The Supermarket Sleuth

Looking back and what's to come

Looking back at how Britain's supermarkets fared over Christmas and looking at the trends expected this year as well as a heads up for New Zealanders to expect insects in their supermarkets.

Global Trends and Christmas Hints

This week we’re looking at global and UK trends, moves to track the environmental impact of some regularly-purchased foods and some final tips for your Christmas food shopping.

New Zealand trails a personal mobile checkout, but will it be too tempting to thieves?

This week we reveal a new time saving trolley,we find our most famous cereal-maker is firing on all cylinders and someways to shop smarter at your supermarket this Christmas.

New Zealand sees its first dark supermarket, Australia's biggest supermarket chain faces court action and one of the UK's smaller supermarket groups may soon be seeking a new owner

This week we start in New Zealand, jump across the Tasman Sea to Australia and then head up to the UK.

Aussies say yes to new way of shopping

this week we learn that Australians approve of a new way of shopping,we find a stoush over sunblock in New Zealand and report a new move to do away with bottled water.

Catching up with the German discounters and what they're doing.

Catching up with the German discounters and what they're doing, new packaging for beer being trialled by Carlsberg and an Australian supermarket buys a winery.

Should suppliers to traditional supermarkets seek new growth by turning their attention to growing ethnic minoritie?

With the movements of people around the world to build lives in new countries it's  providing new targets for traditional supermarkets, Mondelez International is pledging to cut the calories in its products and Aldi greets a new market.

Shop prices fall in the UK, the CEO of the biggest supermarket group there steps down and a unique approach to getting rid of plastic.

Prices have fallen at UK retailers as Brexit continues to cause turmoil, a sudden departure at the top of Tesco raises questions and a novel approach to breakfast cereal packaging.

Major supermarkets rank in Australia’s most valuable brands

What are Australia's most valuable brands and how many are in the supermarket industry? British supeermarkets increase their fight against excess plastic packaging and if British discounters are winning what about the country's premium supermarket?

Another of the big UK supermarkets about to be sold.

this week we talking about the UK supermarket scene, and a water deal in Ireland that has gone badly wrong.