All Shopper trends articles – Page 3
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Analysis & Features10 charts explaining Brits’ plans for Christmas snacks
We’ve been talking turkey with a panel of 1,000 shoppers to find out how Brits’ eating habits change at Christmas
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Category ReportConfectionery trends 2026: Why sweets are getting a better-for-you rebrand
How are confectioners responding to HFSS rules? And which trends are driving change in sweets?
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NewsConvenience sales hit record highs in May and June heatwaves
The sector’s sales were boosted by £30m in May, with June’s hot weather fuelling a further spike, according to specialist convenience insight agency Talysis
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Oral Care: 15 August 2026
Who are the brands adding premium products that promise greater efficacy?
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Promotional FeaturesReaping the rewards: how smart brands can leverage supermarket loyalty
Smart tech has turned simple loyalty programmes into sophisticated data-driven growth platforms. So how can brands successfully leverage them to get closer to customers?
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Comment & OpinionHave your insights become ultra-processed?
Just as shoppers question what’s in their food, brands must question what’s behind their data, says Patrick Young, UK MD at PRS In Vivo
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Healthcare: 8 August
Fmcg multinationals are throwing money behind supplements & wellbeing products
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Comment & OpinionIf the Oxo mum was on a GLP-1, would she still want to cook?
As GLP-1 medications reduce appetite for millions of primary household cooks, food brands face a new challenge, says Ayisha Koyenikan, principal strategist at Mintel Food & Drink
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Comment & OpinionHow social media is helping pickle juice mania go mainstream
Pickle products are in high demand, with the first pickle juice drink set to hit UK supermarket shelves next month
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Category ReportLunchbox & back to school: how retailers are luring back lapsed shoppers
While many people are eating lunch out more, growing numbers are skipping it. How can retailers win back lapsed shoppers?
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NewsPickle juice trend hits retail as The Pickle House lands Waitrose listing
Demand for pickle juice is being driven by social media, celebrities and athletes
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NewsWaitrose tells suppliers it plans to ‘optimise’ its range
Suppliers have been told that around 25% of Waitrose’s range accounts for just 3% of its sales
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Franchise & Fascia
Faced with multiple challenges, convenience retail groups are placing their faith in detailed data insights to inform how they remain competitive and profitable.
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Analysis & FeaturesBritain’s Biggest Alcohol Brands 2026: reasons to be cheerful
Challenges abound for Britain’s booze brands, but green shoots are appearing – from Gen Z’s increasing take-up to the runaway success of fruit beers and ready-to-drink cans
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Analysis & FeaturesHow will brands reach kids after the social media ban?
Soon the route to under-16s via social media will be closed. Food & drink brands will need to adapt – and return to the real world
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Comment & Opinion‘Non-alcoholic’ is the wrong way to sell one of drink’s biggest growth categories
Non-alcoholic sells the category short – it’s time to retire the term, says Steve Pearce, managing director at Love
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Category ReportShoppers embrace new formats and flavours in cheese
An explosion of flavour and format innovations can currently be found not in the confectionery aisle but in the cheese fixture
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WhitepapersThe future of retail isn’t online or offline. It’s both
The online versus in-store debate is over. UK consumers now move seamlessly between channels, with 80% discovering products online and 83% in-store, while one in five already use AI tools for product recommendations.
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Promotional FeaturesHow e-commerce can turbocharge fmcg brand growth in a tough market
Why embracing online can help grocery brands complement not cannibalise their physical grocery sales.
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NewsQuaker adds Overnight Oats with chia seeds to lure young shoppers
Quaker’s overnight oats range has launched in Blueberry and Mocha Choc Chip flavours