Cadbury must set out a clear growth strategy to justify rejection of Kraft’s £10.2bn offer, according to Neil Saunders, consulting director of Verdict Research.
Posted Oct 6, 2009

Jed Brewer, economist and senior vice president of Finance & Resource Management Consultants, sounds a note of caution on early signs of recovery in the global economy.
Posted Oct 6, 2009

Sharon Kane, newly promoted to area manager at Henderson Retail in Northern Ireland, considers the right time to launch Christmas in store.
Posted Oct 6, 2009

Bob Farrand at the Guild of Fine Food, the UK trade association for producers of quality local, regional and speciality food and drink, speaks out against charity advice to avoid processed meat.
Posted Sep 1, 2009

Sharon Kane, newly promoted to area manager at Henderson Retail in Northern Ireland, reports on strengthening community ties during the back to school season.
Posted Sep 1, 2009

Ten top business take-aways emerged from the 53rd World Food Business Summit.
Posted Aug 4, 2009

Andrew Bradley, partner at Dublin-based brand and retail design consultants, Bradley McGurk, says value is ruling the roost in Ireland’s convenience store market.
Posted Aug 4, 2009

Sharon Kane, newly promoted to area manager at Henderson Retail in Northern Ireland, reports on topsy turvy weather and getting to know her new store community.
Posted Aug 4, 2009

Some 660 CEOs and senior managers from the world's top food and consumer goods retailers and manufacturers convened at the 53rd World Food Business Summit in New York last month (June).
Posted Jul 7, 2009

Jed Brewer, economist and senior vice president of Finance & Resource Management Consultants, compares the global recession to the Great Depression 80 years ago but looks for positive economic indicators.
Posted Jul 7, 2009

Sharon Kane, newly promoted to area manager at Henderson Retail in Northern Ireland, reports on the challenges of the first month in her new role.
Posted Jul 7, 2009

Sharon Kane, award-winning c-store manager at Spar Cullybackey, part of the Henderson Retail group in Northern Ireland, on serving convenient summer food.
Posted Jun 9, 2009

UK regional forecourt retailer Sewell Group has entered the Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work for league. Retail managing director Patrick Sewell reveals why and how Sewell stays ahead of the curve.
Posted May 4, 2009

Sharon Kane, award-winning c-store manager at Spar Cullybackey, part of the Henderson Retail group in Northern Ireland, on summer trading and investing in people.
Posted May 4, 2009

Neill Sherrell, managing director, srcg, visits the celebrity chef’s new food retailing venture.
Posted Apr 7, 2009

Jed Brewer, economist and senior vice president of Finance & Resource Management Consultants, on the fall out of the global recession and likely ending
Posted Apr 7, 2009

Sharon Kane, award-winning c-store manager at Spar Cullybackey, part of the Henderson Retail group in Northern Ireland, on awards success and seasonal product innovations.
Posted Apr 7, 2009

Nielsen’s top executives reveal how shopping patterns across the world have been affected by the economic downturn.
Posted Mar 5, 2009

Similar principles guide npd in recession as in normal economic times, says Nielsen’s latest Consumer Insight (CI).
Posted Mar 5, 2009

Sharon Kane, award-winning c-store manager at Spar Cullybackey, part of the Henderson Retail group in Northern Ireland, on key seasonal events and training
Posted Mar 5, 2009

In the final part of his East-West convenience store tour, srcg director Scott Annan travels to Moscow.
Posted Feb 3, 2009

Recession or no recession, Gary Erickson, founder and owner of Clif Bar, talks about sustainability and health food opportunities for retailers.
Posted Feb 3, 2009

Richard Lambert, director-general of the CBI, the UK's leading business organisation, predicts a year for strong business leadership.
Posted Feb 3, 2009

Sharon Kane, award-winning c-store manager at Spar Cullybackey, part of the Henderson Retail group in Northern Ireland, on healthy eating (or not).
Posted Feb 3, 2009

Developing a local food offer is a future opportunity for convenience forecourts, according to leading expert on petrol station design.
Posted Jan 6, 2009

Jed Brewer, economist and vice president of Finance & Resource Management Consultants, reflects on the current financial crisis and finds a glimmer for optimism in the New Year.
Posted Jan 6, 2009

Insight partner Dan Munford considers the challenges and opportunities in global convenience retailing.
Posted Jan 6, 2009

In the second part of his East-West convenience store tour, srcg director Scott Annan travels from Asia to California.
Posted Jan 6, 2009

Award-winning convenience store manager, Sharon Kane, reflects on Christmas trading and credit crunch hype
Posted Jan 6, 2009

Mills Group managing director Nigel Mills talks about how the company has repositioned its convenience business with a stronger focus on fresh, healthy products.
Posted Dec 2, 2008

In the first part of his East-West convenience store tour, srcg director Scott Annan travels east to Turkey and Japan.
Posted Dec 2, 2008

Sharon Kane, award-winning c-store manager at Spar Cullybackey, part of the Henderson Retail group in Northern Ireland, gets ready for Christmas trading.
Posted Dec 2, 2008

Brian McGurk, partner at Dublin-based brand consultants, Bradley McGurk, joined Insight's store tours in Los Angeles and Chicago last month. In the second installment of his report, McGurk finds inspiration in stores in Chicago.
Posted Dec 2, 2008

Anticipate a global recession. That was the stark warning Jed Brewer, economist and vice president of Finance & Resource Management Consultants, gave to international convenience retailers during the NACS show in Chicago last month (October).
Posted Nov 4, 2008

Almost a third of Canada’s convenience stores will close in the next five years as a result of the tobacco display ban, a leading industry expert has warned.
Posted Nov 4, 2008

Brian McGurk, partner at Dublin-based brand consultants, Bradley McGurk, joined Insight’s store tours in Los Angeles and Chicago last month. In the first installment of his report, McGurk is both under and overwhelmed by stores in California
Posted Nov 4, 2008

Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King said the retailer is continuing to invest in its business including new store openings, despite the economic downturn.
Posted Nov 4, 2008

Irwin Lee, Procter & Gamble UK and Ireland vice president and managing director, has called for a better balance between price and innovation to provide real value for consumers and industry.
Posted Nov 4, 2008

Sharon Kane, award-winning c-store manager at Spar Cullybackey, part of the Henderson Retail group in Northern Ireland, on the challenges of introducing change
Posted Nov 4, 2008

Jim McCarthy, chief executive of U.K. value chain, Poundland, and former Sainsbury’s convenience boss, tells Fiona Briggs why his stores are some of the busiest on the high street
Posted Oct 6, 2008

Sharon McKenna, award-winning convenience store manager at Spar Cullybackey, part of the Henderson Retail group in Northern Ireland, begins her monthly diary on convenience store challenges.
Posted Oct 6, 2008