All comment & opinion articles – Page 427
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Comment & OpinionTesco's space race falls to earth
Tesco has waved goodbye to £1.2bn after finally confirming it is to pull out of the US - but this could pale into insignificance compared to its other plans.
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Comment & OpinionE-cigarettes' burning questions
There may be no smoke without fire – but there’s certainly plenty of fire without smoke in the electronic cigarette market…
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Comment & OpinionChill winds
Britain may be basking in some spring sunshine at last but the forecast is for more chill economic winds this week, with the UK’s largest retailer once again finding itself at the centre of the storm…
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Comment & OpinionIt's time to bin the bags
Enough is enough. It’s time all British supermarkets charged for plastic bags…
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Sainsbury's: drug survey unrelated to 'Horsegate'
Your article connected Sainsbury’s decision to survey livestock farmers on antibiotic use with the horsemeat scare…
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After Portas, do the town centre personality test
Despite the cold Easter, visitor numbers rose more than 6% on UK high streets over Good Friday and Easter Saturday…
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Obesity: local authorities may turn more interventionist
On 1 April, responsibility for public health was transferred from the Department of Health to local government…
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Victoria Wood skirts the ultimate tea question
Like most Brits, I love a cup of tea. The first bunches of leaves arrived on our glorious shores in 1662…
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Thatcher's influence on the PR world lives on
This may be a surprise to anyone at the old fogey end of The Grocer readership, but I don’t remember Margaret Thatcher…
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Steve Parfett hails wholesale security success story
Criminal activity increases during difficult economic times and this has been borne out by our experience since 2008…
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Was Greggs right to shrink its pasties?
It’s enough to make a hardened brickie weep into his paper napkin…
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Can we expect a little quiet on the farming front?
Could 2013 be a ‘quieter’ one for all those involved in and depending on the output of arable farming?…
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Consider a city-focused export strategy for your premium brand
There is a lack of international ambition in many companies, which really frustrates me…
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Comment & OpinionAirwaves gets the horn in breathy new chewing gum advert
Wrigley would like us to believe Airwaves does wonders for your breath – so here’s an ad based on woodwind instruments!…
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Comment & OpinionNo finish line in sight
Sticking your neck out can be a perilous occupation. Not 24 hours ago, we invited readers to take stock and reflect on the horsemeat scandal so far, three months on…
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Comment & OpinionHorsemeat, three months on
Nearly three months ago, the proverbial hit the fan. Tests by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland revealed horse DNA in some frozen burgers (and subsequently in pretty much everything else), unleashing a wave of tests and investigations across the EU…
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Comment & OpinionElla's big decision
Ever since those nice young chaps at Innocent Drinks sold a controlling stake in their smoothie-making business to Coca-Cola, Ella’s Kitchen founder Paul Lindley has become something of the poster boy for the ethical grocery start-up generation…
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Comment & OpinionSmart Somersby spot puts the app into apple
Somersby cider’s first major ad push is one of those great ideas that seems obvious in retrospect…
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Retailing in a straitjacket
Can this government do something more to help retailers through another few years of little or no growth?…
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Comment & Opinion"The goal of demand forecasting is to forecast demand!"
I bought most of my Easter eggs way ahead of time (like the responsible auntie I am)…