Comment & opinion – Page 486
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Olympics: We should big up Britain's multicultural food and drink credentials
What a week! On Monday, the UK’s biggest food manufacturer successfully staved off bankruptcy…
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Comment & OpinionThe fall guy
The departure Richard Brasher represents a sad loss to Tesco and an inglorious exit for a man of significant retail talent.
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Workfare schemes are not without merit, but they do need reform
Tut tut, Tesco. OK, your market share may have slipped to a seven-year low and you may have issued your first profit warning in 20 years, but to resort to slave labour?
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Raspberry ripple: it's the new crack
It’s always tempting to finish that lonely-looking second litre rather than put the ice cream tub back in the freezer. And now we know why.
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Putting Liverpool on the chavmap
If you hadn’t heard of Armand de Brignac or Ace of Spades Champagne before, then this week’s PR coup, the supposed £200,000 bar tab in Liverpool, has put the brand firmly on the chavmap.
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It takes more than a straw boater
I enjoyed reading the 150th anniversary commemorative issue of The Grocer. It was great to look back at the key headlines and events of the past 15 decades in the grocery industry.
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The key to success lies in the brand's 'beliefs'
The recent news that Asda will be ramping up its price cuts has serious implications for its image, not to…
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Retailers need alternatives to price cuts
If the supermarket price wars have taught us one lesson, it is that low prices are no longer enough.
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Shoppers will stick with organic
I am not one of those rushing to write an obituary for organics. Since the recession, sales of organic food have slowed a bit, but so what?
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Minimum pricing would create a traffic jam behind Cameron's police car
Strange but true. In depriving workers the right to strike, in a dispute over pay and conditions, a Lithuanian court this week…
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Are you a Walsh or a Moody?
Walsh or Moody? Our annual reviews are approaching and Karoline
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Three minutes to change your life
If your dieting resolve has weakened of late, have no fear. As Obese: A Year to Save My Life ended, so Supersize vs Superskinny began.
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Insects, glorious insects
I was surprised you did not mention of a very widely eaten insect: the cochineal beetle used to colour so many things red “naturally”.
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Thinking broadly, an unusual step might be just what you need
Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of meeting up with two ex-retailer marketing executives who had both recently moved into an agency environment.
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Beware the likely mission creep
Whatever you think of tobacco, it’s important to remember that it is still perfectly legal to sell it.
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Retailers must embrace m-commerce
Former New Look boss Phil Wrigley caused a bit of a storm recently while coining a neat phrase that will no…
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Is the tunnel in sight, if not the light?
The new year has brought disappointment in financial markets with downgrades to profit expectations - not just for Tesco…
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It's remarkable that Tesco's £40bn supertanker can turn so quickly and simply
Little details really do count in retail. And they can turn around the performance of a £40bn sales supertanker in a matter of weeks…
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Ownership matters hugely to this country's self-esteem but not, it seems, to sales
We are all aware it’s a big year for Britain - perhaps the “biggest ever”, as Coca-Cola’s Nick Canney maintains. And some will begrudge Coke boarding the GB bandwagon in 2012.
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No quick fixes for our high streets
As the situation in the high street goes from bad to worse, can anything be done to stop the slides in footfall, sales and profits?