All comment & opinion articles – Page 474
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Kraft’s volte face is vindication for Cadbury’s global focus
Any deal that involves a foreign takeover of a great British institution or brand will always be tinged with sadness.
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Tales of Titania: Building bridges out of Spam
Karoline (with a K) is not happy. She has the look of a let-go Makro manager who's just discovered her pension is in Cranswick shares. "It used to be so simple," she complains. "Clients would do anything I proposed, whatever the budget." At this...
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Second Opinion: A mixed bag for today’s shoppers
In a delicate balance, consumers are buying less, but not foregoing quality, says Dr Clive Black
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Ad of the Week: Gordon’s hunts for its angry Gene
Who better than DI Gene Hunt to shatter the cosy complacency of an English summer garden party? It's lucky everyone in the new Gordon's ad is white, or a race riot might have ensued.
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Irene's delicious irony
Big news Stateside: Irene Rosenfeld has delivered a major bombshell, announcing that Kraft Foods will be split into two, independent, publicly-traded companies.
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Third Party: Employers should watch out for ‘old laws’
Recent legislative changes would suggest we’ve said goodbye to retirement – but don’t be so sure, says Rachael Jessop
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Second Opinion: Why do we let fear drive policy?
The Responsibility Deal’s swing to authoritarianism is needless and worrying, says Kevin Hawkins
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Critical Eye... on the phenomenalicious Thomasina
Damn that Thomasina Miers. Damn her. I've been trying (and failing, mostly) to stick to a healthy diet recently. I'm religiously eating a grapefruit a day it worked for Natalie Portman's character in Black Swan, although I'm guessing she didn't...
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Chavtastic TV Jane is talking total Horrocks
Talk about biting the hand that feeds you.Jane Horrocks the TV actress who sprung to fame as the loud, irritating one in Absolutely Fabulous and showed off her range by playing a number of loud, irritating characters in various...
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Careers file: The search for value: invest in your recruitment process to get the results you want
Price is what you pay, value is what you get". It's a nice quote from Warren Buffet, the so-called 'Sage of Omaha'. He's one...
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Tales of Titania: A Ratnerbomb lands on Britvic
Fascinating to see Britvic's Kate Fletcher deploy that rarely used PR tactic the Ratnerbomb at the FWD conference. It's where you describe something vital to your business as "crap" in this instance the independent trade as a means of generating...
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Supermarket availability levels are shocking
Why? Because, says Malcolm Hepworth, they’re neglecting a key trading period – the weekend – unlike convenience stores
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We must use stealth to achieve health
The chocolate cake recipe we used for my son’s birthday last week included courgettes and beetroot. The look on my seven-year-old nephew’s face when we told him after he had devoured his third piece was a picture.
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The best laid plans
On the surface, the government’s National Planning Policy appears to be appears to favour town-centre development.
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Carrying the can
Today’s figures from Wrap represent the first time since records began that the number of single-use carrier bags being handed out has gone up instead of down.
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Reckitt gets less Bang for its buck
Phew. You don’t have to cancel ‘date night’ with the other half, or abandon those plans to pelt improvised water bombs at an unsuspecting neighbour.
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Something wifi
Tesco is reported to be offering free wifi access in four of its stores, and is expected to roll the service out across its estate should the trial prove successful.
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We need a dose of Olympic inspiration for retailers
How desperately we need the 2012 Olympics to distract us from the phone-hacking scandal and the looming demise of the Euro.
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Third party: Functional foods are increasingly in demand
Niche brands are being snapped up by the big corporates – to the benefit of both buyer and brand
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Critical Eye... on hackers, fakers and premium rip-offs
The phone-hacking affair has probably desensitised most of us to the casual depravity people are capable of in the pursuit of wealth and position. But few who watched Fake Britain (Bogus Booze, BBC1, 7.30pm, 18 July) could have felt inured to the...