All comment & opinion articles – Page 289
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Comment & OpinionThe Best of British Takeaways: tasty history of fish & chips
“Fast food doesn’t have to mean bad food,” said Tom Kerridge on The Best of British Takeaways
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Comment & OpinionFairtrade shocks shoppers with Farley & Bell entrapment
‘Don’t feed exploitation’ reads the stern strapline at the end of the Fairtrade Foundation’s ad
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Comment & OpinionFood bank wins following libel ruling
Professional troll Katie Hopkins was last week ordered to pay £24,000 to food blogger Jack Monroe
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Comment & OpinionPat mulls the nature of democracy and expertise
I have to be a little careful about what I say, seeing as how my little emporium is situated just a stone’s throw from the Mother of Parliaments
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Comment & OpinionLessons in experiential retail from around the globe - video
Rich Ford of Sherlock Studio picks four examples of experiential retail done well
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Comment & OpinionBreathe new life into bricks & mortar stores
Bricks & mortar retailing is dead. Or that’s what we read. But in the food sector, that’s far from the truth.
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Comment & OpinionPushing Britain’s buttons: online grocery goes patriotic
A ‘buy British’ button would be fantastic news for British producers. It’s not that far-fetched, either
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Comment & OpinionThe Top 50 is a fantastic advertisement for entrepreneurship
How can Iceland not be independent, with Malcolm Walker at the wheel?
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Comment & OpinionWhat we can learn from the Budget - and how it's presented
This week has seen Philip Hammond’s first Budget
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Comment & OpinionThe benefits of next-level data interrogation
Sometimes, we obsess about day-to-day performance to the detriment of bigger changes
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Comment & OpinionMary Berry gets controversial with 'Everyday' bolognese
Controversial isn’t the first word that springs to mind for Mary Berry
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Comment & OpinionPrice rise refusals could be bad news for UK shoppers
The fluctuations in currency exchange rates have been well documented since the vote for the UK to leave the EU
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Comment & OpinionDitch the stereotypes and get real
just asking them what consumers want often doesn’t reflect how they behave and feel in real life
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Comment & OpinionThe reputation of British food & drink is a hot property abroad
Sir, It was encouraging to read that food and drink exports from the UK are in such good health
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Comment & OpinionDoritos' baby dragon breathes warmth into chip campaign
“New Doritos Heatburst. It’s a bit like getting a baby dragon.” Rather hard to prove
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Comment & OpinionStressed-out Mr Hammond unburdens himself to Pat
Over the years I’ve developed a special rapport with my customers
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Comment & OpinionWomen in fmcg must be bold for change
Propercorn’s Cassandra Stavrou reflects on International Women’s Day and how fmcg can encourage more women to be ‘bold for change’
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Comment & OpinionIceland’s Malcolm Walker celebrates independent retail spirit
The yearly celebration that is The Grocer Annual Lunch saw representatives from the UK’s Big 30 wholesalers and the Top 50 independent retailers come together to reflect on the past year and plan for the future
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Comment & OpinionLessons from this weekend’s ordering meltdown at Sainsbury’s
Sainsbury’s handled the chaos well overall - but it could have done with being a bit more proactive
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Comment & OpinionHow the government can address business rate unfairness
If forecourts, ATMs and other business properties have their own business rates, why not one for online retailers?