Clive Black news and analysis – Page 29
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Comment & Opinion
Second Opinion: Inflation puts focus on own label
The middle ground of private label is being given a more strategic role, says Dr Clive Black
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NewsExit Schofield: now the City awaits a recovery strategy
Robert Schofield is bowing out of a debt-ridden conglomerate. Without category focus, who can turn it round? And how? Hannah Stodell reports
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Comment & Opinion
Candid Clarke, Mk II
In recent weeks Tesco has been playing copycat with Asda over the latter’s price guarantee, with what you might politely call ‘mixed’ results. As well as being an avoidable PR own goal, Double the Difference also exposed Tesco to criticism that it has become uncharacteristically reactive of late.
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Comment & Opinion
Second Opinion: Outlook worse than we thought
Retailers should brace themselves, warns Clive Black. Consumer spending continues to be squeezed…
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Comment & Opinion
Buried alive
'Sainsburied’ screams the headline in today’s edition of The Sun. It’s a nice line. Just as pleasingly, though less dramatically, the Financial Times notes that ‘Good shares cost less at Sainsbury’s’.
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News
Second Opinion: Tesco’s engine needs fine-tuning
In the wake of Sir Terry’s departure, what course will the new CEO steer, asks Clive Black
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NewsOnly food sales hold up in dismal February for retail
Food sales in February bucked a slump for a wider retail industry that suffered its worst month of trading for nearly two years.
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco loses fizz as its dotcom queen quits for M&S board
Why did Tesco.com’s leading lady walk from Tesco just two weeks after her elevation to the retailer’s UK executive committee? Rob Brown reports
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Comment & Opinion
Second Opinion: Is it time to trust new food tech?
GM, hormones and irradiation may help ease the global food supply crisis, says Clive Black
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NewsNorthern shareholders warn against cheap sale to Boparan
Shareholders have urged Northern Foods not to sell out on the cheap in the event of a counterbid from poultry magnate Ranjit Singh Boparan.
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Comment & Opinion
Second Opinion: Inflation is the big worry this year
Retailers will push the promotional envelope to deliver value to shoppers, says Clive Black
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NewsPreview of the Year: Who will be the soothsayer of 2011?
Wild commodity price rises and currency swings, rising inflation and yet more red tape and tax. Sound familiar? This was the worst 2010 threw at us, as foreseen by AB InBev UK boss Stuart MacFarlane, our soothsayer of the year. Our band of future-gazers – leading figures from retail, wholesale, ...
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Comment & Opinion
Sisters, suitors and underwhelming surprises
So Ranjit Boparan has until 21 January to get a bid together for Northern Foods. It seems a long shot, with some observers questioning whether the 2 Sisters owner can raise the kind of cash that would tempt Northern’s shareholders to turn their backs on the Essenta deal’s promised upside.
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NewsSales are great, but will Fresh & Easy really break even by 2013?
Sales at Tesco’s US chain are growing. So why do experts maintain it doesn’t have a future unless it undergoes dramatic change, asks Liz Hamson
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Second Opinion: Tesco’s second engine powers up
Major retail and property developments in Asia will deliver years of growth, says Clive Black
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Comment & Opinion
Northern's Irish bailout
Most of the time, Jerry Marwood leaving Spar would be the big story of the day.
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Comment & OpinionSecond Opinion: Promotions can be force for good
While they may dilute consumer loyalty, deals can help drive up case values, says Clive Black. There may be a paradox in the actions of the food retailers and their rhetoric. We have heard several retail magnates talk of their discomfort at the level of promotional activity in the UK ...
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NewsIs Quorn still cool enough to help rescue Premier Foods?
Suitors are said to be circling one of Premier Foods’ key brands as it struggles to cut its debt mountain. But who will want Quorn, asks Simon Mowbray
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News
Second Opinion: Sir Terry Leahy’s story of success
Tesco’s departing boss should be proud of his list of notable achievements, says Clive Black
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NewsOcado broadens offer with own-label range
Ocado is to launch a new 1,000-strong own-label range as it looks to broaden its offer and boost its appeal to Sainsbury’s and Tesco customers.