All Household articles – Page 5
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News
Hand sanitiser sales up fourfold against pre-pandemic figures
Consumers bought £38.7m worth of hand sanitiser in the year to 26 December 2021
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News
Tissues shortage as illness and supply woes combine
At the time of writing, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose had flagged the issue with availability notices on their websites
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Analysis & Features
Household – cleaning 2021: pandemic hygiene has had its day
Brits have returned to more normal buying habits as restrictions have eased
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Analysis & Features
Household – laundry 2021: brands lose out to own label
The average pack of own-label detergent has fallen by 24% to £3, while brands are up by 7.3% to £5.11
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Analysis & Features
Household – paper products 2021: no change for loo roll volume sales
This year, stockpiling shoppers pushing trolleys piled high with loo rolls were hard to find. And yet toilet tissue’s unit sales haven’t declined at all
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Analysis & Features
Batteries 2021: leading duo keep brands in the black
Batteries’ power appears to be waning in grocery
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Analysis & Features
How Seep is bringing premium, plastic-free innovation to household cleaning
Spotting a gap in the market for a sustainable brand, a former Selfridges exec is looking to shake up the household accessories category
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News
Eco-cleaning brand Neat lands at Tesco
The listing exemplified Tesco’s desire to ‘encourage shoppers to make sustainable swaps’, said Neat
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News
Kimberly-Clark to build wind farm to cut 56,000 tonnes of carbon emissions
The on-shore wind farm will supply the toilet tissue giant with approximately 160,000 megawatt hours of renewable energy annually
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Unilever launches limited-edition ‘winter sparkle’ fragrance across household brands
The five-strong ‘winter sparkle’ range includes limited-edition versions of Cif Cream, Cif Ultrafast, Surf liquid detergent, and Domestos toilet blocks
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Neat makes two senior appointments from Method & Ecover
It comes after the start-up received a six-figure backing from serial investor Giles Brook in February
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News
Nivea launches ‘revolutionary’ sustainable hand soaps range
Called EcoRefill, the range comprises 100% recycled and recyclable PET bottles and cleanser tablets which are used to make the liquid soap
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News
Cedo launches ‘UK’s first’ antibacterial bin bags into Morrisons
The NPD was a “direct response to consumers’ need for increased hygiene and sanitation in the home, arising as a result of the Covid pandemic”
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Comment & Opinion
Plastic-free wet wipes are a no-brainer. Why haven’t the old ones been eliminated yet?
With a proposed ban on wet wipes containing plastic in the offing, suppliers should read the writing on the wall
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News
Ocean Saver ramps up mission to eliminate single-use plastic with crowd backing
Eco cleaning start-up Ocean Saver has surpassed its £1m crowdfunding goal to increase brand awareness and invest in NPD.
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News
SC Johnson teams up with Liverpool FC to collect plastic bottles for recycling
Closed loop model will see the 500,000 plastic bottles used at Anfield each season placed by fans into specially designed bins
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The Cheeky Panda strengthens board ahead of IPO as Giles Brook invests in eco hygiene brand
The eco-hygiene brand has recruited serial entrepreneur and investor Giles Brook to strengthen its board ahead of an earmarked blockbuster IPO
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News
City Snapshot: PZ Cussons swings to a loss as turnaround effort makes progress
Personal care group PZ Cussons has swung into the red as it put a turnaround plan into action, with CEO Jonathan Myers hailing the initial progress but recognising there was “much more to do”. Plus, full-year results from Eagle Eye.
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News
Ocado extends own-label range into household essentials
More than 70 essentials products have been added to the brand’s own range
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Category Report
Supercharged: batteries category report 2021
Months spent sitting at home have fuelled demand for batteries. Can the category sustain its momentum as the country reopens?