All comment & opinion articles – Page 518
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Third Party: Use social media to boost local credentials
Online networking is a great – and underused – way to customise your offer to local communities, says Iain MacMillan
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Camera scam self-scanner in slammer
CCTV has revolutionised store security, while self-service tills have ushered in a brave new world of scan-happy convenience.But the two were combined in sinister fashion when a Swansea council worker took to filming female shoppers in...
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Careers File: Why have just one CV?
A CV isn't just a record of where you have worked. It may not be an autobiography, but it is a document that will sell you to a prospective employer.
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Saturday Essay: We need a more coherent food strategy
The industry must work with government to develop robust new strategies for the future, says Nick Bunker
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Comment & OpinionTales of Titania: A crisis of digital confidence
A crisis of digital confidence at P&F: some of our clients have had the cheek to question whether spending 80% of their PR budget on Facebook ads, incompatible apps and online game placements is effective.
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NFRN’s ex-boss is ‘inflammatory’
The latest round of mud-slinging involving The National Federation of Retail Newsagents from Colin Finch, former president, does not do any good for either the federation or its members, who Finch purports to be concerned about.
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Comment & OpinionBack to the food store
What do you get if you cross a supermarket chain and Doc Emmett Brown, the mad but genius scientist from Back to the Future who invested time travelling Delorean?
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Comment & OpinionSweet dreams are made of this
Thorntons is battling with sliding profits as today’s results reveal but the company is ploughing more money into its retail arm this year and its management is confident this will sweeten its sales in the long run.
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Comment & OpinionDiff'rent strokes
It’s the cautious traditionalist versus the high-tech upstart. The Bradford bruiser versus the southern dandy. For investors, it’s the safe bet versus the long shot.
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Comment & OpinionCritical Eye... on amoebas and E numbers
Who does Stefan Gates think he is? Francis Ford Coppola? There's plenty of merit in investigating whether E numbers really are as nasty as everyone thinks they are.
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Careers File: Get the best people by standing out from the crowd
Attracting and retaining the best-possible people is vital to the long-term prosperity of any business.
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Second Opinion: Big society must be given teeth
The PM’s idea will only work if local government is given real power, says Kevin Hawkins
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Saturday Essay: Shoppers are turned on by British fine foods
There’s a huge opportunity for retailers to grow ranges and communicate provenance more clearly, says Bruce Langlands
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Comment & OpinionEditor's Comment: I sympathise with Diageo's cunning duty plan
Either sort it out among yourselves or we'll sort it out for you. That was the message from the coalition when it asked the industry to help cut down on binge drinking earlier this summer.
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Third Party: Don’t delay in planning for leasing standard
Proposed changes to lease accounting will push the issue of property up the boardroom agenda, says Lucy Newman
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Comment & OpinionFire in their bellies
The Scottish government confounded the trade today by forging ahead with plans to go it alone on minimum pricing for alcohol.
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Editor's Comment: Why can’t an offer be extended if it has done well?
Fingers is at it again. Meddlesome OFT chief John Fingleton, an economist, has been sticking his digits into "the advertising of prices".
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Careers File: Would a few missed meetings be the end of the world?
Having checked my diary for next week, I have back-to-back meetings on most days and this is a recurring theme. How can I achieve...
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Critical Eye... on chronic wasting and dodgy dairy
Okay, I have a confession: I'm a chronic waster.
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Saturday Essay: The water crunch is primarily our problem
Engaging the industry to tackle water shortages now means investing in research, then acting on it, says Joanne Denney-Finch