The Grocer/OC&C Top 150 2016: a fertile landscape post Brexit?
It had become a “picture of attrition” for The Grocer/OC&C Top 150 suppliers before the Brexit vote
View ArticleHow The Fast 50 are fizzing ahead of the pack
The Fast 50 is back for 2016 and four key trends are driving growth. What are they? And what impact is Brexit having?
View ArticlePDF: Top Products Survey 2016
Given the plunge in the pound, Top Products suppliers are now grappling with escalated pricing tensions. But is this kitchen sink drama being dialled up into something more dramatic than it will turn...
View ArticlePDF: Top Campaigns of 2016
Everyone loves talking about the Christmas ads, but which one does The Grocer think is the best? Let’s not ignore the rest of the year either
View ArticlePDF: The Big 30 wholesalers 2017
Tesco-Booker deal could trigger consolidation in the Big 30 on an entirely new level. So what does the future hold?
View ArticlePDF: Britain's Biggest Brands 2017
I’m not sure who would be most offended, Johnny Rotten or Nigel Farage. But there’s a surprising similarity between the two…
View ArticlePDF: The Top 50 independents 2017
A new number one. New entry criteria. But still the definitive ranking of the Top 50 independent food & drink retailers
View ArticlePDF: Top 100 Advertisers 2017
You might expect fmcg to be at the forefront of digital advertising, but marketers have been playing it safe, spending big on TV and billboard campaigns. So what’s stalling the digital revolution?
View ArticlePDF: Britain's Biggest Alcohol Brands 2017
Welcome to the revolution: a coming of age for craft booze ….
View ArticleTop Products Survey 2007
Who’s up, who’s down and who’s new? We reveal the country’s bestselling grocery products and also pick out the top launches and ad campaigns.
View ArticleSales Salary Survey 2008
Are you earning as much as you should? An what perks can you now expect?Not surprisingly, The Grocer’s Sales Salary Survey 2008 doesn’t always make for attractive reading. As a quick glance shows,...
View ArticleThe Big 30 Wholesalers 2008
The competition Commission thinks wholesaling is in robust health but what do the latest Big 30 rankings reveal?
View Articlethe big 30 Wholesale
The Competition Commission claims there is "no evidence to suggest the financial viability of the wholesale sector is seriously under threat".An initial look at our 2008 ranking of the 30 biggest UK...
View ArticleThe Big 30: Who's holding the best hand?
The Grocer's annual The Big 30 league table of Britain's wholesalers reveals which companies have played their cards right over the past 12 months and which have been dealt a losing hand. Peter Cripps...
View ArticleThe Big 30: Wheels within wheels
Rising costs and a fiercely competitive market have put the skids on wholesalers’ profits over the past 12 months but there are signs that some parts of the industry are regaining traction. Peter...
View ArticleOC&C Top 150 Suppliers 2011: How lack of bank lending froze M&A activity
Companies big and small turn to mergers and acquisitions to boost top-line growth, but last year corporate takeovers remained thin on the ground thanks to the ongoing dearth of bank lending.
View ArticleTop Products Survey 2011
As the UK prepares to host the Olympics, sports and energy drinks are powering ahead. But the market as a whole faces significant hurdles.
View ArticleBritain's 100 biggest brands
As Brits switch channels, the promotional onslaught and advance of own label have left some brands reeling. For brands to thrive, the answer is simple…
View ArticleBritain's biggest grocery advertisers: it's getting personal
The unstoppable rise of social media has led to a proliferation of highly targeted, personalised advertising…
View ArticleSupplier of the Year 2014
We asked buyers to rate the top suppliers in 20 grocery categories. Here we reveal the 39 branded and own-label winners…
View ArticleGrocery Retail Structure 2014
The UK convenience sector is booming, consumers are shopping ‘little and often’. Right?
View ArticleBritain's 100 Biggest Alcohol Brands 2014
Britain is hitting the bottle. We’ve spent £400m (5%) more on the UK’s 100 biggest alcohol brands in the off trade…
View ArticleBritain's 100 Biggest Alcohol Brands 2014
Our 2014 survey of Britain’s Biggest Alcohol Brands shows we are drinking more and paying more for the pleasure. But is the value and volume turnaround sustainable, or was it just generated by 2013’s...
View ArticleOC&C Top 150 Supplier Rankings 2014
In the toughest grocery retail conditions for a generation, it’s not scale so much as fleetness of foot that counts, reveals the latest OC&C Top 150…
View ArticleTop Products Survey 2014
It’s been carnage for the big four as discounters stepped up their assault. So which products and categories have been hit hardest? Who are the heroes? And how?
View ArticleThe Top 50 Independents
A record 14 indie forecourts featured in this year’s ranking, with their combined sales rising 19% to £2.9bn
View ArticleBritain's 100 Biggest Brands: spot on strategy and execution
In chess, the first mover always has an advantage. The same applies in grocery…
View ArticleGrocery Retail Structure 2015
There’s an inconvenient truth at the heart of convenience retailing
View ArticleOC&C Global 50: the giant slowdown
Global growth for fmcg giants has seldom been so anaemic
View ArticleBritain's 100 Biggest Alcohol Brands: who's come up trumps?
Who has the strongest hand in today’s booze market? Which brands are the top trumps and which are the jokers?
View ArticleThe Fast 50 2015
The rate of sales increases across the UK’s fastest growing fmcg suppliers has slowed dramatically
View ArticleThe Grocer's Power List 2016
Our Power List for 2016 reflects the looming emergence of a new force in grocery. Or should that be a new Death Star?
View ArticleThe Big 30 Wholesalers report 2016
Consolidation. It’s a word everyone in wholesale has been acutely familiar with for years, but 2015 has proved an especially lively 12 month spell with deals of all varieties.
View ArticleTop 50 Independents 2016
It’s been another big year for the relatively little players in the grocery game
View ArticleBritain's 100 biggest fmcg advertisers
In 2015, fmcg advertisers splashed out on both traditional and digital. Should they take a more holistic approach?
View ArticleGrocery Retail Structure 2016
With Musgrave and Morrisons pulling out, convenience is in the spotlight, while the big four have all but stopped growing
View ArticleOC&C Global 50 Report 2016
Those who remember physics lessons will know nature abhors a vacuum. The same is true of business…
View ArticleBritain's Biggest Alcohol Brands 2016
In an age of range rationalisation, vicious price cuts and the unstoppable rise of craft alcohol, how buoyant are the big booze brands?
View ArticleTop 10 indie speciality & fine food retailers
The independent market is teeming with retailers that trade in the finer things in life
View ArticleGrocery Retail Structure Report 2017
Franchising is increasingly seen as the new route to growth for the big four, download our GRS 2017 to get the full picture
View ArticlePDF | OC&C Global 50 2017
Is zero-based budgeting (ruthless cost cutting) the required method for boosting margin now? The latest OC&C Top 50 certainly shows its impact
View ArticleWhat is a brand?
When does a product become a brand in its own right? And what happens when it is a variant of a larger brand?
View ArticleMasters of branding: the rise of the masterbrand strategy
Coca Cola and Heinz are among the big names pushing ahead with a strong masterbrand approach. Is this a surefire way to succeed?
View ArticleFever-Tree beats Coca-Cola and Walkers on sales growth
The premium mixers behemoth has added a massive £42m (121.5%) to its value
View ArticleThe big 30 wholesalers: can traditional players survive?
The upheaval in wholesale and franchise spearheaded by Tesco-Booker means a more abrasive trading landscape than ever before
View ArticleThe top 50 independents: How to be king of your own castle
It’s a brutal market out there in which to be an independent. So who would want to do it? What does it take?
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