All Ranging and merchandising articles
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Comment & OpinionAsda boss Allan Leighton: ‘we aren’t looking for a quick fix’
Asda chairman Allan Leighton responds to The Grocer’s assertion that the Rollback promotion and Asda Price strategy were not living up to promises
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NewsMcVitie’s marks 100 years of Chocolate Digestives with ‘dazzling’ campaign
The push will include wholesale and in-store activations and projections on landmarks
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Home Bargains is proving king of the variety discounters
Home Bargains has become something of an anomaly in a variety discount sector where rivals are suffering. So what is it doing better?
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Comment & OpinionLessons from a startup founder: prioritise your own wellbeing
Far too many founders think about their business before they think about themselves, says Joe Woolf, founder of Tasty Mates and head of retail at HomeCooks
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NewsWaitrose backs craft in major beer and cider overhaul
Around a quarter of the new SKUs are exclusive or first to market
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Comment & OpinionHow to capture retailer imagination with category visions
Everyone wants category growth but much category work is too flat, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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InterviewsIceland Foods CEO Tarsem Dhaliwal on keeping it in the family
In a rare interview, CEO Tarsem Dhaliwal reflects on his ‘under the radar’ approach to managing Iceland Foods and the family firm’s business interests
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NewsWaitrose unveils chicken welfare labelling scheme and hits BCC target early
Waitrose will meet the requirements of the Better Chicken Commitment this year
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NewsDuck sales boom in the mults on back of Gressingham success and promos
Duck sales in UK supermarkets rose by 27% last year, according to Kantar data
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Comment & OpinionEx-head of Sainsbury’s Future Brands: how to understand buyers
It is critical to understand what your buyer is looking for and deliver on that, says Tom Forsythe, MD at Good & Proper
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NewsLucky Saint adds 0.5% abv Lemon Lager to line-up ahead of summer
The NPD combines the brand’s original Superior Unfiltered Lager with ‘a squeeze of lemon juice’
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Comment & OpinionAllan Leighton’s biggest challenge in turning the Asda battleship
Asda will find range reduction a difficult, long-term project, says Ged Futter, director of The Retail Mind
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Comment & OpinionIs Yeo Valley’s move into meat as crazy as it sounds?
Yeo Valley Organic expanded into meat for the first time last week – but is the new beef burger line as surprising as it sounds?
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Category ReportThe summer pig-out: trends in barbecue 2025
Barbecuing last year hit heights not seen since 2021 as Brits took inspiration from around the world. So, what’s cooking for 2025?
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NewsYeo Valley takes first move into meat with launch of organic beef burger
Yeo Valley’s burger launch comes a week after it snapped up yoghurt brand The Collective
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Comment & OpinionLow-quality challenger pitches bring the movement down
Every time a challenger brand overpromises and underdelivers, or submits a time-wasting application, it makes buyers that bit more cautious about newness, says Thea Alexander, CEO at YF
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NewsSuncare challenger Altruist makes Tesco debut with eight SKUs
Altruist’s mission is to ‘reduce the incidence of skin cancer through the increased use of quality sunscreen’
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NewsAsda ends 100% British chicken pledge as it sources from Germany
The move ends the long-running convention where all major UK supermarkets sourced only British fresh chicken
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NewsTesco doubles Biotiful range in gut health push
The supermarket increased the range stocked by Biotiful from seven to 15 SKUs
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KVI TrackerThe Jolly Hog shrugs off sluggish sausage and bacon markets to boost sales
The brand had benefitted from increased supermarket listings and rising consumer demand for meat, said co-founder Olly Kohn