All comment & opinion articles – Page 286
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Comment & OpinionCalibrate your inner GPS and take control of your work needs
Humans have in-built needs quietly directing our thoughts, beliefs, behaviours and actions, like an internal GPS, says executive coach Jennifer Baker
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Comment & OpinionHow chatbots can give brands character
The news brands are already scaling back on their chatbots will be news to fmcg firms still at the ‘chat wot?’ stage
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Comment & OpinionAldi's hamper shows an animated approach to Easter
Like Christmas, Easter prompts a clutch of ads from the retailers
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Comment & OpinionPat's Easter/Ostara treats fail to impress customers
It’s a bit difficult to feel all that cheery about the news these days, isn’t it?
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Comment & OpinionJeremy Corbyn's jam: it's not popular
While making a cake, Corbyn polled the kids on their favourite jams
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Comment & OpinionSurprise, unpleasant surprise at Waitrose
Sir, In the past Waitrose cardholders could get a free hot drink in store whether they shopped or not
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Comment & OpinionSustainability campaigns need buy-in from the ground up
Palm oil is in the firing line once again, but how much difference do sustainability campaigns really make?
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Comment & OpinionFour ways M&S wins on food
In an era when growth is hard to come by, M&S Food – a quality player – has been increasing market share
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Comment & OpinionDairy needs a strategy to boost appeal to younger consumers
Previous campaigns prove dairy can engage consumers and get its message heard. Time to use those skills once more
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Comment & OpinionSusanna Reid gets sanctimonious on Save Money: Good Food
We all waste food, about £700 worth per household per year, in fact
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Comment & OpinionGive stores the Freddie Mercury factor
It’s time to adopt a more rock ’n roll approach to retail
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Comment & OpinionPrepare for impact of lower disposable incomes
Sir, What can consumer products businesses do to lessen the impact of rising inflation?
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Comment & OpinionPat hikes the price of Scotch as customers seem confused
Silly old Pat went to school back when distances were measured in quarts
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Comment & OpinionFrench future foretold by 'asparamancer' Jemima
Jemima chucks a handful of the veg into the air, and then ‘reads’ how the spears fall
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Comment & OpinionDonald Trump in 'sweet' shock with new lollies
No sane person would want Donald Trump anywhere near his or her mouth
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Comment & OpinionJack Daniel’s entry to cider is a landmark move. As a long as it hasn’t done a Magners
Jack is back. And this time he’s dressed up as a cider.
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Comment & OpinionCoffee: a new age of quality across retail and hospitality
In the recent McDonald’s ad campaign, customers who want a simple coffee are flummoxed by ridiculous offerings
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Comment & OpinionWorried about chocolate, prime minister? Then hunt for a plausible Brexit trade strategy
The great and the good maybe hopping mad over Cadbury dropping the word ’Easter’ from its National Trust egg hunt promotion, but what about a Brexit sweetner for food and drink trade deals?
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Comment & OpinionCrisps study reveals potentially unsafe acrylamide levels
Tyrrells, Seabrook and major supermarkets were among the worst offenders, claims the study from the Changing Markets Foundation
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Comment & OpinionTake stock, set goals and resurrect your fortunes this Easter
As a business leader, I like to think Easter represents regeneration within a working context, says Jonathan Fitchew at Pareto Law