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Analysis & FeaturesEditor’s picks: The budget and retail workers’ Christmas nightmare
As everyone digests the implications of the budget, today has also seen Asda announce its latest results
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Analysis & FeaturesBudget 2025: how Rachel Reeves compromised on business rates
Supermarket chiefs had been confident Rachel Reeves would exempt them from business rates hikes – they now know that faith was misplaced. What do the changes mean for retail?
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy Christmas is the worst time to work in a supermarket
As supermarkets battle to rake in profits over the ‘golden quarter’, in-store staff face chaos and abuse. They say their bosses aren’t helping
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Ocado survive Kroger’s closure of three robotic CFCs?
The decision has dealt a blow to the credibility of Ocado Group’s model
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Analysis & FeaturesThe top 150 UK food & drink supplier rankings and report 2025
After a series of crises, the UK’s biggest 150 food & drink manufacturers have shifted their sights from survival mode to the pursuit of greater profitability and investment in automation
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Analysis & FeaturesWas COP30 in Brazil another cop-out for climate action?
With no representation from the US, protests and an increased presence of lobbyists, COP30 in Belém has struggled to provide much hope
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Analysis & FeaturesRuby’s Bakery: traditional classics and ultrasonic tech at award-winning bakery
West Sussex bakery Ruby’s has evolved from its foodservice focus towards retail – and picked up a Farm Shop & Deli Product award along the way
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Analysis & FeaturesSupermarket price wars: how are rivals answering Asda’s cuts?
Tesco has ramped up its pricing fightback against Asda, cutting 3,352 SKUs in a month as the supermarket giant defends its market share
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Analysis & FeaturesFarmer Copleys: the farm shop with a seasonal social calendar
The Farmer Copleys farm shop offers not only a bakery, private dining area and events space but opens the wider farm for a tulip festival and pumpkin festival
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Analysis & FeaturesChristmas ads 2025: who’s king of the non-HFSS festive ads?
Christmas ads came thick and fast this week, from Asda’s Grinch to John Lewis’s dewy-eyed 90s raver dad. But who did best? Our panel of judges decides
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2025: a celebration of innovation
The event culminated in 40 category winners being crowned this afternoon in front of a capacity crowd at London’s iconic Wembley Stadium – a fitting venue for a coming together of champions
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat supermarkets can learn from streetwear drop culture to build hype
Gen Z are used to shopping for fashion online and finding limited-run products via social media. So how can food retailers build their own ‘hype’?
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Analysis & FeaturesBeyond cameras and AI: how smart store design can stop theft before it happens
High-tech solutions have been heralded as the answer to soaring shoplifting rates. But might a lo-fi, design-led approach prove even more effective?
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Analysis & FeaturesOut of the frying pan… why nitrite-free is yet to take off
It’s been a decade since a landmark report linked nitrites in processed meat to cancer. So why has progress been so slow?
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Analysis & FeaturesDoes Tesco’s AI ad platform spell the end for agencies?
Brands can use Tesco’s Media Creative Studio to generate adverts
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Co-op is raising the bar with its On The Go offering
Co-op’s Altrincham outlet is tailored to the local community, with a look and a range offering what locals want. Now it’s taking its ‘current, edgy and inviting’ approach nationwide
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Analysis & FeaturesHow a US trip inspired The Jar House’s traditional British beer bread
Claire Bowes Fairless has built a brand whose mixes are listed at Harvey Nichols, National Trust sites and breweries. Now, after input from the likes of Theo Paphitis, it’s diversifying
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy is African food still awaiting its moment to shine?
African culture is making a big impact in the UK, so why isn’t African food? Brands predict we could be at the start of a curve that sees the likes of jollof rice, moi moi and akara make inroads on to British plates
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Analysis & FeaturesIs Andrew Staniland’s ‘Icelandification’ of Morrisons enough?
With Lidl closing in, Morrisons is undertaking a range reset, and changing its loyalty and promo strategy – while trying to pay down its £1bn debt
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Analysis & FeaturesHow is Sides doing after ice cream delisting in Iceland?
The Sidemen are ‘seeing what sticks’ – and not everything has