AUGUST DIGITAL EDITION – A Glorious Summer! Heatwave and World Cup fever...
Welcome to the July/August Grocery Trader. What a summer! The combination of the continuing heatwave and euphoria over England reaching the World Cup semis has sent consumer spending surging, but...
View ArticleSEP / OCT DIGITAL EDITION – New look for a new season
Welcome to the September-October edition of The Grocery Trader, our first under our new publisher Glen Izzard and our first in A4 format. As autumn arrives, we have seasonal features on Halloween &...
View ArticleNOV / DEC DIGITAL EDITION – The year of living healthily
Welcome to the November/December issue of Grocery Trader. We’re nearing the end of an eventful year for the grocery business. Starting at the top, Tesco’s involvement in Poland and Thailand has cost...
View ArticleJAN / FEB DIGITAL EDITION – Supermarkets hold steady
January is grim for consumers, but it’s a cheerful time for supermarket bosses, even with Brexit looming. Tesco’s latest report shows the UK and Ireland business had a strong Q3 and Christmas....
View ArticleMarch – April DIGITAL EDITION – Never a dull moment
The CMA’s final decision isn’t due until May, but the Sainsbury’s-Asda merger now looks unlikely to happen. The CMA’s interim report offers a breathing space to a host of people – the other...
View ArticleMay – June DIGITAL EDITION – Sainsbury’s birthday bounce-back
After the gloom around the blocked Asda merger, Sainsbury’s are bouncing back with their 150th anniversary campaign, centring on the birthday cake created by Harry and Meghan’s wedding baker and the...
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View ArticleJUL / AUG DIGITAL EDITION – Stay calm about Brexit
Grocery people are stressing about short-term problems as Brexit approaches. But speaking on the BBC recently Tesco CEO Dave Lewis radiated calm, saying yes, planning for October 31st is more difficult...
View ArticleSEP / OCT DIGITAL EDITION – A change of season
Autumn is here and much is changing with the new season. From the top, Dave Lewis, the man who saved Tesco, is to leave his Chief Exec post. He goes in the summer, leaving six months to get things...
View ArticleNOV / DEC DIGITAL EDITION – Grocers face challenging times
Welcome to our Christmas edition where there is much thoughtful news that should give pointers for new years’ preparations to meet the challenges and opportunities ahead, where failure to do so is not...
View ArticleJAN / FEB DIGITAL EDITION – A new year, a new challenge
Brexit is finally upon us after over three years of political and legal wrangling, but that is not the only new development hitting retailers as the grocery sector heads into 2020. The start of the...
View ArticleMAR / APR DIGITAL EDITION – Grocery hits record sales
While it would be crass to try turn the Coronavirus outbreak into positive news, the fact remains that UK grocery sales were at record levels in March as customers stockpiled. In the four weeks to the...
View ArticleMAY / JUNE DIGITAL EDITION – Industry rallies round
Welcome to the May-June issue of Grocery Trader. Again we have been bowled over with admiration for how the grocery industry has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. Cereal giant Kellogg’s has pledged...
View ArticleJULY / AUGUST DIGITAL EDITION – Reasons to be cheerful
Welcome to the July-August issue of Grocery Trader. It is with some relief that we have seen the country start to move out of lockdown and back to some sort of normality. In an Industry Focus...
View ArticleSEP / OCT DIGITAL EDITION – Good news at last
Welcome to the September-October issue of Grocery Trader. Finally some good news on the coronavirus front: disinfectant brand Zoflora has been proven to kill Covid-19. This is great news both from a...
View ArticleNOV / DEC DIGITAL EDITION – Supermarket boom
Welcome to the November-December issue of Grocery Trader. As we cautiously welcome the news that we may be close to a vaccine against Covid-19, we can be less cautious in celebrating the health of...
View ArticleMAY / JUNE DIGITAL EDITION – Industry rallies round
Welcome to the May-June issue of Grocery Trader. Again we have been bowled over with admiration for how the grocery industry has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. Cereal giant Kellogg’s has pledged...
View ArticleJAN / FEB DIGITAL EDITION – Busiest ever month
Welcome to the January-February issue of Grocery Trader. We welcome the latest figures from Kantar which show take-home grocery sales rose by 11.4% during the 12 weeks to 27 December 2020, a period...
View ArticleMAR / APR DIGITAL EDITION – Game changer?
Welcome to the March-April issue of Grocery Trader. Potentially game changing news as Amazon has opened its doors to Amazon Fresh, the first convenience grocery store to offer Just Walk Out Shopping in...
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