All comment & opinion articles – Page 391
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Comment & OpinionAt last some light relief from the supermarket price war
At last some light relief from the price war, but just how wise were the confessions of the supermarket bosses?…
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Comment & OpinionConvenience stores need the care and curiosity factors
Kantar’s research showing that the little-and-often phenomenon is a myth was surprising…
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Comment & OpinionResponsibility Deal needs a big picture
The latest update on the Responsibility Deal reveals some impressive pledges - but it needs to shout louder.
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Comment & OpinionMixed messages on sugar
There are so many people gunning for sugar at the moment it’s difficult to keep up. This week, a professor argued warning labels should be slapped on sugary drinks…
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Comment & OpinionEurope's new faces
What can the food and drinks sector expect from the new European Parliament?
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Comment & OpinionLet's not just export products - let's export our expertise
I have banged on before about us not exporting enough food and drink as a nation…
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Comment & OpinionIs the space race really over?
First Tesco announced it was cutting its store-opening programme down to a bare minimum of convenience and dark stores…
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Comment & OpinionLeffe kicks off battle of the (posh) bar snacks
What is Britain’s best bar snack? Leffe beer has embarked upon the definitely-not-pointless quest of finding out…
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Drunk on song: the wine that likes to listen to music
We now know that the atmosphere in which you drink wine affects how much you enjoy it…
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Comment & OpinionMartin Glenn on reviving biscuit category in convenience
There is a steady shift happening in retail. The inexorable rise of the big boxes has halted and is starting to reverse…
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Comment & OpinionAmazon is not the only threat to the supermarkets
Amazon’s new US offerings of everything from ‘Prime Pantry’ to Amazon Fresh may sound like science fiction, but it is very…
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Comment & OpinionAsda blasted for alcohol hypocrisy by Steve Parfett
Comments on the independent sector by Paul Kelly of Asda at a Westminster forum are breathtaking in their arrogance…
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Comment & OpinionTitania's PR team take on the social media agency 'experts'
Had to don the killer Louboutins and the plunging neckline when a client brought his new social media agency in…
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Comment & OpinionGlacéau Smartwater will put Coke's Dasani disaster in the past
If our industry had a dictionary, the definition of disaster would be: ‘Coke’s attempt to Dasani to the UK in 2004’…
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Comment & OpinionConvenience is sacred, but also full of sacred cows
In our first-ever Convenience Report, we’ve examined the channel’s growth from every conceivable angle…
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Comment & OpinionFood Inspectors: a missed opportunity for the food industry
Matt Allwright got stuck into the big issues: how did horse end up in burgers, he asked, pointing at a horse in a field…
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Comment & OpinionTesco's sweet spot
Tesco’s move to drop sweets from checkouts in its smaller stores is a big, bold step that sets it apart from the majority of its grocery rivals.
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Comment & OpinionM&S has something to shout about
In its full-year results presentation, M&S took the unusual step of revealing the progress it has made on availability, in actual numbers.
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Comment & OpinionThe Co-op clears a hurdle
No one knew which way The Co-operative Group’s crucial vote on governance reform would go ahead of the society’s special general meeting on Saturday