All comment & opinion articles – Page 546
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Comment & Opinion
Our man from DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Comment & Opinion
Global supply chains are changing – we must too
Despite global competition for supply, too many businesses are lagging behind the competition on the risk management front Our global food supply chains have suddenly become risky. Be it the impact of a cyclone in Burma, food miles in Chile or...
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Comment & Opinion
Our man from DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Comment & Opinion
Saturday Essay: Fight credit crunch with innovation not renovation
Don’t take your foot off the new product development pedal if you want to emerge from the economic downturn unscatched
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Comment & OpinionSecond Opinion: Don't succumb to false optimism
There’s a lot to be said for optimism – but let’s not get carried away by jumping to conclusions in the wake of last week’s fall in oil prices. Many breathed a sigh of relief last week as oil prices fell from the $143 peak. Retailers could at last...
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Comment & Opinion
Our man from DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Comment & Opinion
That’s another fine mess the OFT has got you into
When does information sharing become collusion? The line isn’t between the two isn’t easy to walk but you’ll pay the price if you don’t Newspaper stories alleging price collusion in the grocery industry seem to be ten a penny at the moment. Last...
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Comment & Opinion
Our man from DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Is Sir Terry’s fear well founded?
Second Opinion Jonathan Pritchard Is Sir Terry’s fear well founded?
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Opinion: FSA's Smith will need a deft touch
Tim Smith, the new FSA chief executive offers hope of a less polarised, more collaborative approach to food regulation. Delicately and obliquely acknowledging some of its mistakes, he is keen to build consensus. He also promised to stick...
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Comment & Opinion
Our man from DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Comment & Opinion
Our man from DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Comment & Opinion
Our man from DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Comment & Opinion
Our man from DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Comment & Opinion
Our man from DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Comment & Opinion
Tackle availability or lose millions in missed sales
Kimberly-Clark has put its weight behind solving the issue of availability - a problem that could be worth more than £40m to the trade in lost sales of productsRetailers know that disappointed shoppers faced with empty shelves not only...
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Frozen Value's latest figures even better
Frozen Value's latest figures even better
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It's time buyers learnt new tricks
In an era of global food crisis, buyers must stop driving British farming into bankruptcy with their obsession with low pricesWhen supermarket bosses are invited to 11 Downing Street for briefings on food prices, suppliers need...
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Comment & Opinion
Our man from DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing