All comment & opinion articles – Page 416
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Comment & OpinionPity a supermarket CEO in light of the latest Kantar numbers
Ouch. If you think Kantar’s 12-week numbers look bad, you should see the four-week ones…
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Comment & OpinionThe UK needs more plants and fewer animals
The IPCC climate change report last week said agricultural productivity was likely to reverse…
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Comment & OpinionPower struggle
Is The Co-operative Group turning away the very help it needs to ensure its survival?
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Comment & OpinionCutting a dash
‘Cart abandonment’ may put you in mind of an upturned trolley in a ditch, but it’s a serious problem online, as retailers fight to make ecommerce as easy as possible.
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Comment & OpinionSupermarket psychology
David Cameron went to Asda on Monday - having last week outed himself as a Waitrose shopper.
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Comment & OpinionThe Co-op heads to the pub
The Co-op is building stores on 54 pub sites - but it’s aiming to co-exist with existing pubs, it says.
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Comment & OpinionAt Food & Drink Expo, impressive NPD was thin on the ground
I spent three days last week running the Brainfood Factory with my team for WRBM in Birmingham…
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Comment & OpinionRevolutionising marketing at a revolutionary time
We recently learned that people in the UK will spend more time online in 2014 than they will spend watching television…
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Comment & OpinionA world without price tags as we know them
The Internet of Things (IoT) has gone from hype to reality with new products now just a click away from consumers…
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Comment & OpinionSpring's Supermarket Secrets: Gregg Wallace explores eggs
Gregg Wallace famously enjoys a swift one-two…
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Comment & OpinionPink Lady apples calls for Biggest Brands inclusion
Each year I read with interest your table of Britain’s 100 biggest brands…
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Comment & OpinionIs there a sweet solution to the sugar problem?
The sugar lobby has lost its war to keep a lid on the health risks posed by its product…
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Comment & OpinionWaitrose juice shake-up is a sign of the times
Almost overnight, fruit juice has become public health enemy number one…
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Comment & OpinionCravendale continues good form with Barry the Biscuit Boy
Cravendale set the bar high with its ‘cats with thumbs’ push. There’s similar effort invested in its replacement
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Comment & OpinionChantler review takes us back to the start
Where does the government’s tobacco policy stand after yesterday’s Chantler review into plain packs?
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Comment & OpinionVaping not aping
Does the e-cig industry need make some changes if it wants to convince politicians it is the bright new future?
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Comment & OpinionClimate change report seeks silver lining
Yesterday’s report from the IPCC searched for some silver linings - but it still makes for sobering reading.
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Comment & OpinionWhy are imports of food & drink so much higher than exports?
We’ve just had a very upbeat chancellor telling us that the UK has the fastest recovery of any G8 nation…
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Comment & OpinionMasterChef's Gregg Wallace and John Torode must watch weight
WeightWatchers will be pleased. Poster boy Gregg ‘no one eats more cake than me’ Wallace is looking much less wobbly…
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Comment & OpinionEsther McVey urges industry to help young get retail jobs
The retail industry is one of the largest and fastest-growing employment sectors in the UK…