All comment & opinion articles – Page 513
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Don’t overlook wild bird market
Sir, I was very disappointed that yet again The Grocer seems to be short sighted in thinking that the pet category solely consists of cats and dogs ('Focus on Petcare', The Grocer, 30 October). The wild bird sector was completely...
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Careers File: Coping with workplace grief and loose-tongued blunders
My colleague has just died from cancer. The decline was very rapid and most of us are suffering from shock. We are a small team and...
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Comment & OpinionEditor's Comment: Supermarkets have power to create game-changing new brands
Own label is undergoing a revolution. In particular, Tesco, Waitrose, M&S, Sainsbury's and, most recently, Asda, have been transforming entire ranges.
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Comment & OpinionCritical Eye... on sadistic gameshows and vaudeville nudges
Tax the Fat (BBC One, Monday 8.30pm) sounded like a sadistic gameshow rather than a Panorama documentary. But the programme has been going that way for years.
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Saturday Essay: Why milk is in need of a modern makeover
The industry has lost sight of the competition, and the opportunity to make milk a modern snack, says Simon Muschamp
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Comment & OpinionTales of Titania: A pool full of pudding mix
As I have already come to understand in my brief PR career, press releases are generally made up of lies, damned lies and PR statistics.
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Second Opinion: Can grocery help welfare state?
The industry would do well to learn from history and ask the right questions, says Tim Lang
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Tangerine top in UK-owned sweets
Sir, I read with interest your article 'Scooby snacks all round thanks to licensing deal' (The Grocer, 6 November). Of particular note was the inaccurate claim made by Swizzels Matlow that declares it is the 'UK's biggest...
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Northern's Irish bailout
Most of the time, Jerry Marwood leaving Spar would be the big story of the day.
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Andy's Christmas carol
After a rollercoaster year, it seems quite a while since Asda was flying.
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Third Party: Staying ahead in the fight against retail crime
A fall in shrinkage shouldn’t lead to complacency, especially with the rise in VAT scheduled for 2011, says Neil Matthews
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Saturday Essay: We need to engage public in green agenda
People are willing to change, but they need help from us if they are going to change their habits, says Irwin Lee
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Comment & OpinionTales of Titania: Deadheads and Asda shoppers
Oddly enough, the Daily Mail has cheered me up no end this week. The joyous story was news of an impending Christmas poinsettia shortage. Hurrah!
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Editor's Comment: Bolland did not compare M&S with Waitrose this time
Cocktail sticks. Every supermarket has to sell them. And Marc Bolland evidently views his food and drink brands in the same way.
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Careers File: Retirement changes could force employers to create more temporary positions
Chancellor George Osborne's Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) held few surprises for those interested in the world of work aside from the revelation that the state pension age for both men and women would rise to 66 by 2020. More pressing for employers, however, were two pieces of legislation unveiled either ...
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Second Opinion: Saviours or killers of community?
Big society should not involve helping supermarkets to clear up their mess, says Joanna Blythman
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Comment & OpinionCritical Eye... on Perkins' snark and Dutch elm disease
Is it really 35 years since The Good Life? Or rather, is it only 35 years?
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Comment & OpinionMarc's masterplan
Today we got our first real glimpse of what Marks & Spencer will look like under Marc Bolland. And the early signs are… not that different.
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Comment & OpinionTales of Titania: The magic number is 17.65
Think of a number, any number. Ask this question in any PR agency and I guarantee the first number anyone thinks of will be 17.65.
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Careers File: How to help out your contacts and yourself
My telephone rang recently with a call from an ex-colleague whom I had not heard from for more than 10 years. He said he was interested in catching up. My (correctly) intuitive response was to ask him when he'd lost his job. I said I would help him...