Comment & opinion – Page 401
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Comment & OpinionSilence is deafening at the supermarkets
An eerie silence has descended over grocery. One supplier called Tesco “leaderless” this week…
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Comment & OpinionDaily Brunch with Ocado: flat TV and a missed opportunity
Daytime TV has a well-deserved reputation for vacuous repetition, and the first episode of Daily Brunch with Ocado…
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Comment & OpinionPortman Group's increased interference is unacceptable
I have written before of my concerns that initiatives introduced by local authorities…
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Comment & OpinionStealthy spread of SMOs should concern consumer goods industry
The war between citizens and Big Food Inc is an asymmetrical affair yet, as with David and Goliath…
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Comment & OpinionShould the Responsibility Deal become law?
A report this week by think tank 2020health called for a radical new approach to tackle obesity
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Comment & OpinionHow retailers can emulate the online experience this Christmas
Online retail sales hit £91bn in 2013, with £11bn of that spent in December…
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Comment & OpinionHow we at Burton's are driving the evolution of biscuits
We live in an increasingly busy world, where efficiency and convenience are often no longer a preference but a necessity…
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Comment & OpinionNectar disappointment
As someone that buys grocery shopping each week and reuses their bags but does not drive, I feel I have been hit…
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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets are on the frontline of the low wage war
Calls for supermarkets to pay the Living Wage are not going to go away
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Comment & OpinionNectar change far from sweet for Sainsbury’s shoppers
Sainsbury’s decision to slash Nectar point rewards in store did not go down well with consumers
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Comment & OpinionHigh streets on a knife edge
The threat facing our high street shops remains as clear and present as it was before Mary Portas’ intervention
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Comment & OpinionLearn from Steve Jobs: no detail is too small in business
To seriously believe you’re going to change the world means you have to be solely and seriously focused on one thing: succ…
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Comment & OpinionYoghurty fumblings in Soho as Titania mourns Chokablok
OMG. Recovering from a night out on the town with a client from New York…
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Comment & OpinionMary Berry's unicorn gets the horn at Cake & Bake expo
The annual Cake & Bake Show, held at London’s glittering Earls Court, is a serious flour ‘n’ eggs expo for the bigwigs of …
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Comment & OpinionLidl is catching up and even overtaking Aldi with its marketing
Lidl and Aldi are proving that the Germans have a sense of humour – and really get social media too…
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Comment & OpinionAndy Higginson's perfectly poised speech stole the show at IGD
This year’s IGD Convention was as good as any I can remember, with a lot less grandstanding and some much-needed humility …
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Comment & OpinionStop the big price-matching yawn and focus on lower prices
There have been two notable developments in the price-matching world recently…
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Comment & OpinionMore needs to be done to make the most of the protein trend
Once dominated by macho-looking black and silver sports nutrition jars…
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Comment & OpinionFmcg brands hold their own on powerhouse list
Brand consultancy Interbrand today released its annual list of the world’s 100 most valuable brands
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Comment & OpinionRetailers are not seeing the big brand presentation picture
Take a walk down a British high street and look at the signs above the doors…