The Supermarket Sleuth

Supermarket Sleuth: For the first time, Lideldisclosesits financial results

This week we feature Lidl, Aldi, Product of the Year results and Ocado's latest environmentally-free delivery vehicles

Supermarket Sleuth onMagic Talk's Weekend Life

This week he talks about the supply chain problems that could impact availability and prices on our supermarket shelves; the stage that the Commerce Commission investigbation into New Zealand's supermarket industry has reached; and Farro's plan to open three more store this year to bring total up to 9.

CHECKOUT:Moving on to talk about the Sales and Market Agencies

These SMAs - as they are known in the industry - either represent ov3erseas suppliers with no staff in this country or smaller manufacturers who cannot afford to employ sales and marketing staff.

Supermarket Sleutgh: The problems we are likely to be facing in our supermarkets

Between Australia, New Zealand and the UK, it is the UK that's facing the greater problems. What with COVID-19 and Brexit, gettting product on supermarket shelves from overseas is likely to become more and more difficult. The two other countries face similar probolems for imports due to COVID. We also learn about a new food production factory operating out of a shipping container.

Supermarket Sleuth on Magic Talk radio, New Zealand

The Sleuth discusses why one of the country's billionaires should be buying land for a new chain store's supermarket and questions the safety of mobility scooters in supermarket aisles.

CHECKOUT: The suppliers Part 2

Continuing reading from his book CHECKOUT, the Supermarket Sleuth tells you more about the supplier side of the supermarket industry

 

Supermarket Sleuth: Aldi UK policy set to cut food waste and offer some bargains

The Supermarket Sleuth returns to update you on what's been happening in the UK's supermarkets.

CHECKOUT: Continjuing our look at the supermarket suppliers

Supermarket Sleuth reports from Australia and the UK

Woolworths is stopped by the Australian government from buying PDF Food and Asahi sells the Strongbow cider brand to rejoin the Strongbow range of global products

CHECKOUT: The supermarket suppliers Part 1

Having discussed the supermarket industry at some length, we now turn to their partners in the business, the suppliers. Our first extract is an overview before we did deeper. As this wa spublished in 2013 I update as I read.