All The Grocer articles in Blogs – Page 9
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Comment and OpinionTesco rolls the dice
2013, as fans of the Chinese Zodiac will know, is the year of the snake, and Tesco has gone down a few of those in recent months, as it battles to get its empire back at the top of its game…
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Comment and OpinionCameron's dough! moment
David Cameron admitted on radio he didn’t know the price of a value loaf of bread. Was it a silly, unfair question, or an unfortunate gaffe by the PM at a time when the cost of living is making headlines?
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Comment and OpinionAldi rampant
Aldi’s record results this week cap a remarkable turnaround for the discount retailer since 2009. Can it maintain its momentum?
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Comment and OpinionA lapse in judgement
Asda and Tesco’s ill-judged ‘mental patient’ Halloween costumes pose serious questions about the checks and balances applied to online merchandise. How on earth was this allowed to happen?
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Comment and OpinionE-cig ads vaporised
The Advertising Standards Authority today swung its firepower to bear on the e-cigarette industry, banning TV ads from four producers that it said misled consumers.
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Comment and OpinionMiliband's one nation – of shopkeepers
In a crucial day for the future of Ed Miliband and the Labour Party, it was a surprise to see his plans to freeze business rates chosen as today’s big speech trailer.But sure enough, a few hours later, Miliband took to the stage in Brighton and spoke up for hard-pressed ...
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Comment and OpinionExports are opening doors
It is popular to bash the government for holding back business. But in the case of exports, it deserves praise…
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Comment and OpinionBooker-winning summer
Booker has revealed its like-for-like sales in the 12 weeks to 13 September rose 3.5%. But who won the summer?
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Comment and OpinionFighting over .wine
There’s a storm fermenting in internet-land. Wine producers fear their geographic identity could be under attack from the online equivalent of a land-grab…
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Comment and OpinionTop New Talent
The Grocer is celebrating the talent that exists within fmcg. Our Top New Talent list will recognise and reward the most talented young people in the industry today, and you can nominate entries now…
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Comment and OpinionPork chop shock
A pork chop labelled as ‘British’ and bought in a Tesco Express has failed a provenance test. Was this a one-off, or a symptom of a wider problem?
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Comment and OpinionMind the gap
Has the north-south divide between shoppers been conquered? Or did it ever really exist in the first place?
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Comment and OpinionCider with MPs
Cider makers and MPs were out in force last night as the All-Party Parliamentary Cider Group held its annual bash on the terrace of the House of Commons…
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Comment and OpinionAldi Mums rule
Labour leader Ed Miliband must secure the vote of the ‘Aldi mum’ for a chance to become prime minister in the 2015 election, according to one of the party’s leading women…
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Comment and OpinionSuntory gulps Ribena
GSK’s £1.35bn sale of Lucozade and Ribena to Suntory is impressive not just for its size but also its speed…
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Comment and OpinionRisk management
It’s not just the meat industry that must look out for food-safety scares. Dairy has to watch its back, too…
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Comment and OpinionThe big cheese
As big cheeses go, Mark Allen, CEO of Dairy Crest, takes some beating. The Grocer’s Dairymen supplement catches up with Allen to talk about acquisitions, competitors, innovation and pensions…
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Comment and OpinionBurton's Biscuits looks for a bite
Private equity has dominated food industry auctions so far this year, and the sale of Burton’s Biscuit Company is unlikely to be any different…
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Comment and OpinionPot gets canned
The ASA has been stirring the pot with a number of food and drink advertisers of late. Pot Noodle is the latest product in the firing line…
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Comment and OpinionThe Co-op supertanker
The Co-operative Group is finally going online, but the move is part of a wider retail strategy…