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Analysis & FeaturesNew York Fancy Food Show 2022: top 10 emerging food trends
From mushroom crisps to collagen bars, The Brand Nursery director Chris Blythe rounds up the key points of interest
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Analysis & Features
Premier’s ‘Latest Thinking’ in convenience: inside Mandeep Singh’s store in Sheffield
A week after Premier’s Grocer Gold win for Symbol Retailer of the Year, we take a look inside the flagship store
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News
Lidl opens one of its biggest ever UK stores near London HQ
The discounter has insisted it may have a “slightly bigger” store elsewhere in the UK but has not clarified where
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News
Shoplifting on the rise as mounting cost of living bites
Concerns are mounting over a major increase in shoplifting rates
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Lawrence Hunt looks to expand after pandemic sees closure of two stores
The Lancashire-based retailer says it is considering ‘any viable new stores’ while developing existing sites
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Former retailer Stephen Thompson to launch new 30-store convenience chain
Thompson formerly owned Morning, Noon & Night, alongside his father, Eddie Thompson
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Co-op trials window hatch click & collect service at Brighton store
Co-op said the initiative was designed to enable time-pressed shoppers to pick up orders without having to go in store and queue
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M&S greenlights new Northern Ireland food hall despite Brexit concerns
The grocer is opening a new food hall at the Bridgewater Retail Park in Banbridge on 10 May, creating 60 new jobs
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Asda targets boom in pet ownership with dedicated ‘pet zone’ aisles
Pet owners will also be able to sign up for insurance through Asda Money partner Joii whilst in the aisle
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Comment & Opinion
Asda sprinkles a bit of festive magic on Easter
Asda wins this year’s battle of the Easter ads
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Comment & Opinion
What we can learn from Morrisons’ market trader approach to retail
The supermarket has stayed true to its heritage and differentiated itself from rivals, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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Analysis & Features
Four HFSS layout trials underway in UK stores
New HFSS laws ban the placement of unhealthy foods on checkouts, aisle ends and in store entrances. So what will retailers do with the vacated space? And where will they put those HFSS foods?
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News
Neyba seeks £15m to expand grocery restaurant hybrid across London
Neighbourhood grocery and restaurant start-up Neyba is looking to raise £15m as part of an expansion plan.
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Deposit return scheme branded ‘nightmare’ for suppliers over glass plans
The latest plans, which came from Defra this week in its response to a consultation on Extended Producer Responsibility packaging fees, were branded “total madness” by one drinks supplier
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Asda opens largest ‘On The Move’ store yet on EG forecourt in Nottinghamshire
The 5,000 sq ft store in Retford, Nottinghamshire offers more than 2,500 Asda own-brand and branded items
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Comment & Opinion
HFSS promo clampdown must be delayed but not because of Ukraine war
The full extent of the supply chain chaos being caused by the tragic events in Ukraine are becoming ever more clear. Yesterday an all-party group of MPs received evidence from a host of industry trade bodies which made for frankly terrifying listening. Five-fold increases in energy costs, fuel prices tripling, ...
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Comment & Opinion
Tesco’s food counter closure shows end is nigh for this unconvincing theatre
Just 6% of shoppers use supermarket food counters, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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Comment & Opinion
Supermarkets should abandon the practice of resetting to help disabled shoppers
There are an estimated 14 million disabled people in the UK, meaning more than three million disabled shoppers are disadvantaged by resetting
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News
One Stop changes store layouts to prepare for upcoming HFSS restrictions
One Stop has also been working with suppliers to understand product reformulation
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Comment & Opinion
Stores of the future will be tech-enabled, but human connection must be the core
Human connections are retail’s ‘magic dust’ and they are the keys to retail’s success in decades to come, says Nicolas Hammer, co-founder and CEO of Critizr
