All Ranging and merchandising articles
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Comment & Opinion
Are we underestimating the solo dining opportunity?
Many young shoppers eat alone regularly, yet few prioritise fibre when they do. Retailers and manufacturers should make the healthier choice easier to find, says Matt Graham, global chief growth officer at Mars Food & Nutrition
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Comment & OpinionEdgy sells. But can retailers stock it?
From sour sweets to snortable caffeine, provocative branding is building to get people talking, but the real test is whether it can earn a lasting place on the shelf, says Ben Martin, founder and creative director at Royal Flush
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Feature SynopsisFocus On: Cereals & On-The-Go: 16 January
Cereal brands are reformulating their products – but why?
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Easter & Spring: 30 January
Easter isn’t all about chocolate, hot cross buns and roast lamb
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NewsB&M sues Morrisons over alleged copyright infringement
The claim was filed with the High Court on 29 October against Morrisons and Simon Buckley, the supermarket’s trading director for general merchandise
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NewsWaitrose adds craft cans to bottled ale fixture in beer aisle shake-up
Seven new canned products will land in the PBA fixture in participating Waitrose stores on 9 November
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NewsMorrisons rolls out data-led range optimisation programme
The retailer has recently completed trials across three supermarkets and is currently rolling the plan out more widely across its estate
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NewsBestway hires 23 territory sales managers to boost retailer support
The new managers will work with retailers to understand their business’s individual needs, identify opportunities for growth, and provide practical recommendations that can make a ‘measurable difference to store performance’
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NewsNew retail media network combines social media, till screens and sales data
Smart Store Network connects brands with shoppers through retailers’ social media and till screens while measuring sales data
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Range PreviewMichel Roux, Angela Hartnett, Rick Stein & more: Dishpatch at Waitrose Christmas 2026
Dishpatch is ramping up its Christmas offer through Waitrose this year, with its biggest festive collection to date bringing together six celebrity chefs across 13 limited-edition dishes
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat do suppliers really think of retailers?
Advantage Group’s latest survey shows supplier satisfaction holding steady – but underneath that, AI creep, staff turnover and a drop in the number of experienced buyers are straining the relationship
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NewsBooths hopes ‘market-style’ loose produce bays will help cut food waste
By increasing the amount of loose veg it sells, Booths hopes to cut food waste and improve choice
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NewsCo-op to add fashion concessions in six more stores
The convenience retailer is set to open six new concessions in its stores for fashion retailers Peacocks and Bonmarché
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Comment & OpinionWorld foods is where free-from was 20 years ago. It needs its trailblazers
World foods is a £1.8bn category with no agreed identity and no standout brands, says The Black Farmer’s Alex Emmanuel-Jones
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NewsEmmi Caffè Latte Vanilla to launch exclusively into Iceland this month
The business said the SKU combined ‘premium’ arabica coffee, ‘fresh Swiss milk’ and ‘smooth vanilla’ made from ‘100% natural ingredients’
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Comment & OpinionThe high-growth category no one talks about
One in three people will experience incontinence, yet stigma – not distribution or innovation – remains the category’s biggest barrier to growth, says Jenna Duguid, senior sales director at Procter & Gamble UK
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NewsPlanet Organic losses narrow after year of ‘significant improvement’
The turnaround marked ‘a really good effort’, MD Mark Broomfield told The Grocer
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NewsAsda completes rollout of 1.2 million ESLs across Express estate
The technology has replaced the manual task of swapping out over 120,000 paper price tickets per week
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Comment & OpinionThe healthy food tax hiding in the lunchbox aisle
Healthy packed lunches cost 45% more than unhealthy ones, but the gap varies widely by retailer, suggesting this is a category management problem that should be solvable, says Patrick Finlay, MD at The Category Management Company
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Comment & OpinionThe plant-based aisle was answering the wrong question
Supermarkets should stop separating protein by dietary identity and start merchandising it around how people actually cook, argues Elin Roberts, co-founder & CEO at Better Nature