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Analysis & Features11: Whiskas
Whiskas still has the lion’s share of catfood. A slide down last year’s rankings…
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Analysis & Features13: Robinsons
The July recall of Robinsons Fruit Shoot after safety concerns cost Britvic dearly…
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Analysis & Features18: Danone Activia
Activia’s sales do not look good naked, despite the new posterboy…
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Analysis & FeaturesBritain's Biggest Grocery Brands: 51-60
Tetley and Lenor feature in the middle of the chart as we continue our survey.
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Analysis & FeaturesBritain's Biggest Brands: Notes and Methodology
The data in Britain’s 100 Biggest Grocery Brands is for the period 52 w/e 29 December 2012…
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Analysis & FeaturesBudget cut on beer marks end of parity with wine
The chancellor’s cut on beer duty in this week’s Budget marks the first time in decades the duty rates on wine and beer have differed…
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Analysis & FeaturesPET and aluminium price upturn a blip?
After a poor summer hit soft drinks sales in 2012, brand owners are now seeing packaging costs rise…
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Analysis & FeaturesDo new Coke ads convince that it cares about obesity?
Three experts rule: impressive altruism or just saccharine PR?…
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat's new at Sulls Convenience Store and Post Office
If there’s a new product launched we always aim to stock it as soon as it becomes available…
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Analysis & FeaturesHas Tesco opened a can of worms with its Price Promise?
Tesco’s ambitious latest entry into the price comparison arena may run into trouble over non-applicable items…
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Analysis & FeaturesEaster egg promos down as novelties hog the limelight
Retailers and confectionery suppliers have been shelling out on far fewer Easter promotions this year…
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Analysis & FeaturesThe infinite variety of high street retail?
The success of the variety discounters is buoying up this year’s ranking of the UK’s Top 50 independents…
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Analysis & FeaturesMercadona
Spain’s largest retailer has “positively thrived” in the country’s austere economy as it developed a hybrid discounter approach…
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Analysis & FeaturesMagnit
Magnit’s aggressive expansion strategy in Russia – focused on c-stores and hypermarkets…
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Analysis & FeaturesMarks & Spencer
M&S has been a pioneer in grocery innovation since before the war and invented the chilled ready meals category almost single-handedly…
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Analysis & FeaturesLulu
The retail division of Emke Group is one of the fastest-growing supermarket chains in the Middle East…
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Analysis & Features
Lotte Shopping Co
Operating a number of different formats, including department stores and discount stores…
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Analysis & FeaturesLoblaw
With sales of CAD$32bn, and more than 1,000 stores trading under 22 different banners, Loblaw is Canada’s “largest…