Comment & opinion – Page 402
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Comment & OpinionDealing with discounters: a lesson from French supermarkets
The facts say it all. Hard discounters like Aldi and Lidl have seized more than 8% UK market share…
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Comment & OpinionThe Great British Bake Off finale: perfectionism triumphs
To the final of The Great British Bake Off, and everyone was on splendid form…
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Comment & OpinionMale grooming heads south
Half of British men feel under pressure to remove or groom body hair - creating a growth market
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Comment & OpinionAre the Lib Dems 'the Morrisons' of politics?
The Liberal Democrats are the Morrisons of the UK political scene, a Lib Dem MP declared this week. But does his supermarket analogy ring true?
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Comment & OpinionProduct innovation means an end to ‘garlic bread syndrome’
Brits love a curry – so why are there so few recognisable, mainstream curry brands? asks Ajaz Ahmed.
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Comment & OpinionMusic retail plan strikes a bum note
UK retailers are not happy with a plan to release music albums on a Friday
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Comment & OpinionDiscounter copycats are a threat to brands and consumers
Imagine you’ve been out of the country for five years and now you are walking around an Aldi or Lidl…
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Comment & OpinionMemories of Sophie Wittams as Karoline makes an email error
I think Sophie Wittams used to be an intern here…
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Comment & OpinionMascot Fred gets saucy – and scary – in new Homepride ad
Pale-faced Fred is apparently some sort of giant Lego undertaker
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Comment & OpinionSainsbury's Brand Match 2.0 ignores the elephant in the room
Mike Coupe has promised no stone will be left unturned at the interims in November as he seeks to arrest an alarming deter…
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Comment & OpinionFish and chips and the great open or wrapped conundrum
For centuries the greatest minds in history have pondered the biggest questions in life…
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Comment & OpinionApps are increasingly important in online shopping
As shoppers’ enthusiasm for online grocery grows, apps are an increasingly important customer touchpoint…
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Comment & OpinionBendGate, iPhone 6, Kit Kat and the lessons for social media
The excitement of the iPhone 6 and the iWatch was dampened by the leaking of private celebrity pictures…
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Comment & OpinionBuy British Day appeals to hearts and wallets
Popping to the shops today? You may want to take the time to look for a ‘Made in Britain’ label
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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets have forgotten their shoppers
Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons are suffering severe downturns in trade and are rushing to blame the discounters…
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Comment & OpinionTesco is not a basket case, says Kevin Hawkins
“When sorrows come, they come not single spies but in battalions,” according to Shakespeare…
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Comment & OpinionLewis puts his stamp on Tesco with Feet on the Floor
Dave Lewis is wasting little time putting his personal stamp on Tesco, despite the turmoil caused by its £250m black hole
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Comment & OpinionTesco’s ‘Feet on the Floor’ plan is a positive step
Tesco CEO Dave Lewis has told HQ staff to reconnect with what’s happening on the shop floor. It’s about time, says Catherine Shuttleworth, of Savvy Marketing.
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Comment & OpinionDoes Coke Life make Coca-Cola big, bad and stupid?
Has the obesity and sugar debate turned Coca-Cola into the company we all love to hate? asks Karen Connell.
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Comment & OpinionWhy smart retailers needs to think ‘omni-channel’
Grocery has never seen the same level of demand for online shopping as other retail sectors, but there is still a core demand for online, says Stuart Higgins.