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All comment & opinion articles – Page 477
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The town centre policy vacuum
Sir, It is of deep concern that June will pass without the promised publication of the National Planning Policy Framework. The stakes are high for this new national policy document, which will radically streamline all national planning policy and in...
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The future is bright for food waste recycling
The Waste Policy Review may have lacked bite, but it is not all bad news for the grocery retail sector, says Ian Goodfellow
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Careers File: Tell your boss his jokes at your expense are no laughing matter
My boss is forever cracking jokes, normally at my expense. Some of them are quite funny but there is a vindictive undertone. If I need to change the way...
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Comment & OpinionTales of Titania: Shrinking Mars Bars and Marianne Faithfull
As you get older, everything gets smaller. Except men's ears, according to Karoline (with a K), but definitely including the main attraction. This conversation was prompted not by some of the unfortunate Lycra shorts on show at the Wimbledon...
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Balance of power may soon shift in suppliers' favour
The protracted sale of Iceland looks like giving analysts and media commentators lots more opportunities to comment on the space…
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Third Party: Relentlessly pushing price isn’t always right
Retailers must work with suppliers on much more savvy and motivating marketing communications, says Ian Humphris
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Second Opinion: CAP reform must address health
But policymakers shouldn’t base all forecasts on Western eating patterns, says Tim Lang
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Back of the net
Typical. You wait months for a sustainable fish initiative and then a whole bunch come along at once.
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Third Party: We need to work harder on health & safety
Retailers don’t have a very good record and the authorities are not about to let them off the hook, says Gill Brammer
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Second Opinion: Inflation puts focus on own label
The middle ground of private label is being given a more strategic role, says Dr Clive Black
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Comment & OpinionTales of Titania: The end is in sight for Ms K
There is a point in PR when you stop being a wise and sagacious elder stateswoman and become an out-of-touch liability. The popular notion here at P&F is that Karoline (with a K), our glorious leader for so many years, is now teetering on the...
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Recovery is on its way, but don’t relax yet
Emergency downturn measures may not hold water, so keep a sharp focus on costs and pricing, says Dr Martin Scott
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Comment & OpinionCritical Eye... on the size of a cow
I've never much liked Julia Bradbury. I can't put my finger on precisely why. I think it's the suspicion she tries too hard. Everything about her is a bit over-cooked the jaunty head girl demeanour, assertive voice, ready smile, trendy country...
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Careers File: Discrimination claims and company liability
I have just come back from a company day out a summer party featuring sizeable amounts of alcohol, food, games and speeches. As befits an organisation that counts HR magazine within its stable, the company sent out an edict warning...
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Store Manager of the Year offers a lesson to us all
Perenially optimistic, Justin King might once have gloated after Sainsbury’s 1.9% sales growth bested Tesco’s static first-quarter results…
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Kishor Patel's Expert Advice: Keeping goodstaff needn't be torture
Our expert shares tried and tested tips on how to retain your most valued employees
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Ad of the Week: Kronenbourg opts to Suggs it and see
Kronenbourg continues to Slow the Pace with another ageing icon reprising former glories. Now Madness top geezer Suggs, features sagging like a punctured balloon, offers a mournful take on Baggy Trousers, all wheezy sax and arthritic,...
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Gold standard
Last night The Grocer crowned its annual champions, dishing out 25 awards to the industry’s finest at a black-tie bash in London’s Guildhall.
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King's royal flush
Three months ago, Sainsbury’s supremo Justin King caused a few eyebrows to be raised when he claimed the Royal Wedding was “not a sales opportunity in any meaningful way”.
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No sweat to get intimate due to Fellas
Now and then a product arrives to truly change the way we live our humdrum little lives. Like the Bin Buddy or the Nando's insta-spice grinder thing.Ladies and gentlemen, brace yourselves for Fellas, the "intimate wipe" for men,...