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Third Party: Multichannel strategies must also be flexible
Retailers need to evolve in line with changing consumer habits, says Alistair Stewart, as Carrefour has now acknowledged
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Saturated fats are not the enemy
Our war on obesity should instead tackle the real culprits, sugar and carbs, says Joanna Blythman
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Own label will be star of the ‘golden quarter’
Why? Because it’s a totem of the new consumer mentality, as the success of Asda’s Chosen by you shows, says Andy Clarke
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Tesco isn't 'back'. It never went away
Terrible Tesco’s results? If a 0.5% decline in like-for-like UK sales signals the worst trading performance in 20 years…
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Critical Eye... on a balls-up at the Bake Off
Food porn? Pah. Why have that when you can have the real thing? The finale of The Great British Bake Off (9.30pm, BBC2, Tuesday 4 October) didn’t just boast lingering shots of winner Jo Wheatley’s white chocolate and raspberry pistachio meringues….
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Tesco's fighting talk
Philip Clarke today had the unfortunate task of unveiling what many have described as Tesco’s worst interims for 20 years, despite a tidy rise in profits across the group.
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Disconcertingly expensive
Don’t say we didn’t warn you. About this time yesterday, Stella brewer AB InBev announced it was hiking wholesale prices by just short of 8% in response to continued upward pressure on costs.
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Critical Eye... on winsome whippets and purloined Swiss roll
The downturn has turned us into a nation of escapism artists! If we’re not getting deliriously excited about the latest style over substance, high-concept movie (go on, watch Inception a second time it really isn’t as good as you remembered),…
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Suppliers will take biggest hit from Tesco price cuts
That Tesco is to start yet another price war comes as no surprise. What is surprising, however, is an apparent indifference towards the impact on suppliers.
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It’s time to introduce an ‘agile’ supply chain
Multiples need to complement the lean supply chain model in order to save costs on the ‘last mile’.
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Comment & OpinionTales of Titania: Five cups of racist coffee
And so there we were, the whole agency (where do all those interns usually hide?), standing in the autumn sunshine in heavy brown make-up and fancy dress. (Even our token boy exec Torquil joined in. Actually, he was first to get his hands on the…
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Ask yourself four questions and create a roadmap to help develop your career
There is always a need for planning in business. Good businesses are constantly operating in the cycle of planning, executing, evaluating and re planning. Whatever managerial role you find yourself in, there will always be an ongoing requirement to…
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Own label and brands can work well together
Branded products can boost a category by reeling in consumers, says Paul Vita, as Lyons Seafoods’ meal kits show
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Big Price Drop has left me both underwhelmed and baffled
Did the earth move for you? For years, Tesco was able to surprise us and delight/terrify us with its bold initiatives, but it’s lost the knack of late.
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Our organic food is in a quandary
But it needn’t be – the movement just needs to play more to its strengths, says Dr Clive Black
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If you don't buy a ticket...
Today one national newspaper gave over its first three pages to coverage of the Health Lottery, the “exciting new game” set up by Daily Express and Red Hot Mums owner Richard Desmond. That paper, not surprisingly, is the Daily Express.
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Green is the colour
Saturday marked the 2011 edition of our annual Green Issue. It’s fashionable to point the finger at the food industry for the UK’s £12bn food waste mountain (as London mayor Boris Johnson continues to do). But there’s far more to it than promotions and excess packaging.
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Stick with sleep USP, Horlicks!
Sir, So Horlicks is about to become 'a nourishing beverage to enjoy at any time' (The Grocer, 10 September). Puhleeze just like 101 other products in the supermarket. The one thing that differentiates Horlicks from all other drinks...
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Stop the organic scaremongering
Sir, Call me biased, but when I read such outlandish and ridiculous claims as in the letter ‘Put science back into farm policy’ (Letters, 10 September), I want to know more about the claimant.
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Comment & OpinionTales of Titania: Hedgehog ready meals and debt-crisis cuisine
Opportunism is alive and well in food and drink. Already this week we have helped to launch a range of Dale Farm baked hedgehog ready meals (using the slogan “feed your inner traveller”). And now all the multiples are rushing out Failed Economy…