All Non-food articles
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RankingsBatteries 2025: Higher prices slow charge of the brands
Brands’ power in batteries & chargers is waning. Still, it’s nothing when compared with the travails of own label, where losses are accelerating
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RankingsHousehold - cleaning 2025: Price rises a dirty word in homecare
Homecare brands are doing their best to absorb cost increases without passing them on to shoppers
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RankingsHousehold - paper products 2025: Branded loo roll sales flushed away
A key reason for the sale of fewer packs is the continued success of larger formats such as double-length rolls, allowing consumers to buy less frequently
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RankingsPersonal care - hygiene 2025: Unilever freshens its hygiene offer
Unilever’s been freshening up its personal care portfolio
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RankingsPersonal care - oral care 2025: Brands push oral hygiene for children
Oral care brands are getting out in supermarkets and schools to teach kids how to look after their teeth
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RankingsPersonal care - health 2025: Supplements become core to wellness
The ongoing shift towards the proactive use of supplements to keep symptoms at bay has made vitamins, minerals & supplements (VMS) the standout performer in health
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RankingsPersonal care - haircare 2025: Brits willing to spend big on haircare
As Brits go ever further in their pursuit of lustrous locks, haircare sales in shampoos, conditioners and styling products are gaining volume
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RankingsPersonal care - beauty 2025: Brits switch cosmetics out for skincare
The growing interest in international skincare has coincided with a rising focus on ingredients
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Analysis & FeaturesThe North Yorkshire farm shop supporting adults with learning disabilities
Adults with learning disabilities and autism are given the opportunity to take part in activities including growing fruit, veg and ornamental plants
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Household – Paper Products: 24 January
Times are good for the two top loo roll challengers
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Household – Cleaning: 24 January
Laundry’s having a moment. In homecare, the fastest growing sector is garment care.
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Events & AwardsThe Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2025: Household
Zip’s Great Bags of Fire were ‘pleasant to handle, easy to use, light, and easy to place amongst kindling’ said one judge
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Events & AwardsThe Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2025: Personal care
‘A fun, attractive electric toothbrush that has real standout within the sector,’ said our judges
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NewsApplaws expands wet food range with Fish Bone Broth for cats
The two variants include 78.5% to 83% fish bone broth, 15% real fish and hydrolysed tilapia skin
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NewsUnilever beats expectations as turnaround takes shape
Unilever’s new strategy will focus more on beauty, wellbeing and personal care
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NewsFluus wins first supermarket listings for flushable period pads
The rollout marked ‘a pivotal shift’ for the brand, it said, ‘making it easier for people to rethink their usual femcare choices’
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Category ReportRefillable revolution: trends in personal care 2025
Personal care brands are cutting plastic use by switching lines to refillable packaging. So, are single-use formats’ days numbered?
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NewsSainsbury’s The Edit skincare earns GenM menopause certification
The ‘MTick’ is the universal shopping symbol and certification designed to signpost trusted meonopause-friendly products
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Category ReportSomething to smile about: trends in oral care 2025
Oral care’s value sales are rocketing as stylish and sustainable challengers put pressure on the biggest players to up their game
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ProfilesCheeky Panda CEO Julie Chen on massages, bamboo and Pho
‘Shelves are still dominated by legacy brands, leaving consumers with limited choice’