Comment & opinion – Page 306
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Comment & OpinionThe new realities of retail
Virtual Reality, smart voice assistants, machine learning and progressive web apps are all gaining recognition
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Comment & OpinionFmcg must dial up digital to help shopper memory
New tech solutions like Amazon Dash and shoppable content can help fmcg brands create their own online shop front
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Comment & OpinionSurely plant-based dairy drinks cannot pose as 'milks'?
Sir, The ECJ has reinforced the existing European policy that plant-based drinks and foods cannot pose as ‘dairy’
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Comment & OpinionHappy 10th birthday, iPhone. You’ve been a gift to grocery
While online grocery is increasingly popular, profits still remain elusive. But the fmcg industry has embraced the smartphone in many other ways
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Comment & OpinionPat explains the surge pricing 'phenomenon'
There is nothing new under the Sun, as they say, just as there is nothing true in it
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Comment & OpinionGreater clarity as to what craft beer is can only be helpful
The US Brewers Association has launched a new seal of authenticity for craft brewers. Time for the UK to follow suit
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Comment & OpinionThe timing of this latest round of Tesco job cuts doesn’t look good
Can ’Drastic Dave’ justify these cuts and will Tesco’s promise that they are being done for good reason stand up to scrutiny?
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Comment & OpinionTrouble in Poundland: wheeler-dealing with Barry Williams
Jim McCarthy dodged a Brexit bullet when he stepped down from the helm of Poundland in March 2016
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Comment & OpinionWhat Unilever’s AI hiring experiment tells us about the future of grocery recruitment
The fmcg giant is trying out a new way to hire for some entry-level positions, which is driven almost entirely by algorithms
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Comment & OpinionWholesalers: prepare for disruption
Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods Market shows it is determined to dominate all areas of retail
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Comment & OpinionUber-style surge pricing in supermarkets is uber-unlikely
The replacing of paper shelf-edge labels in some stores with electronic ones could mean prices go down rather than up
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Comment & OpinionAmazon appetite for physical stores points to UK targets
When China sneezes the world gets a cold. It feels a bit like that with Amazon
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Comment & OpinionBuild to last: get your foodie startup past the two-year mark
Camilla Barnard of Rude Health gives tips on how to achieve longevity
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Comment & OpinionSainsbury's closes in on Nisa but will members say yes?
Sainsbury’s is now in a one-horse race to buy Nisa – but could still lose
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Comment & OpinionProducers must have a new mindset to children's health
Sir, Reading Anna Rosier’s Saturday Essay ‘The organic revolution forges ahead’, I found myself nodding in agreement
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Comment & OpinionGet under customers' skin with AI
All demographics, especially post-millennials and Generation Y, are demanding seamless, customised shopping experience
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Comment & OpinionAmazon: a grocery player, indeed
The world of grocery retailing was delivered quite a surprise on Friday 16 June by Amazon…
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Comment & OpinionOwning wholesale will embed big four in almost total dominance
We have very early notice of the consequences for the entire grocery sector of failing to stop Tesco-Booker
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Comment & OpinionCutting down on meat? It’s easier if the judgement is cut out too
Everyone agrees we needed to eat more veggies, but the occasional good quality steak is fine too
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Comment & OpinionTesco takes on social stories in Food Love Stories evolution
Two new ads in the push sees Tesco replace some of its ‘stories behind recipes’ with two social issue-based ads