Comment & opinion – Page 515
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Comment & OpinionBlogof’s crystal ball: your guide to the year ahead
January Shoppers revert to a feral state as the big freeze returns. Man turns on wife, parent on child and pet against pensioner as society's norms break down. There are even reports that a tribe of heavily...
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Sisters, suitors and underwhelming surprises
So Ranjit Boparan has until 21 January to get a bid together for Northern Foods. It seems a long shot, with some observers questioning whether the 2 Sisters owner can raise the kind of cash that would tempt Northern’s shareholders to turn their backs on the Essenta deal’s promised upside.
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New year, same problems
Welcome back to those of you that, like the worker bees of Grocer Towers, returned from the festive break today.
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Next Year's News: the Daily Bread guide to 2011
Daily Bread brings you the biggest stories of the year to come - before they happen
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Smoke and mirrors
One finding in particular from The Grocer’s Top Products Survey 2010 will have given Andrew Lansley food for thought. Or rather, something to put in his pipe and smoke, as they say.
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Comment & OpinionAd of the Week: Coke unveils an immaculate deception
While shop windows swap witches' hats for Santa caps before we've bitten the heads, Ozzy-style, from our Halloween gelatine bats, the festive season doesn't truly begin until Coke unveils its latest Christmas ad.
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Careers File: A poor appraisal could actually be a chance to boost your career
I believe I work hard but have just had my annual appraisal and was told in no uncertain terms that I need to up my game.
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Comment & OpinionCritical Eye... on a labour-intensive stuffing
Oh how I yearn for the wide-eyed Christmas cookery programmes of old when there was an air of innocence about everything and Delia et al were content to share with us the culinary basics. So far, this year's festive offerings have been distinctly...
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Retailers should narrow focus on top brands
Range rationalisation in most product segments leads to higher profits and drives innovation
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Second Opinion: Eco-friendly changes need unity
Cancun talks puts onus on food companies to sort sustainability problem, says Tim Lang
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Saturday Essay: Pledge to keep employability on the agenda
UK food and drink companies must work together to improve skills and employment in the sector, says Justin King
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Comment & OpinionEditor's Comment: Let me know if you can find a better value deal than this issue of The Grocer
It's said that retail is detail. Well, there is a lot of detail in this week's bumper issue.
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Don’t fall foul of bait pricing laws
Sir, The OFT's new market report gives retailers further clarity about when certain pricing promotions are in breach of consumer protection law ('OFT opens first cases in crackdown on misleading pricing', The Grocer, 4 December).
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Tilting at Mills
They say that a good big’un beats a good little’un. But while scale has its advantages, stealth isn’t usually one of them.
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Curiosity killed the Kat
Today Diageo claimed a decisive victory in its long-running dispute with InterContinental Brands over the Vodkat brand name.
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VAT's life
The British Retail Consortium today said it was “nonsense” to suggest retailers would use the VAT rise in January as a cover for price increases.
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Muscling in
Just a couple of months ago Malcolm Walker was making optimistic noises about retaking control of Iceland, the chain he set up, then left, and has since restored to significant growth.
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Critical Eye... on hearting the Hairies
There was loads of good telly on this week. Unfortunately, bog-all of it was food-related.
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Editor's Comment: VAT rise will hurt round-pound deals and single-price retailers
I often wonder at the micro-price management we see in this industry. It’s not just the cavalcade of constantly changing promotions: if you study, week in week out, the prices in our weekly Grocer 33 survey, you regularly see price changes of…
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Comment & OpinionAd of the Week: Andrex's dog day afternoon is hard to absorb
There’s a fine line between cute and creepy. Just picture John Craven in a babydoll dress…