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RankingsProvenance pivots to proving product claims to AI shopping agents
‘We help brands show proof of what they’re claiming – whether that’s genuinely vegan, clinically proven, or sustainably made – in a way both people and AI can read and trust’
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RankingsFire sale at Amazon Fresh stores before they shutter for good
Signage states stores would be ‘closing permanently’ on 19 December at 6pm
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RankingsM&S marketing titan Sharry Cramond confirmed for Retail Week x The Grocer LIVE 2026
Cramond was promoted to lead the retailer’s masterbrand marketing in June, as well as leading marketing efforts across fashion, home, beauty and international
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RankingsThe 20 fastest growing and shrinking categories of 2025
The Grocer’s Top Products Survey 2025 in association with NIQ found these products to be the most significant in terms of volume lost and gained over the past year
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RankingsDairy - cheese 2025: Natural trend drives up cheese sales
Category value is up £216.2m on a volume gain of 11.6 million kilos
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RankingsDairy - drinks 2025: Health-savvy Brits drive huge gains
Three trends - gut health, protein and caffeine - have been instrumental in massive gains for flavoured dairy drinks and drinking yoghurt
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RankingsEggs 2025: Growth slows but eggs still in good shape
As the average price per pack surged 8.4%, the category was singled out this year as a key driver of food price inflation
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RankingsDairy - butters & spreads 2025: ‘Challenging’ year amid inflation
Branded butters & spreads are on a slippery slope, and overall category volumes are in the red by 2.7%
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RankingsFresh - meat, fish & poultry 2025: Pricey beef losing out to cheap meat
After a buoyant 2024, this year has brought a stark change in fortunes for the meat sector
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RankingsDairy - yoghurt 2025: Brits turn to natural, full-fat yoghurts
Brands to benefit from demand for natural yoghurts include standout performer Fage and Yeo Valley
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RankingsFresh - fruit & veg 2025: Record heat fuels boom in berry sales
Weather records were smashed in 2025 - and the effect on fresh fruit & veg sales is clear
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RankingsCereal 2025: Rival brekkie options steal cereals’ share
Younger consumers are opting for diverse breakfast options, whilst smaller, health-focused brands pile pressure on the big players
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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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RankingsCanned & ambient goods 2025: Volumes rise for only one subsector
It should have been a great year for canned & ambient food, but only one of the six sectors covered here achieved volume growth
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RankingsBakery & bread 2025: Jason’s stars as sourdough gains favour
Britain’s appetite for speciality bread has made Jason’s Sourdough the standout star of bakery
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RankingsConfectionery - chocolate 2025: Dubai craze can’t prevent volumes drop
Dubai-style chocolate was the category’s hottest craze this past year, but it wasn’t enough to prevent a decline in volumes
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RankingsCooking sauces 2025: Brits splash out on herbs and spices
Home cooks have been freshening up their spice racks this year, with an extra £27.8m spent on dried herbs & spices
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RankingsConfectionery - sugar 2025: Sweets sales soar ahead of HFSS rules
The market’s worth an extra £60.4m following a splurge by brands on ads, deals and NPD ahead of the government crackdown on junk food marketing
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RankingsAlcohol - beer & cider 2025: Hot summer not enough to revive lager
Lager has run out of luck: the sector has suffered declines despite the balmy summer
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RankingsBagged snacks 2025: Own-label price hikes boost brands
Six of crisps’ top 10 have lost value, but own label has sold 2.8 million fewer kilos