Comment & opinion – Page 317
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Comment & OpinionLessons in experiential retail from around the globe - video
Rich Ford of Sherlock Studio picks four examples of experiential retail done well
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Comment & OpinionBreathe new life into bricks & mortar stores
Bricks & mortar retailing is dead. Or that’s what we read. But in the food sector, that’s far from the truth.
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Comment & OpinionPushing Britain’s buttons: online grocery goes patriotic
A ‘buy British’ button would be fantastic news for British producers. It’s not that far-fetched, either
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Analysis & FeaturesTips for winning business from The Grocer’s Own Label Conference
Expert speakers spill the beans on how to turn own labels into winning brands
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Analysis & FeaturesA letter to Tesco’s ‘endangered white male’ chairman John Allan
John Allan’s recent comments were intended to be humorous, but as the Tesco chair found to his cost, no one was really laughing and some even called for a boycott of the supermarket
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Comment & OpinionThe Top 50 is a fantastic advertisement for entrepreneurship
How can Iceland not be independent, with Malcolm Walker at the wheel?
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Analysis & FeaturesWill food safety regulation be too light-touch after Brexit?
The winds of change could be set to blow through the UK food sector’s regulatory landscape over the coming months
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Comment & OpinionWhat we can learn from the Budget - and how it's presented
This week has seen Philip Hammond’s first Budget
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Comment & OpinionThe benefits of next-level data interrogation
Sometimes, we obsess about day-to-day performance to the detriment of bigger changes
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Comment & OpinionMary Berry gets controversial with 'Everyday' bolognese
Controversial isn’t the first word that springs to mind for Mary Berry
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Comment & OpinionPrice rise refusals could be bad news for UK shoppers
The fluctuations in currency exchange rates have been well documented since the vote for the UK to leave the EU
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Comment & OpinionDitch the stereotypes and get real
just asking them what consumers want often doesn’t reflect how they behave and feel in real life
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Comment & OpinionThe reputation of British food & drink is a hot property abroad
Sir, It was encouraging to read that food and drink exports from the UK are in such good health
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Comment & OpinionDoritos' baby dragon breathes warmth into chip campaign
“New Doritos Heatburst. It’s a bit like getting a baby dragon.” Rather hard to prove
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Comment & OpinionStressed-out Mr Hammond unburdens himself to Pat
Over the years I’ve developed a special rapport with my customers
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Analysis & FeaturesA steady Budget with few surprises: Philip Hammond’s debut assessed
An almost boring budget from ’Spreadsheet Phil’ will have failed to set the city alight, but with Brexit around the corner some key isses were touched on, such as business rates and the sugar tax
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Comment & OpinionWomen in fmcg must be bold for change
Propercorn’s Cassandra Stavrou reflects on International Women’s Day and how fmcg can encourage more women to be ‘bold for change’
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Comment & OpinionIceland’s Malcolm Walker celebrates independent retail spirit
The yearly celebration that is The Grocer Annual Lunch saw representatives from the UK’s Big 30 wholesalers and the Top 50 independent retailers come together to reflect on the past year and plan for the future
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Comment & OpinionLessons from this weekend’s ordering meltdown at Sainsbury’s
Sainsbury’s handled the chaos well overall - but it could have done with being a bit more proactive
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Comment & OpinionHow the government can address business rate unfairness
If forecourts, ATMs and other business properties have their own business rates, why not one for online retailers?