Comment & opinion – Page 517
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Third Party: Why the big society can be big for business
Brands that focus their marketing activity at a local level – à la big society – could reap real rewards, says Nick Davies
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Saturday Essay: This nice little FSA earner will close plants
Consumers can forget ‘local‘ meat if abattoirs are hit with a hefty rise in hygiene inspection costs, says Norman Bagley
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Second Opinion: Help needed for uncertain future
Government should focus on aiding export markets and business finance, says Kevin Hawkins
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Comment & OpinionEditor's Comment: Brown paper cigarette packs is a crazy idea
Smoking is a filthy habit. This is not the opinion of The Grocer. It's mine, and I would not be able to look myself in the mirror if I didn't preface my defence of the industry against Andrew Lansley's proposed new measures with that...
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Brash and Brasher
In retail there’s no such thing as a Christmas ceasefire. Except for the day itself, of course, when most of us are too stuffed to move, the festive season is when the fighting is at its fiercest.
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Comment & OpinionAd of the Week: Heinz chiller thriller is 28 Beanz Later
Like cats in tumble-dryers, you shouldn't put tins in the fridge. Apparently they can oxidise and release deadly vapours that drive sane men mad, turn pets against their masters and possibly make your alphabetti spaghetti taste a bit odd.
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Careers File: Coping with workplace grief and loose-tongued blunders
My colleague has just died from cancer. The decline was very rapid and most of us are suffering from shock. We are a small team and...
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Comment & OpinionCritical Eye... on sadistic gameshows and vaudeville nudges
Tax the Fat (BBC One, Monday 8.30pm) sounded like a sadistic gameshow rather than a Panorama documentary. But the programme has been going that way for years.
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Second Opinion: Can grocery help welfare state?
The industry would do well to learn from history and ask the right questions, says Tim Lang
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Comment & OpinionTales of Titania: A pool full of pudding mix
As I have already come to understand in my brief PR career, press releases are generally made up of lies, damned lies and PR statistics.
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Saturday Essay: Why milk is in need of a modern makeover
The industry has lost sight of the competition, and the opportunity to make milk a modern snack, says Simon Muschamp
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Alan Wyle's Expert Advice: In local stores, fresh really means fresh
Indies can put the mults to shame in the freshness race – but communication is key, says Alan Wyle
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Editor's Comment: Supermarkets have power to create game-changing new brands
Own label is undergoing a revolution. In particular, Tesco, Waitrose, M&S, Sainsbury's and, most recently, Asda, have been transforming entire ranges.
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Tangerine top in UK-owned sweets
Sir, I read with interest your article 'Scooby snacks all round thanks to licensing deal' (The Grocer, 6 November). Of particular note was the inaccurate claim made by Swizzels Matlow that declares it is the 'UK's biggest...
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Don’t overlook wild bird market
Sir, I was very disappointed that yet again The Grocer seems to be short sighted in thinking that the pet category solely consists of cats and dogs ('Focus on Petcare', The Grocer, 30 October). The wild bird sector was completely...
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Northern's Irish bailout
Most of the time, Jerry Marwood leaving Spar would be the big story of the day.
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Andy's Christmas carol
After a rollercoaster year, it seems quite a while since Asda was flying.
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Careers File: Retirement changes could force employers to create more temporary positions
Chancellor George Osborne's Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) held few surprises for those interested in the world of work aside from the revelation that the state pension age for both men and women would rise to 66 by 2020. More pressing for employers, however, were two pieces of legislation unveiled either ...
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Comment & OpinionCritical Eye... on Perkins' snark and Dutch elm disease
Is it really 35 years since The Good Life? Or rather, is it only 35 years?
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Comment & OpinionTales of Titania: Deadheads and Asda shoppers
Oddly enough, the Daily Mail has cheered me up no end this week. The joyous story was news of an impending Christmas poinsettia shortage. Hurrah!