All articles by Steve Parfett – Page 2
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Comment & OpinionFraud: never stop fighting it
It is essential that HMRC remains firm in dealing with applicants for BWS licences
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Comment & OpinionFight this PayPoint landgrab
Steve Parfett is unimpressed with PayPoint’s new EPoS system for indies
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Comment & OpinionCrumbs from Tesco's table?
The idea that an independent would be prepared to act as an unpaid labourer for Tesco is unforgivably insulting
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Comment & OpinionCMA must block Tesco-Booker merger
Charles Wilson has in the past rightly asserted that the food retail market is one entity
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Comment & OpinionBest-before and use-by dates create waste
I wonder how much The Grocer’s waste campaign is dealing with effect and not tackling one particular cause
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Comment & OpinionGrow your own: the value of internal promotion
I was intrigued to read research in The Sunday Times on the added value of internal promotion over external hiring
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Comment & OpinionMartin Williams: a landmark in wholesaling
Steve Parfett reflects on Martin Williams’ career and achievements at Landmark Wholesale
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Comment & OpinionIndependents have an opportunity to back Britain
Subjectively I perceive a real desire among consumers to support UK produced goods
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Comment & OpinionDigital is the way forward for loyalty
Despite looking at several loyalty propositions I have not found one yet that can be made to work in c-stores
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Comment & OpinionSupplier councils can help wholesalers cut costs
It is inevitable that the uncertainties generated by the Brexit vote are going to make life very tough for the foreseeable
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Comment & OpinionWhat will Brexit mean for the wholesale sector?
On alcohol we will be freed of EU rules on excise duty, for starters
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Comment & OpinionThe value of inspirational leaders in food & drink
What makes great leadership in the grocery and wholesaling industries?
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Comment & OpinionBarcode vigilance is vital
The familiarity we all have with barcodes and their ubiquity mean that how they are used is critical in business operations
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Comment & OpinionPost Office changes are a mistake
Busy, viable and truly local businesses are having a gun held to their head
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Comment & OpinionVaping on prescription sets extraordinary precedent
The rise and development of the ‘vaping’ market is surely one that will be studied frequently at business schools
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Comment & OpinionSunday trading debate is being politicised by George Osborne
Liberalisation of Sunday trading would achieve a sanitised, homogenised feel to the UK
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Comment & OpinionWholesalers and retailers face a challenging 2016
Even at this early stage there are plenty of things on the horizon to challenge wholesalers and independent retailers
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Comment & OpinionWelsh independent retailers' defiance is an inspiration
Two recent stories about the Welsh independent retail sector may be an inspiration
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Comment & OpinionFWD Wholesale Immersion Briefing aims to build relationships
Steve Parfett urges suppliers to take their relationships with wholesalers more seriously
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Comment & OpinionSunday should be kept special
Proposals to reform Sunday trading are badly thought through and should be scrapped, argues Steve Parfett