Prices & promotions insight and analysis – Page 12
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Analysis and Features
Will Amazon’s Tesco price-match move pay off?
Amazon’s move is well-timed and low-risk, according to experts, but it will likely struggle to keep up with Britain’s biggest retailer
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Comment and Opinion
Amazon price matching Tesco is a bold step in its grocery ambitions
Amazon is flexing its muscles and gaining publicity by taking on Tesco, says Tom Fender, development director at TWC
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Analysis and Features
Can food tariff cuts really put a dent in inflation?
By cutting ‘food tariffs we don’t need’, the UK could reduce inflation, Boris Johnson recently claimed
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Grocer 33
Heinz pushes prices up while hikes in fresh and frozen abound
Asda was cheapest this week but prices are up across the board
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Comment and Opinion
As commodity prices roll over, next few quarters will separate wheat from chaff
What will distinguish winners from losers is corporate agility, supply chain resilience, data analytics and a differentiated portfolio, says Warren Ackerman, head of European consumer staples research at Barclays
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Comment and Opinion
Heinz and Mars won’t beat Tesco in a PR battle over price rises
It’s an open PR goal for Tesco as the consumer’s guardian against the big ‘profiteering’ brands, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Comment and Opinion
Credit to Lurpak owner Arla for securing proper price increases
Unfortunately, not all suppliers can negotiate from a position of such strength
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Analysis and Features
UK food inflation vs the rest of the world: how Britain compares
UK food inflation has hit 8.6% – but closer to Russia it is over 20%
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Comment and Opinion
Heinz Meanz Buziness with Cost Price Increasez, but at what cost?
The game of risk has only escalated with the Tesco trade dispute. On both sides
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Comment and Opinion
Who will win the battle between Tesco and Heinz?
The disagreement could very well set a precedent for how other suppliers approach negotiations over the coming months
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Comment and Opinion
How brands can turn inflationary challenges into opportunities
There will be shoots of opportunity to grow as we forge ahead, says Kieran South, senior vice-president UK, IRI
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Comment and Opinion
Mindset, marketing, mission: how to rethink brands for future HFSS restrictions
The HFSS changes should be viewed as an opportunity to make businesses healthier, says Chris Morley, MD, Kantar Worldpanel UK, Ireland & US
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Comment and Opinion
Supermarkets have a battle on their hands to protect consumers from inflation
As Sainsbury’s CEO Simon Roberts has conceded, things are going to get worse before they get better
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Comment and Opinion
Competing on price won’t be enough for consumers even as budgets tighten
It’s no longer possible to simply compete on price – corporate values are increasingly important, says Mark Dodds, chair of the Chartered Institute of Marketing’s Food, Drink and Agriculture Group
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Comment and Opinion
Why on earth would grocers want to self-sabotage with a change to imperial measures?
UK grocers have been quiet on the matter – probably because they have so much else to think about
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Comment and Opinion
Where should brands focus their marketing spend as inflation bites?
With consumer confidence teetering, investment and spending habits will inevitably change too, says Matt Lee, MD at Capture
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Comment and Opinion
Hygiene poverty is fast becoming a hidden crisis, but retailer initiatives can help
As prices rise, some shoppers may have no choice but to remove items from trolleys – and they’ll likely start with toiletries
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Comment and Opinion
How to appeal to the five post-pandemic shopper types
Covid has significantly shifted consumer circumstances and priorities, says Rachel White, MD UK&I at NielsenIQ
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Comment and Opinion
Scrapping the ban on bogofs is not a big deal in the grand scheme of things
The real story is the postponement of the pre-watershed advertising ban
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Comment and Opinion
Can sustainable, pricier grocery products survive inflation as shoppers cut back?
For all shoppers, there is a limit to how much they will and can pay, says Carl West, business development director at Quantilope