All articles by James Halliwell – Page 15
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Comment & OpinionAsda and Lidl are first off the mark with their Christmas TV ads – but do they deliver?
The first of the seasonal supermarket ads have hit our screens
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Comment & OpinionMorrisons has the right attitude to data breach action
When thousands of your employees sue you, it suggests you’ve done something pretty bad. Yet it’s happening to Morrisons right now. And it hasn’t.
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Analysis & FeaturesDarren Topp's bish bang wallop approach to BHS food
BHS CEO Darren Topp describes the continued foray into grocery as “integral” to its turnaround
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InterviewsWhey to go! How Peter Aldis shook up Holland & Barrett
Peter Aldis has helped the health food store shed its ‘beans and sandals’ image. Now it’s opening new-format stores
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Comment & Opinion
Humble Pie: Marco Pierre White elevates cookery gameshow
It’s undeniably odd but it does create some compelling moments
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Analysis & FeaturesMaking the most of the tobacco display ban
Six months on, has the impact of the tobacco display ban for small shops been as bad as many feared?
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Analysis & FeaturesTimpson's take on the grocers
A new book by John Timpson reveals his 50 biggest heroes in high street retail. We asked the shoe repair magnate to elaborate
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NewsAmazon trial delivers Grocer 33 shop in just 46 minutes
Amazon extended trials of its nascent chilled and frozen offer to London this week but the service to date has been mixed
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Analysis & FeaturesAmazon for dummies... and a dummy run of its Birmingham trial
Last week, Amazon set grocery pulses racing when it bolted one-hour grocery delivery on to its Prime Now service
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Analysis & FeaturesGM food: are we any closer to knowing if it's safe?
In 1994, a tomato sparked a debate that refuses to die. Are we any closer to really knowing whether GM food is safe?
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InterviewsGino D'Acampo on bullies, gangsters, and good pizza
Gino D’Acampo has some tough love for his fellow suppliers when it comes to being ‘bullied’ by the supermarkets
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Analysis & FeaturesIs Aldi on the road to setting up a full online retail offer?
Rivals can relax with a bottle. It’s very much wine only. For now.
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NewsGino D'Acampo teams up with Asda for fresh pizza base range
The range is set to roll out on 5 October in three varieties
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Comment & OpinionOnline plans and dip in profits show Aldi is serious about investing in the future
Far from celebrating the dip in profits, rivals will know Aldi is playing the long game
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Analysis & FeaturesCarry on chaos? How the carrier bag charge will affect England
Will 5 October really herald a meltdown at the tills? Or is it a chance for retailers to give something back?…
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Analysis & FeaturesTop New Talent 2015: what are you waiting for?
Top New Talent is back. Nominations are already arriving for the 2015 event
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Comment & OpinionFishing industry in all its noble glory in The Catch
Fishermen demand respect. The long hours, the forced intimacy, the seasickness…
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Analysis & FeaturesHow dairy brands can deliver online
Online shopping is set to become a £17.2bn market by 2020. How can chilled dairy products have their fair share of that?
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Analysis & FeaturesWill the Rugby World Cup be a bonanza for fmcg?
The Rugby World Cup kick-off is on 18 September and a £1bn tourist spend is predicted as half a million visitors hit the U…
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Comment & OpinionWill Poundland’s website prove worth the wait?
So Poundland has finally launched online. And no one could accuse it of rushing things. It started building its website in 2011, but it’s been stuck in development hell since. It came close to launching in 2013 and 2014, but CEO Jim McCarthy demanded further improvements. Today it went live, ...





