All comment & opinion articles – Page 476

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Once bitten, twice shy

2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Greencore’s hunger for a transformational deal was finally sated today, with the news that it has bagged Uniq for £113m.

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Third party: The ePrivacy Directive will help instil trust

2011-07-09T00:00:00Z

New directive will ensure that consumers can opt out of data tracking and online promotions

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Support vital for countryside and its people

2011-07-09T00:00:00Z

National Countryside Week is a chance for industry to show support for farmers and conservationists, says Mark Price

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Careers File: Redundancy open the door to new opportunities

2011-07-09T00:00:00Z

The week was going so well until you received that innocent call asking you to come to room 13 on the fourth floor to meet your line manager and the HR business partner. You know what happens next.

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Tales of Titania: Sweaty Betties and stick-thin harpies

2011-07-09T00:00:00Z

God preserve us from inter-agency sports. First it was the PR rounders league, then netball the most spiteful girls' game ever invented and now a PR 'industry leader' (aka drooling male lech) has started a PR beach volleyball contest for London...

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Bratislavans want bargains, too

2011-07-09T00:00:00Z

That’s why Tesco is shipping from the UK rather than paying Continental prices, says Dr Clive Black

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Advertisers let off the hook by News of the World's swift demise

2011-07-09T00:00:00Z

Blimey, what a day! Just a few short hours ago, we were questioning how many retailers would follow The Co-op’s lead in pulling advertising from the News of the World.

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Weathering the Twitter storm

2011-07-07T00:00:00Z

Tesco has lost at least one customer as a result of the News of the World scandal: Labour MP Chris Bryant won’t be shopping there this evening.

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Balancing hacked

2011-07-05T00:00:00Z

Many of us will have woken up this morning to news of the latest depressing twist in the tragic story of Milly Dowler.

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Size matters

2011-07-04T00:00:00Z

Size isn’t everything. Then again, as anyone who forked out £15 to watch David Haye on Saturday night will tell you, a good big’un beats a good littl’un.

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Second Opinion: Red tape needs to be final resort

2011-07-02T00:00:00Z

Retailers may be slow to criticise regulation, but its burden should be lifted, says Kevin Hawkins

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Tesco has run rings round Premier’s flabby conglomerate strategy

2011-07-02T00:00:00Z

Here’s a ‘Great Little Idea’ for you. Buy a bunch of tired old brands. Pay a premium for them. Add a ton of debt to the balance sheet.

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Careers File: You, not the government, should decide the right training for your business

2011-07-02T00:00:00Z

As the big half century looms for me, I am in danger of becoming a grumpy old man. Not exactly a reincarnation of Victor Meldrew but more one of Wogan's I've lost count of how many times a day I find myself thinking: "Am I one of Terry's Old Geezers?"

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Critical Eye... on iffy biscuits and sharing hyenas

2011-07-02T00:00:00Z

Hannibal Lecter, contestants on The Apprentice and the French: you might not invite them to dinner, and you certainly wouldn't let them cook. Alan Sugar's reality show (BBC One, Wednesday 9pm) has an iffy track record on food.

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A healthier future will be better for business

2011-07-02T00:00:00Z

Tackling obesity will require ambitious solutions that stimulate rather than stifle the bottom line, says Richard Evans

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Tales of Titania: An Arctic roll in the hay

2011-07-02T00:00:00Z

I have been comforting one of my clients all evening after the focus group we staged to test his new oh-so-seasonal/retro/convenience deep-frozen toastable Arctic roll.

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Third Party: Consumers want consistency in all channels

2011-07-02T00:00:00Z

Retailers must carefully measure if in-store, online and telephone shopping are satisfying shoppers, says Jamie Thorpe

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Premier's price of success

2011-06-29T00:00:00Z

Bad news travels fast. This week The Grocer has been investigating reports that one of the major supermarkets has de-listed a raft of Premier Foods products.

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Everything must go

2011-06-29T00:00:00Z

As if it wasn’t already obvious, today we got another vivid symbol of the turbulence on the high street.

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Demi-slims are just an ugly ploy

2011-06-25T00:00:00Z

Sir, British American Tobacco sees its new "demi-slim" cigarettes as standard bearers for personal choice but they're nothing more than an ugly marketing ploy ('BAT claims Vogue launch is not a fashion statement', The Grocer, 4 June, p6).