All Trends articles – Page 96
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Analysis & FeaturesHow promotional strategies can deliver improved economics
Many fmcg manufacturers are stuck between rising input costs and pressure from retailers for discount pricing…
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Comment & OpinionDiscounters can be rivalled with information and innovation
The modern savvy shopper is concerned about far more than just low prices, especially in the wake of food crises…
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NewsMajor suppliers line up to back new MyShop indie retailer app
Some of the UK’s biggest fmcg suppliers are backing a new reward scheme aimed at building brand loyalty among indies…
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NewsArtificial sweeteners: consumer suspicion on the rise
Consumer attitudes towards artificial sweeteners are hardening – despite the current anti-sugar campaign…
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Analysis & FeaturesBrands told: don't get caught out with your deal strategy
As the weather has turned colder, has brands’ appetite for featured space cooled off too?
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Analysis & FeaturesWill railway stations prove a platform for store success?
Waitrose and Morrisons are the latest to add new stores at stations…
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Comment & OpinionQuality will be the next big trend in food and drink
There’s been so much talk about value-driving. Now I think we will start to see a serious counter-move back to quality…
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Analysis & FeaturesFood to go doesn't have to mean soggy pastry
There’s plenty of competition, but convenience stores are still managing to turn heads with fancy food-to-go offers…
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Analysis & FeaturesCraft beer shops: the new-wave offie?
Can the booming interest in craft beer generate enough business to create a new off-licence sector?…
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Comment & OpinionAldi and Lidl are far from the plucky underdogs of UK grocery
How big can the discounters get in the UK? That is the £175bn question we are tackling this week…
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NewsTablet take-up soars as Brits embrace new tech
The number of UK households with a tablet device has almost doubled in a year – to 44%, a new study from Ofcom has revealed.
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NewsWaitrose sales struggle to match 2013's golden summer
Waitrose has experienced a dramatic sales slowdown this summer, according to its publicly released figures…
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Analysis & Features10 things you need to know about... confectionery
In the first of a major new series of digital features on The Grocer, we lift the lid on the confectionery market. Here are 10 things you absolutely need to know…
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Grocer makes a Marvellous Creation with Cadbury: Video
Mondelez International invited The Grocer along to its R&D kitchens in Bournville to make our own Marvellous Ceation.
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Analysis & FeaturesWonka will be missed: our consumer panel speaks out
We’ve put together our very own digital consumer panel, with the help of Watch Me Think, to test four high-profile confectionery launches from the past year…
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Analysis & FeaturesRevealed: one in four binge on chocolate sharing bags
Sharing bags? Pah. More than half of us eat confectionery from packs intended for sharing, according to an exclusive poll for The Grocer
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NewsShopper poll reveals popularity of country of origin labels
The majority of UK shoppers check the country of origin when purchasing food, drink, household products and even petfood…
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Analysis & FeaturesNeuromerchandising: how to win over the subconscious shopper
The way our innate impulses affect our decisions represents a big opportunity for brands……
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NewsAldi and Lidl take top spots in YouGov BrandIndex ranks
Public opinion of Aldi and Lidl is at an all-time high, according to a poll…
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Analysis & FeaturesTax paid by companies more important to shoppers than ethics
Company tax arrangements are more important to consumers than Fairtrade and the environment, new research has found…