All comment & opinion articles – Page 317
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Comment & OpinionThe shopping experience is out of date
The discounters displace and disrupt much of what we once assumed to be indispensable in the experience-centric market
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Comment & OpinionReading the Brexit tea leaves at the NFU conference
The annual farming showpiece laid out its ambitions for a post-Brexit food sector as delegates discussed trade, labour and encouraging investment in agriculture
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Comment & OpinionAsda’s quiet man Sean Clarke is right to focus on more than price
Today’s results provide some encouragement that Asda is at least heading in the right direction, but there’s still a long way to go …
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Comment & OpinionKraft Heinz wash-up will put ‘Persil Paul’ and Unilever growth in the spotlight
With the announcement that the offer is off the table from the Americans, we ask where does all this manouvering leave Unilever and Kraft Heinz?
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Comment & OpinionSuddenly wholesale is hot. It's in demand. It's happening
Wholesale has never been sexy. Sexist perhaps: it’s an industry full of white van men. But not sexy
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Comment & OpinionYour Brexit procurement in-tray
the opportunity arises for the humble procurement function to shine in the Brexit transition
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Comment & OpinionThe ABC of earning consumer trust
From Tesco’s ‘dodgy deals’ to rising food prices post-Brexit, customers’ trust seems to be under constant pressure
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Comment & OpinionA surprising move by Jamie Oliver
Sir, The articles in last week’s issue all made for a thoroughly enjoyable weekly Grocer read
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Comment & OpinionThe Power List reveals a stark lack of women
Sir, Women make up the majority of folks who shop for food & drink in Britain
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Comment & OpinionMake your category strategy stand out
Most in our industry would agree that, in theory, a good category strategy is of real value
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Comment & OpinionA new approach can help you achieve goals and win respect
Recently, I worked with a newly appointed managing director. Robert had just been made MD of his father’s business
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Comment & OpinionInside Out London reveals extraordinary sloppiness at Tesco
Methodical investigative work by Jonathan Gibson found Tesco has been overcharging customers by failing to remove expired
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Comment & OpinionGalaxy pierces hearts with gorgeous Valentines ad
Valentine’s Day may have passed, but it’s still possible to be struck by Galaxy chocolate’s beautifully made ad
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Comment & OpinionFlattened chicken makes second base for KFC
How can we be moved by some spicy chips when KFC’s innovation elsewhere in the world is so spectacular?
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Comment & Opinion'Alternative facts' and Tesco pricing bamboozle Pat
These are things that are found all the time in a thing called ‘fake news’
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Comment & OpinionA bright side to the Tesco-Booker merger
I wonder how many people read the wholesalers & independents pages in The Grocer for the first time last week
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Comment & OpinionAre supermarket Valentine’s Day dine-in deals something to fall in love with?
So who is doing what in terms of a romantic promotional bundle? And how do they compare on price?
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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