All articles by Adam Leyland – Page 33
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Comment & OpinionTacon verdict will get a mixed reaction at best from suppliers
Tacon wants to investigate the evolution, as she calls it, of the role of category captaincy
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Comment & OpinionAsda departures highlight a growing macho/boys club tendency
It’s difficult to present such devastating news well but the restructure does seem to have been handled heavy handedly
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Comment & OpinionMy alternative take on Christmas. And the winner is Lidl
Who were the winners and losers this Christmas? Here’s my alternative take
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Comment & OpinionThe Home Retail Group logic for Sainsbury's Mike Coupe
Mike Coupe must have been less than thrilled to see his opportunistic November bid for Home Retail Group out in the open
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Comment & OpinionTop Products 2015 reveals impact on big four and suppliers
To record such terrible like-for-likes running into Christmas must be very depressing
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Comment & OpinionIs charity work by industry undermined by attitudes to tax?
I’m concerned all the good work that goes on to support charity is being undermined by corporate attitudes to tax
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Comment & OpinionOur industry deserves more recognition for its charitable deeds
When it comes to kindness, sharing and giving this industry deserves a lot more credit than it probably gets
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InterviewsBritvic GB MD Paul Graham: The Big Interview
A lousy summer. The health lobby slinging mud. Retailers ripping out SKUs. Britvic’s GB MD is up for the challenge
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Comment & OpinionWhy the Autumn Statement is bad news for food and drink
The real burden in the Autumn Statement is on big business. And none more so than the big supermarkets
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Comment & OpinionThe Britification of the German discounters continues
The FA this week announced that the successor to Tesco as sponsor of its grassroots football was Lidl
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NewsAs big four sales head south promos still going north
What’s the answer to plummeting sales? More promotions of course
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Comment & OpinionAsda's To You move is an intriguing new twist on Doddle model
Asda’s new ToYou is an intriguing new twist on the Collect+/Doddle model
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Analysis & FeaturesTop New Talent 2015 introduced by Asda CEO Andy Clarke
”There are over three million people working in our industry. This list contains 34 of the most talented people in it”
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Comment & OpinionWhy supermarkets need to relax cosmetic standards for produce
It’s not just the EU’s restrictions that are bonkers. Some of the cosmetic standards supermarkets insist on are crazy too
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Analysis & FeaturesMark Price: the legend, legacy - and legwork for Rob Collins
As Mark Price signals his intent to take over as chairman of Channel 4, how will the MD of Waitrose be remembered?
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Comment & OpinionMark Price leaves big shoes to fill at Waitrose for Rob Collins
“Mark Price is a renaissance man. He is no longer defined by the Partnership. He is now bigger than that”
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Comment & OpinionCan Mark Price switch channels?
It’s the end of an era. Or at least it soon will be. Mark Price, the MD of Waitrose, will step down in April, after nine years in the role.
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco's Brand Guarantee doesn't mask need for offers
Will Tesco’s new Brand Guarantee enable Tesco to dial down promotions?
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Comment & OpinionBrand Guarantee is simple. But how much will it cost Tesco?
Brand Guarantee is beautifully simple. But how much will it cost? Who will fund it? And will it work for Tesco?
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Comment & Opinion
Why IGD's polls at The Big Debate are the real talking point
At IGD’s new-styled BIG DEBATE there weren’t half a lot of old-school PowerPoints