poorest hardest?
Jack Monroe sparked a media storm last week by showing it is budget items facing some of the biggest price hikes. Is she right?
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Comment and Opinion
Inflation is only just beginning. Suppliers and retailers have a rocky road ahead
Suppliers face double jeopardy on price moves: a risk of fallout with retailers and of choking off demand from consumers at higher pricing, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Comment and Opinion
Just walk out could be a game-changer for Aldi’s stores
Aldi’s ‘just walk out’ move seems unlikely for a no-frills discounter. But if it works it makes total sense
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Analysis and Features
Aldi’s new ‘just walk out’ Greenwich store: what’s it like inside?
It’s the first UK discounter store letting customers simply pick up their shopping and leave, before billing them in an app. So what’s it like?
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Comment and Opinion
The results are in and the winner is… grocery
We have Kantar and NielsenIQ to tell us about topline sales momentum, but that’s slim pickings versus the updates from the plcs
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Analysis and Features
Who were grocery’s big winners and losers of Christmas 2021?
The mults managed to keep spend flat compared with 2020 (though inflation played a part). Who got what they wished for and who’s hungover?
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Comment and Opinion
Food hygiene ratings are a cause for concern - but not in supermarkets
Aldi achieves near-perfect food hygiene rating, with other major grocers also doing well
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Comment and Opinion
Supermarkets need q-commerce to win back share from discounters
Convenience is the new weapon in the battle against Aldi and Lidl, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Analysis and Features
Christian Härtnagel’s legacy of loyalty and the next steps for Lidl GB
Härtnagel’s promotion to Lidl Germany CEO shows he has impressed in his role here. So what has he achieved, and who is Ryan McDonnell?
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Analysis and Features
Can Iceland offset its way to becoming plastic neutral?
The supermarket is investing £1.7m in collecting and recycling
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Comment and Opinion
Grocery can’t pretend the rise of disrupting channels isn’t happening
The data needed to truly understand these new channels isn’t there – but industry can’t bury its head in the sand, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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Comment and Opinion
Whether or not Iceland hits its 2023 plastic target, no one can tarnish its achievement
Iceland’s commitment has inspired rivals and put pressure on packaging suppliers
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Comment and Opinion
Shortages? What shortages? Aldi CEO sets out ‘unique advantages’ on availability
Amid the chaos – now topped with consumers coming to blows on petrol station forecourts amid challenges for fuel supplies – Aldi appears to somehow be well-stocked
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Comment and Opinion
Shopworkers deserve proper protection right across the UK, not just in Scotland
Retail violence is an epidemic that gets worse every year, says BRC CEO Helen Dickinson
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Comment and Opinion
Does Mere’s low-service, low-price model really have a long-term future in the UK?
If you don’t make shoppers feel something positive during the few moments you have with them, someone else will, says Natalia Bochenska, senior strategic marketing manager at Somo
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Comment and Opinion
Inflation: how grocery sector should prepare as pressure ramps up
Shoppers will notice their bill increasing and will start to stop and think a bit more about value, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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Analysis and Features
Inside Mere, Preston: Russia’s ultra hard discounter opens first UK store
‘You won’t see any frills, shelves or points for convenience,’ says Mere UK business development manager Aleksandr Chkalov. ‘The most important thing in our store is the price tag. It must be the lowest of any on the market’