Comment & opinion – Page 462
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The Bribery Act must be taken seriously
It’s the time of year when many in our industry will be giving or receiving gifts…
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Booze price control is no fix
One of the ways in which I contribute to the local community is as a magistrate…
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In-store butchery is a sham
This coming week will see queues snaking out the door of traditional high street butchers up and down the land…
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Let us help find your apprentice
According to a recent survey from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development…
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Still all to play for as 2012 ends in tantalising fashion
This is the last issue of the year for The Grocer, and we’re finishing as we started, with a huge 176-page issue…
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Full beam ahead
Shares in Diageo were down by nearly 2% this morning after the drinks giant confirmed it had ended long-running talks to acquire tequila brand Jose Cuervo…
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Thank you Mr Paterson
Let’s be frank: Owen Paterson didn’t exactly have a dream start when he took over as Defra secretary of state after the reshuffle…
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Asda's virtuous circle
Asda’s plans for click & collect are a virtuous circle if ever there was one…
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SuperScrimpers Merry Christmas? Don't waste the electricity
Tis the season to be thrifty, so I thought I’d give A SuperScrimpers’ Merry Christmas a go…
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Add value to fight showrooming
Historians may one day point to December 10, 2011 as the official date the showrooming wars began…
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Fun-free Americans threaten to spoil Christmas at Puff & Fluff
By now I should be barely able to string a coherent sentence together…
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The big supermarket squeeze
That meat processor Vion is deciding to exit the UK came as a surprise to Shore Capital…
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Indies must show more heart
In the week of the annual ACS Heart of the Community conference…
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Your personal brand: managing the future as well as the present
I was running a coaching session with a senior individual recently. He had just secured a new role…
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Have discounters really cracked the UK?
Without doubt, discounters in the UK are currently enjoying an unprecedented run of growth…
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Tesco is retrenching to a domestic market in which it is failing
Tesco attracts some serious talent. But CEO Philip Clarke and his new team look very exposed….
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Escalating problems
How many more organisations, businesses and MPs must raise their voices against the annual increase…
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Fresh & not so Easy
It’s a long way from South Queensferry to Los Angeles and there’s not a lot in common if truth be told, apart from a suspension bridge.
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One fine day
Competition minister Jo Swinson today gave MPs, industry bodies, action groups and pretty much everyone you care to mention (apart from the supermarkets, obviously) what they demanded…