All comment & opinion articles – Page 279
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Comment & OpinionWhat Unilever’s AI hiring experiment tells us about the future of grocery recruitment
The fmcg giant is trying out a new way to hire for some entry-level positions, which is driven almost entirely by algorithms
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Comment & OpinionWholesalers: prepare for disruption
Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods Market shows it is determined to dominate all areas of retail
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Comment & OpinionUber-style surge pricing in supermarkets is uber-unlikely
The replacing of paper shelf-edge labels in some stores with electronic ones could mean prices go down rather than up
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Comment & OpinionAmazon appetite for physical stores points to UK targets
When China sneezes the world gets a cold. It feels a bit like that with Amazon
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Comment & OpinionBuild to last: get your foodie startup past the two-year mark
Camilla Barnard of Rude Health gives tips on how to achieve longevity
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Comment & OpinionSainsbury's closes in on Nisa but will members say yes?
Sainsbury’s is now in a one-horse race to buy Nisa – but could still lose
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Comment & OpinionProducers must have a new mindset to children's health
Sir, Reading Anna Rosier’s Saturday Essay ‘The organic revolution forges ahead’, I found myself nodding in agreement
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Comment & OpinionGet under customers' skin with AI
All demographics, especially post-millennials and Generation Y, are demanding seamless, customised shopping experience
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Comment & OpinionAmazon: a grocery player, indeed
The world of grocery retailing was delivered quite a surprise on Friday 16 June by Amazon…
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Comment & OpinionOwning wholesale will embed big four in almost total dominance
We have very early notice of the consequences for the entire grocery sector of failing to stop Tesco-Booker
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Comment & OpinionCutting down on meat? It’s easier if the judgement is cut out too
Everyone agrees we needed to eat more veggies, but the occasional good quality steak is fine too
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Comment & OpinionTesco takes on social stories in Food Love Stories evolution
Two new ads in the push sees Tesco replace some of its ‘stories behind recipes’ with two social issue-based ads
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Comment & OpinionMr Coupe's brainy Sainsbury's strategy puzzles Pat
I’m not sure how I feel about Sainsbury’s owning me, or a piece of me, or telling me what to do…
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Comment & OpinionQuick service restaurant waste level is shocking
Sir, The statistics around food waste in the QSR sector are shocking
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Comment & OpinionDon’t hold your breath for a rapid passage of this bewildering array of Brexit Bills
There are enough minefields in these Bills to keep the Commons locked in disagreement for 22 years, let alone months
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Comment & OpinionThe future has changed: bricks & mortar has a role in the online world
Gone are the days when we believed internet shopping would turn our high streets into ghost towns. Today’s e-commerce experts firmly believe there is a place for physical retail spaces
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Comment & OpinionBuying fiercely independent Nisa will be no easy feat
Unlike Booker, which is a publicly listed company, Nisa is a member-owned collective of fiercely independent retailers
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Comment & OpinionSainsbury’s blunderbuss review is also long overdue
There’s always been an air of smugness at Sainsbury’s about its ability to charge a slight premium
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Comment & OpinionBoozy lollies should beware of accidentally appealing to kids
You have to be a special kind of psychopath to realistically consider eating more than two of these and going on a bender
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Comment & OpinionDIY nutrition labels? Unacceptable says CASH
Allowing food companies to adopt their own nutrition labelling risks undermining public confidence in food labelling