All comment & opinion articles – Page 532
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Third Party: Online sales should be an opportunity for all
New technologies allow entrepreneurs to scale up quickly and easily - and without prohibitive cost, notes Mark Hopwood
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Comment & OpinionEditor's Comment: In a recession it takes guts to open a c-store, let alone a supermarket chain
When I first heard that a supermarket chain called Asco was being launched, I assumed it was a joke. This is the silly season, after all.
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Get ready for the big VAT debate
The Grocer has been championing the need for a more sensible timetable to the return of VAT to prior rate levels.
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Comment & OpinionCritical Eye... on Caribbean cooking at its grass Roots
Modern celebrity is a funny thing. You don't need any discernible talent or brains. You don't need to be good looking or have the X-factor. In fact, the more mediocre you are, the better your chances of climbing the greasy pole witness the dregs...
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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: Niche products by name, but not by nature
Supermarkets should give more space to high-quality products from artisanal British producers, says Sam Rosen-Nash
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Comment & OpinionCritical Eye... on protein pills and climate-change Cassandras
Turns out Barbarella wasn't a documentary. Food pills that fit in the back pocket of your silver jumpsuit, personalised hovercrafts powered by wide-eyed optimism all complete rubbish.
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Editor's Comment: Change of legal climate signals prosecution o’clock
It's almost a year since the supermarkets went to war with the brands on their very shelves, with TV ads and new web features provocatively urging consumers to choose own-label over bestselling brands.
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Saturday Essay: The demise of the family mealtime is a myth
Dinnertime is still important to many families and the recession has only served to reinforce this, says Anne Murphy
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Comment & OpinionOur man from the DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Third party: Could the VAT increase be an opportunity?
Retailers need to find a more efficient system for making changes to promotions and prices, says Peter Lewis
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Second Opinion: We do not need an ombudsman
Lord Mandelson should reject this interventionist and unnecessary role, says Kevin Hawkins
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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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Editor'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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Geoff Burch Talks Shop: The CTN
This month: the CTN. Retail guru Geoff Burch visist Simon Blendell, who despite lacking retail experience bought a small c-store in March and is now making its restricted space sweat hard. Indeed, he has lessons for more seasoned retailers
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Second Opinion: The crops stolen from Palestine
Produce grown by Israel on illegally occupied territory should be shunned, says Joanna Blythman
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Comment & OpinionOur man from the DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Comment & Opinion
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: 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