Comment & opinion – Page 498
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It's cheese, James, but not as we know it
Few product launches whip up the media storm swirling around Alex James and his new line of cheeses, with surely only some of the attention due to his former life as bassist for Blur.
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Out of sight, out of mind
For years small retailers have blamed the big-box, out-of-town shopping centres and a light touch planning system for what we all recognise these days as the death of the high street.
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Comment & OpinionTales of Titania: The return of the long-lasting sandwich
We can put the riots, the Eurozone crisis, Somalian famines and anything else genuinely newsworthy to one side. The silly season is officially here and heralded, as ever, by a sandwich story. This time it's the return of the 'long-lasting'...
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Third Party: Stricken retailers should not forget their staff
In the wake of the riots, it’s crucial to focus not just on physical repairs, but on supporting employees, says Nicky Little
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A retailer’s front-line perspective on the riots
Measures to help affected businesses are welcome, but we also need more police on the streets, says Paul Stone
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Kishor Patel's Expert Advice: Watch out, the robbers are about
Stores must work with the police and each other to create strategies to defeat criminals, says Kishor Patel
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Don’t worry about lacking charisma, other leadership qualities are more important
I run a large food business, and it’s dawned on me that I haven’t got the leadership qualities of pizzazz, Obama-style oratory and charm. Can I learn these?
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The violent side of consumerism
Do the items looted provide any answers as to why the riots broke out, asks Tim Lang
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An entrepreneur could make a killing with beautiful shutters
Until this week, I little imagined that shutters would be an interesting subject for this column. I was wrong…
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Comment & OpinionCritical Eye... on baking and the clockwork rioters
Most kids these days probably think Nadsat is something you stick to a car dashboard rather than the fictional slang of A Clockwork Orange. But there were strong echoes of the Anthony Burgess classic in the shocking and shameful images arising from…
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Comment & OpinionAd of the Week: Off-the-Wall’s Alan joins the sausage roll of legends
Throw Skippy on the barbie and haul Flipper, gasping and wheezing, ashore in the tuna nets. A new animal star is born. While Birds Eye wrestles with the dilemma of whether to pull its polar bear ads, Wall’s has blown the competition off…
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Poundworld hero has pants firmly inside trousers
The makeover in superhero movies is usually more dramatic than in Undercover Boss. No facepaint or titanium vest for Poundworld…
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Comment & OpinionTales of Titania: A riotously warm send-off for Pepsi Raw
“It’s a cock, silly,” is a line I haven’t heard since I was 14. So thank you to the reader who explained why I wasn’t getting any eggs from my balcony hen.
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Third Party: Brands must use social media to listen to us
There’s a disconnect between what brands want from ‘friends’ and what consumers want from them, says Stephen Hobbs
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The cool blue approach to stopping shrinkage
Forensic daily analysis combined with cross-department teamwork slashed stock losses at Iceland, says…
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Second Opinion: Laziness can create food myths
Bad journalism perpetuates half-truths and tempts producers to cash in, says Joanna Blythman
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This summer's theme should be Back to Black
Three weeks ago, I said the Olympics couldn’t come soon enough as the economy was in the very slough of despond.
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Up for the Cup
Who’s your star of 2011? Today we’d like to give you a nudge in the direction of our nominations for The Grocer Cup.
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Gordon's tonic
Daily Bread would have very little time for anything else if we pointed out every national newspaper ‘exclusive’ that comes from The Grocer’s archives.
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Symington's new golden oldies
So that’s who feels like Chicken Tonight. There had to be someone.