All comment & opinion articles – Page 533
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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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Comment & OpinionOur man from the DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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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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“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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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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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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Our man from the DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure & Pricing
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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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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
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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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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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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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Our man from the DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Third Party: Collaboration is key to cutting logistics costs
It is possible to deliver supply chain savings for retailers that don't hit the bottom lines of suppliers, says Perry Watts
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third party Collaboration is key to cutting logistics costs
It is possible to deliver supply chain savings for retailers that don't hit the bottom lines of suppliers
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Critical Eye... on the unbridled hilarity only a failing supermarket can provide
Oh good God. What was ITV thinking? Monday Monday (9pm, 13 July, ITV1), the new 'comedy drama' set in the head office of failing supermarket chain, Butterworth's, is so bad it makes BBC Three's crap Personal Affairs look like a Bafta...
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Comment & Opinion
Our man from the DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing