All comment & opinion articles – Page 512
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Comment & OpinionEditor's Comment: Benn should have praised the industry for bogofs reduction
If the prospect of a minister running the country by Blackberry seems frightening, the strangely unthere-thereness of Environment Minister Hilary Benn's appearance this week is surely worse.
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Third Party: Local sourcing? What about local marketing?
Supermarkets must work harder to develop marketing strategies that speak directly to consumers, says Andy Wheatley
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Comment & OpinionOur man from the DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Saturday Essay: Time is right for a new global trade deal
Industry must ditch protectionism and take advantage of the opportunities globalisation presents, says Lord Mandelson
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Third Party: Being an iconic brand is no walk in the park
Sorry Premier - it's a 'no' from Richard Oldham for your new X-shaped Oxo stock blocks
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Second Opinion: Organic is not all about nutrition
FSA study was right - but organic has far wider environmental benefits, says Tim Lang
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Editor's Comment: uSwitch's shopping habits report is about as informative as a Jordan interview
You know you're in silly season when the national press deems newsworthy stories about a) Casper the cat's predilection for taking buses, b) the death of Benson, Britain's best loved carp, and c) consumers trading down from brands to own label.
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third party Original labels: protection or protectionism?
Last month the European Commission published a controversial communication on the future of the EU's food and drink marketing and quality schemes, which is likely to lead to mandatory country of origin labelling (COOL) for products, and to extend...
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Third Party: Original labels - protection or protectionism?
Mandatory country of origin labelling will be seen as an anti-competitive regulatory measure, says Sarah Salmond
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Our man from the DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure & Pricing
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Our Man From Drip Don Pumsey
Sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind, and thus it is with heavy heart that I say: King Justin, it's high time you got yourself a new therapist. Ask whichever lackey who is reading this to you to sort it out quickly before the ol' megalomania...
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Comment & OpinionCritical Eye... on giant sharks, skinny women and junkie priests
The internet is abuzz over the imminent (straight to DVD) release of Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus, a no-budget monster epic that's either a cunning parody of other no-budget monster epics or the most cack-handed stab at serious movie-making in...
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“Organic producers need to do a better job with freshness, quality and pricing if the category is not ultimately to prove a short-lived fad ”
Poor old organic. The chattering classes are deserting it in droves because it's too pricy and they don't know what it stands for any more (see Focus On p57). And now it has been kicked in the proverbials by research claiming it's no healthier than...
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Editor's Comment: Organic producers must do better on freshness, quality and pricing
Liz Hamson says organic is hardly helping itself in troubled times by sending consumers mixed messages
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Who benefits from regulation?
Costly competition probes are hard to justify when Britain is deep in debt, says Clive Black
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Our man from the DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Comment & OpinionSaturday Essay: Don't throw your staff overboard in a storm
Employers should ditch short-term thinking and use a downturn to develop their pool of talent, says Steve Simmance.
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Third Party: Retail theft exposes worrying complacency
Organised crime is costing the industry billions, but a few simple steps could keep your assets safe, says Ashley Bailey
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Critical Eye... on anchovies, Angkor Wat and laughing at genocide
For many, Cambodia is famed only for the gruesome insanity of Pol Pot's genocidal regime. That's now changing, however, as the country becomes synonymous with spoiled Western kids all doing 'something different' with their trust funds...
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Comment & OpinionSecond Opinion: Rip-off Britain in the news again
...but the drive behind value own label is hardly an inflationary factor, says Kevin Hawkins