Own-label reports, insight and analysis – Page 5
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Comment and Opinion
How the UK can earn a reputation for excellent modern food retail
If our supermarkets don’t find a way to afford differentiation on product and experience, they will continue in a downward spiral, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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Analysis and Features
Waitrose’s plan to avoid bleeding sales during the cost of living crisis
Britain’s poshest supermarket is losing sales. What new tricks does it have up its sleeve? And will they be enough as shoppers trade down?
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Webinar
The Grocer’s cost of living webinar series is now available on demand
The two webinars looked at how brands and own label could avoid a race to the bottom on price
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Comment and Opinion
Success of Asda’s Just Essentials shows how quickly shopper behaviour is changing
The number of Asda shoppers buying one of the new Just Essentials lines has risen from 33% to “nearly two thirds” in the space of one month
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Events and Awards
The Grocer Own-Label Awards 2022: the winners
Here we celebrate the winners from all the accredited products, showcasing the best across 17 categories, from alcohol to Christmas
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Events and Awards
Watch: The Grocer Own Label Awards 2022
Hosted by The Grocer’s editor-in-chief Adam Leyland, with an exclusive talk from Kantar’s head of retail & consumer insight, Fraser McKevitt
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Comment and Opinion
How Sainsbury’s is using frozen food and labelling to tackle food waste
Reducing food waste in store, in supply chains and in customers’ homes is crucial to tackling the climate crisis, says Ruth Cranston, director of corporate responsibility & sustainability at Sainsbury’s
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Comment and Opinion
Brits’ changing spending habits offer opportunities for own label and brands alike
If consumers choose not to eat out, even premium food offerings can be a way of downtrading
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Comment and Opinion
Shoppers will be paying attention to Asda’s prices, not the colour of its value-tier packaging
As the cost of living crisis intensifies – and warnings of £4k energy bills hit the headlines – the mults are upping their focus on value
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Comment and Opinion
How brands are faring against private label in the cost of living crisis
Inflation is higher on private label than on brands, says Kieran South, senior vice-president of IRI
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Comment and Opinion
Magnum, Flora, Twix… shrinkflation is rife, but shoppers will only take so much
Shrinking packs during the worst cost of living crisis in 30 years risks undoing years of brand loyalty
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Category Report
Is organic’s luck about to run out? Organic category report 2022
Organic sales have shrunk slower in grocery than standard food. But can the category’s fortunes endure the cost of living crisis?
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Category Report
Can own label push brands out of free-from? Free-from category report 2022
Free-from continues to grow after lockdowns. As the cost of living crisis bites, could own label finally muscle in on pricier brands?
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Category Report
Is it time for own label to take off? Category report 2022
Analysts believe rising living costs will light a fuse under cheaper own label lines. So just how far can they skyrocket?
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Comment and Opinion
How will inflation influence grocery shopping trends in 2022?
There has been a gradual normalisation of post-pandemic shopping behaviours which appears to now be complete, says NielsenIQ’s Mike Watkins
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Comment and Opinion
Morrisons needs to watch its back. Aldi is eyeing its place in the big four
The discounters are back with a bang, the latest Kantar figures show. And there are more than ever snapping at the big four’s heels
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Rankings
The great grocery punch-up: Britain’s Biggest Brands 2022
Brands triumphed during the lockdown era. But as restrictions come to an end, inflation soars and the supply chain crisis worsens, own label looks ready to stage a comeback
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Comment and Opinion
Brands vs own label: UK grocery is limbering up for a big prize fight
Having gone the distance with Covid, UK grocery is already facing another punishing prize fight
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Comment and Opinion
What we can learn from the Aldi and M&S battle over Colin and Cuthbert
Trade mark lawyers Joel Smith and Peter Elkin advise on how best to protect your IP
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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?