Comment & opinion – Page 301
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Analysis & Features‘Dodgy deals’ exposé raises awkward questions for Tesco
The BBC revelations of out-of-date multibuy promotional offers in stores is a failure at the most basic store management level
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Comment & OpinionThe Grocer's Power List reflects the big four's resurgence
Over the years the supermarket bosses have dominated this list as a rule
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Comment & OpinionFood hygiene ‘self-regulation’ shows progress… and desperation
If any organisation likes to be seen to be tough, it is the Scottish version of the FSA
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Comment & OpinionLove may be blind but work relationships require focus
I’ve seen deals break down at vital junctures due to an ill-judged comment or action far too many times
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Comment & OpinionTesco and Unilever are official sponsors of Waste Not Want Not
The UK’s biggest retailer and one of the world’s most influential fmcg suppliers support The Grocer’s campaign
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Comment & OpinionOnline brand loyalty may be automatically boring
I think it’s overly optimistic to believe that the future of retail will be shopping online
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Comment & OpinionAftermath: vital lessons from Morecambe Bay, 13 years on
“Harrowing images of lifeboats and helicopters desperately searching for survivors” linger in the area’s collective memory
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Comment & OpinionThe discounters provide Pat with strategic inspiration
I was excited to see the news that Aldi is now the fifth-largest UK grocer
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Comment & OpinionAmazon is quick to experiment but its expansion into UK grocery will be slow
Since it started pursuing the UK grocery market in 2015, Amazon’s every move has provoked prophecies of doom
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Comment & OpinionBrexit could mean a flood of US foods the public don't want
Much of the recent discussions between Theresa May and Donald Trump were centred around a trade deal
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Comment & OpinionIt's time for retailers to master mobile
In the smartphone era consumers are now almost umbilically attached to their devices
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Comment & OpinionBig ag shows how to weather Brexit
Food and drink companies facing Brexit will need to find strategies to uncover efficiencies
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Comment & OpinionMake the apprenticeship levy work
In April the government is to introduce a new ‘payroll tax’ in the form of an apprenticeship levy - and it will change companies’ approaches to graduate schemes as much as it will change apprenticeships, says David Lynch of Bis Henderson Academy
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Analysis & FeaturesAldi’s steady progress proves industry sharks wrong
Today’s news that Aldi has broken into the Top 5 validates the German discounter’s strategy plan, and confounds its critics
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Analysis & FeaturesBritain’s ‘veg panic’ needs a little perspective
A shortage of fresh produce in UK supermarkets is creating havoc in the country, with lettuce and broccoli sales now being rationed in some supermarkets
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Comment & OpinionWho's got the answer? The value of winging it
There no easy answers in business, especially if you’re a startup, says Camilla Barnard of Rude Health. Entrepreneurs have to think fast on their feet
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Comment & OpinionHow will the CMA view the Booker-Tesco deal?
Charles Wilson has run rings round the competition for years. Can he now run rings round the CMA?
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Comment & OpinionCatering, not indie retail, is the key to Tesco-Booker merger
It is great to hear that everyone will benefit from the Tesco ‘merger’ with Booker - but it’s also somewhat disingenuous
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Analysis & FeaturesFresh produce heads for the bunkers, and a good thing too
Popular with suburban marijuana growers, hydroponics - the method of growing plants without soil - could be the solution to our growing vegetable ’crisis’
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Comment & OpinionRetail must cultivate staff as well as technology
The UK’s retail sector is a vital part of our economy, providing one in eight jobs in the UK, says Nita Clarke of the Fabian Society. Staff must be given the right tools to cope with technology change