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The pound on your packet

DOES price remain vitally important to shoppers? The short answer appears to be yes, especially ÂŁ1 prices. Bev Seymour, commercial manager of Chewits brand owner...

Clearly single

CLEAR and transparent pricing information is high on value-conscious shoppers’ priorities according to Mondelez International. In response it has introduced PMPs in several categories including...

Feedback leads to phase two

TREASURY Wine Estates has launched a second wave of price-marked packs, with packs priced at ÂŁ6.99 and at ÂŁ7.99 a bottle, following a trial...

Fresh moves on price

REPORTING that 57% of shoppers are looking for value and 61% say PMPs make them more likely to visit a convenience store, Kerryfresh says...

Crunch time

PRICE-MARKED packs deliver increased volumes and profits for retailers, and they’re also creating sales growth within crisps and snacks according to KP Snacks. Trading controller...

Cereal giant lowers PMPs

EARLIER this year Kellogg’s reduced the prices of its permanent price-marked packs of cereals. It said the move was designed both to boost sales...

Juicing up drinks to go sales

VALUE is one of the biggest attractions for consumers according to Juiceburst and that has influenced its introduction of ÂŁ1 PMPs in orange, apple,...

Bags more in sweet choice

STRESSING the importance of the £1 price point, Wrigley has added four more bags to its price-marked range. Dan Newell, onfections marketing manager said: “Consumers...

Yogurt marked for good

PRODUCTS from Yoplait that come in price-marked packs are permanently marked and only available in that format. “Our non-PMPs are generally premium products such as...

C-stores take the biscuit

CONVENIENCE store sales of price-marked biscuits are worth £37m a year according to figures quoted by Burton’s Biscuits. And it says sales grew 12%...

Bags of temptation

Chocolate firm Thorntons has teamed up with Finsbury Food Group to create sharing bags of Little Temptations. The mini cornflake, chocolate and fudge clusters come...

Scares for sharing

Halloween has become the third-biggest sales opportunity on the UK calendar with a value of ÂŁ300m according to United Biscuits. And it has launched a...

Acting on impulse

PRODUCTS that are attractive impulse purchases provide many of the best opportunities for c-stores to achieve incremental sales. So the best such lines can...

The must haves – old and new

There’s no agreed technical definition of must-stocks. But some lines are simply expected by consumers to be on shelf and others should be...

Speciality ready to grab share

MARKET trends on culinary oils can be complicated. As the story in the panel on the right shows, recent changes in oil prices on...

Snacks set to cut calories and more

DEMAND for healthier snacking products is likely to continue to grow over the next few years, and is a key area of focus for...