Retail & Shopper Insights

Safeway treads water

Safeway treads water

First half like-for-like growth at Safeway, the UK retail group,
was just 0.1 per cent - a far cry from the 9 per cent generated by
Morrisons, the company likely to be the new owner of Safeway in the
near future. A clear indication...

Brits toast New world wines

Brits toast New world wines

In 2002, the ever evolving UK wine market continued the steady
growth of recent years with sales increasing by 5 per cent,
according to a report from the Canadean Wine Service. Particular to
this growth was the meteoric rise of New...

US drinkers see the light

US drinkers see the light

US beer drinkers are turning away from standard and premium
domestic beers and towards light beer and imported brands,
according to a new report from Canadean. Low calorie light beer is
now the biggest segment of the market, with...

Trying to lift spirits

Trying to lift spirits

Kyndal Spirits - or Whyte and Mackay as the company will now be
known - is to invest £50m in supporting its core brands after
growing criticism of its policies. But is the investment, announced
earlier today by chairman Vivian Imerman,...

UK drinkers going soft

UK drinkers going soft

With average annual consumption of 222 litres per capita, the UK is
undoubtedly one of the most important soft drinks markets in
western Europe. Innovation, health and convenience were the main
drivers of a market which has grown...

Metro cans beer sales

Metro cans beer sales

Metro, Germany's largest food retailer, is the latest to stop
selling beer in small cans and bottles in a bid to avoid the high
cost of implementing a new recycling scheme for such products. Beer
sales in Germany are likely to...