Comment & opinion – Page 2
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Comment & OpinionM&S switchover complete, but Waitrose is the least of Ocado’s problems
Ocado sets the bar on customer service, but rivals are going around the target
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Why click & collect makes more sense for Aldi than Deliveroo tie-up
Aldi is trialling a click & collect service at a Manchester store
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Food and drink is at the centre of the Brexit Withdrawal Deal controversy
Government indecision, opacity and brinkmanship will make a bad Brexit decision worse
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Kellogg’s animation offers reassurance and optimism
The phrase ‘back to school’ always used to give the summer holidays a hint of melancholy
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How brands can help enable positive parts of the ‘new normal’
Lockdown has given most of us time to reflect on the way we live and has created some behaviours that could actually be beneficial
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Gimmick or not, Tesco’s drone trial shows supermarkets are looking to get delivery right
Tesco and Morrisons are both investing in innovative (and traditional) delivery solutions
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Undermining the Brexit withdrawal agreement will punish the nation’s poorest
For the government to approach things in this way is extraordinary. The industry will not welcome it
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Ocado-M&S and Waitrose must refine their offers in a complex online grocery world
It is wrong to assume the pair are competing for the exact same slice of the market, says Fraser McKevitt, head of retail and consumer insight at Kantar
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What foods would face price hikes under a no-deal Brexit?
Just when you thought 2020 couldn’t get any worse, the prospect of a no-deal Brexit is back
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Walkers gives it large with Wotsits Giants campaign
The ad for the lengthier, more girthsome snacks plays on their priapic qualities
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It hasn’t been a dream start to the Ocado-M&S alliance. Can they turn the tides?
Ocado had all the tools to make the M&S switch a success but it hasn’t been smooth sailing, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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The Ocado-M&S switch will reveal how hard – or easy – it is to break shoppers’ habits
Consumers are averse to changing how they eat and shop, but Ocado is forcing a change upon its shoppers, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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Supermarkets’ price cuts put them on collision course with suppliers
The big four are desperate not to lose ground to the discounters, as they did in 2008/9
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What retailers need to do to nail Christmas during coronavirus
Stores must allow for the changes to shopping habits to make Christmas a success, says Sunny Mirpuri, commercial director, off-trade at Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I
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Marcus Rashford food poverty taskforce must activate the food and drink industry
Food and drink industry’s role in the taskforce must be about more than social media support
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The trust formula: where do you or your colleagues fall down?
Some bright spark has now defined trust, with an equation
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War on Plastic: The Fight Goes On: a flabby hour with a few gems
Supermarket sarnies were the incongruous focus of Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s campaigning
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Why sponsoring Great British Bake Off 2020 is a hole in one for Aldi
The deal will feed three key metrics Aldi wants to drive: its Britishness, quality and range
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Banning promotions of HFSS food isn’t the way to tackle obesity
Banning promotions on HFSS foods would reduce the choice on shelf and increase prices for shoppers Tackling obesity is an important public health priority, irrespective of economics. Indeed, with increasing evidence of the association between obesity and poorer Covid-19 outcomes, the government is right to want ...
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The coffee category may be stable, but it’s full of innovation and competition
The premiumisation trend shows no sign of slowing amid increased activity from the coffee giants, says Warren Ackerman, head of European consumer staples research at Barclays
