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comment & opinion
Let the cameras in, says Portas, or another town gets it
The people of Margate awaited this week’s Mary Queen of the High Street (14 May, 9pm, C4) with some trepidation…
GM feed: supermarkets are talking tosh Subscription
What tosh supermarkets talk about listening to their customers…
Dairy UK's new chairman Billy Keane lays out his challenges Subscription
When I was asked whether I would consider becoming the chairman of Dairy UK, I did not answer ‘yes’ immediately…
The Fresh & Easy brand-building revolution Subscription
Tesco’s Fresh & Easy was a bold experiment never attempted before in the US…
Gü's story shows why brand NPD needs to be given a chance Subscription
It is high time more retailers started to improve the way they use data to forecast the future of young brands…
How digital advertising has given old media a new lease of life
Fmcg brands can’t claim to have been early adopters of new digital advertising opportunities…
Ad of the week
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Asda on reinventing 'convenience'
“This industry’s full of jargon,” said Asda CEO Andy Clarke today, referring to the UK grocery business.Clarke was speaking to a room full of journalists in the retailer’s convivial albeit cosy offices above Carnaby Street, delivering the news that Asda had seen sales growth of 1.8% in Q1.
The high-street circus continues
The Mary Portas road show continues: this week the Queen of the High Street’s Channel 4 show touched down in Margate, featuring yet more cockneys, market traders and claims of TV trickery.
The new top-up shop
In these straitened times, it seems people are more willing than ever to mix and match where they pick up their produce – doing a big shop in one supermarket and topping up at another.
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The Easter egg shortage inquisition Subscription
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Sainsbury's has set itself tough supply chain targets Subscription
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Justin King has not been given as much credit as he deserves
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Retailers and brands must work together on experience Subscription
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Who will fill the food waste knowledge gap? Subscription
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There are no two-day courses to ensure buyer collaboration
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Why the lacklustre media response to GM and alcohol legislation?
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Grant Shapps exposed by Portas Pilots
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Why fmcg brands should go to festivals Subscription
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Moving the needle: does your brand make customers feel good?
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Ella's Kitchen acquisition is a star-spangled endorsement
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Breaking the DH's five-a-day rules isn't very responsible
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Advertisers: demand practical consumer data! Subscription
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Sky documentary on Greggs shows baker has its work cut out
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M&S, Tesco, Morrisons - how the mighty have fallen Subscription
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Lloyds deal collapse a bitter blow for Co-op's Peter Marks
the saturday essay
Dairy UK's new chairman Billy Keane lays out his challenges Subscription
When I was asked whether I would consider becoming the chairman of Dairy UK, I did not answer ‘yes’ immediately…
Sainsbury's has set itself tough supply chain targets Subscription
Sourcing is very much on people’s minds at the moment…
Retailers and brands must work together on experience Subscription
Tesco’s results and confirmation it is exiting the US underscored the degree to which it had underinvested in Britain…
Third Party
The Fresh & Easy brand-building revolution Subscription
Tesco’s Fresh & Easy was a bold experiment never attempted before in the US…
Why fmcg brands should go to festivals Subscription
Over the past decade, festivals have become a core part of our cultural currency…
Advertisers: demand practical consumer data! Subscription
Perhaps like no other, the food and drink sector relies on well-targeted advertising to drive sales…
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Karoline pitches for Bangladesh
Ever since Mr P’s c-store burnt down, we’ve had to live with a Tesco Express…
Diageo departures, Costco go-slow and 'natural' fruit
In the wake of Paul Walsh’s departure from Diageo we’ve been dropping none-too-subtle hints about knowing when to go…
