Comment & opinion – Page 382
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Comment & OpinionPrivate-label pride
It is good news for the retail sector and private label that Tesco has revamped its new ‘BD Beauty Secrets’ range…
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Comment & OpinionPrice cuts are not the only tactic in retail war
Some smart firms are playing the long game when it comes to promotions, says Andrew Marwick, managing director at Opia.
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Comment & OpinionRetailers should harness media brands in the run-up to Christmas
Advertisers could do worse than partner with magazines, websites and radio stations this Christmas, says Krissie Ford of Bauer Media.
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Comment & OpinionAldi's organic range is its poshest move yet
In a few weeks Aldi’s luxury Christmas range will hit the shelves
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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets need to look forward and not back
The rapidly changing supermarket landscape in the UK is the source of much industry debate at the moment…
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Comment & OpinionPoundshop.com reopens online battle
The online pound store wars have started again – with a truce, Poundshop.com has merges with rival outfit Hereforapound.com
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Comment & OpinionWhat sort of innovation do consumers want?
The number of new innovations in the European food sector had fallen over the last decade… but what do consumers look for in new food products?
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Comment & OpinionAim to speed up the initiation process for new employees
Facebook’s chief information officer, Tim Campos, famously claimed all employees joining the business would be up and runn…
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Comment & OpinionPrawn sandwich brigade line up for Roy Keane's book
Infamously aggressive former Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane has a new book out…
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Comment & OpinionTesco executives admit they have no idea what's gone on
How Tesco must wish that everything would go as smoothly as the Strictly Come Dancing event it put on…
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Comment & OpinionSilence is deafening at the supermarkets
An eerie silence has descended over grocery. One supplier called Tesco “leaderless” this week…
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Comment & OpinionDaily Brunch with Ocado: flat TV and a missed opportunity
Daytime TV has a well-deserved reputation for vacuous repetition, and the first episode of Daily Brunch with Ocado…
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Comment & OpinionPortman Group's increased interference is unacceptable
I have written before of my concerns that initiatives introduced by local authorities…
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Comment & OpinionStealthy spread of SMOs should concern consumer goods industry
The war between citizens and Big Food Inc is an asymmetrical affair yet, as with David and Goliath…
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Comment & OpinionShould the Responsibility Deal become law?
A report this week by think tank 2020health called for a radical new approach to tackle obesity
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Comment & OpinionHow retailers can emulate the online experience this Christmas
Online retail sales hit £91bn in 2013, with £11bn of that spent in December…
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Comment & OpinionHow we at Burton's are driving the evolution of biscuits
We live in an increasingly busy world, where efficiency and convenience are often no longer a preference but a necessity…
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Comment & OpinionNectar disappointment
As someone that buys grocery shopping each week and reuses their bags but does not drive, I feel I have been hit…
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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets are on the frontline of the low wage war
Calls for supermarkets to pay the Living Wage are not going to go away
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Comment & OpinionNectar change far from sweet for Sainsbury’s shoppers
Sainsbury’s decision to slash Nectar point rewards in store did not go down well with consumers