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Food Lion’s expansion raises fresh questions over Winn-Dixie’s future
Food Lion gains ground in Georgia as Winn-Dixie continues to reshape its supermarket footprint The American supermarket landscape is changing one store at a time, and the latest development in Georgia illustrates how quickly...
THE SUPERMARKET TROLLEY IS LEARNING TO TALK – AND IT COULD BECOME RETAIL’S NEXT BIG ADVERTISING MACHINE
Forget the traditional shopping trolley. A new experiment in Florida is turning the humble supermarket basket into an interactive assistant, raising an intriguing question for the grocery industry: could the trolley eventually become the...
THE INTEREST RATE WARNING FOR SUPERMARKETS: BRITISH SHOPPERS MAY BE ABOUT TO CHANGE THE WAY THEY BUY FOOD
The Bank of England’s latest decision to raise borrowing costs could have consequences far beyond the mortgage market. For supermarkets, the real concern is how households respond when more of their income is committed...
LDI WANTS TO DISCOVER THE NEXT BIG FOOD BRAND – AND IT IS LETTING TELEVISION DO THE SELLING
With its Next Big Seller programme, the discounter is giving emerging food businesses access to a national supermarket audience while turning product discovery into a television event. For a small food producer, securing a...
ASDA’S NEW BOSS HAS BEEN SHOPPING IN DISGUISE – BUT CAN DAVID POTTS REALLY TURN THE SUPERMARKET AROUND?
The former Morrisons chief executive has already been looking at Asda through the eyes of ordinary customers. His biggest challenge now is to turn those observations into lasting improvements across the business. There is...
THE GREAT BRITISH GROCERY SHIFT: How a Decade of Crisis Crowned the Discounters and Forced the Big Three into Survival Mode
Over the past decade, the UK grocery landscape has undergone a brutal structural revolution. What began as a slow, post-2008 encroachment by German discounters Aldi and Lidl has evolved into a dominant market force,...
Tesco Extends Share Buyback by £200m as Investor Returns Reach £950m
Tesco has expanded its share repurchase programme by a further £200 million, taking the total value of its current buyback to £950 million. The move highlights the UK supermarket group’s approach to shareholder returns...
Kroger-Albertsons Merger Dispute: Former CEO Says Store Sale Plan Undermined Deal
The proposed $24.6 billion merger between Kroger and Albertsons may have been lost before regulators delivered their final verdict, according to testimony from former Albertsons chief executive Vivek Sankaran, who told a Delaware court...
Sainsbury’s, Asda and Aldi push for tougher rules on global suppliers
For supermarkets, the story behind a product does not end when it reaches the shelf. The conditions in which it was grown, manufactured or transported are becoming a bigger issue for retailers, particularly as...
ISN Interview: From Product to Occasion – How Frozen Finger Food Can Drive Retail Sales
Interviewee: Emiel Lommen, Global Commercial Director, Frostkrone Food Group From Product to Occasion: Turning Snacking Occasions into Sales Seasonal celebrations, major sporting events and social gatherings are creating more opportunities for consumers to enjoy...