All comment & opinion articles – Page 541
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Saturday Essay: Promotions are the name of the game
The Top Products Survey reflects an unprecedented year of change in the world of retail prices, says
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Advertising: The battle for the festive buffet begins
In the past four weeks, the 'smaller' retailers have really ramped up their Christmas advertising campaigns as they try to maximise their share of consumers' festive food budgets, writes Richard Hemming
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Comment & OpinionCritical Eye... on why top chefs should stick to cooking, not writing
The only thing worse than trying to work out what to buy everyone at Christmas is not having any wonga to buy anything with. Normally I like to give friends fancy cookery books. Not this year. For one, they're too expensive. Under Pressure,...
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Saturday Essay: Indies should try to be the 'local discounter'
Jonathan Summerley urges independents to make the most of the fact that their customers are right there on their doorstep
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Our man from DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Third Party: We need to give informed portion messages
How big is a portion, and how many do people eat? More research needs to be undertaken, says Dr Rachel Hackett
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Saturday Essay: We must sell grocery as a 'top box' career
It's time to wake up to the fact that it's the whole package that attracts the best candidates, says Stewart Gilliland
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Third Party: Why cinema is the perfect drinks partner
As the Christmas film season gets underway, the festive adult market is waiting to be tapped, says Anna Cremin
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Comment & OpinionCritical Eye: Mitterrand's prostate and the French malaise
François Mitterrand's prostate. Not the most obvious place to start for a mainstream food show but the entry point nonetheless for France On A Plate (BBC4, Monday), a greatest-hits collection of stereotypes about the French eating anything with a...
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Our man from DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Saturday Essay: Who's afraid of deflation? Not me
It is the fall in volume growth that the grocery industry should really be worried about, says Tim Eales
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Third Party: Now more than ever, stop the cash leakage
Companies must scrutinise their supply chains to weed out early and excess inventory building up, argues Dan O'Regan
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Critical Eye... on grubs, celebs and Ramsay's domestic nightmare
Charlie Wright finds Robert Kilroy-Silk even less palatable than deep-fried maggots the size of your fist
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Editor's Comment: Now our futures depend on credit swaps, not just neeps and nappies
Who'd have thought it? Until the credit crunch I thought we were in the business of selling neeps and nappies; but our future more than ever depends on credit default swaps
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Our man from DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Second Opinion: Shaping the grocery ombudsman
A workable compromise is achievable if commission is open to negotiation, says Kevin Hawkins
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Second Opinion: The bad food get-out-of-jail card
Teaching kids how to cook is a good idea, but where's the British produce, asks Joanna Blythman
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Third Party: Strong-arm tactics lacking in Christmas spirit
Desperate measures by retailers faced with a bleak festive season could sink suppliers needlessly, says Brian Shanahan
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Saturday Essay: 'Dark' marketing methods come to the fore
As advertising restrictions kick in, suppliers will have to find new ways to get their message across, says Michael Beattie
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Our man from DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing