All articles by Steve Parfett – Page 3
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Comment and OpinionBad summers pose pricing challenge for independents
As we keep waiting for summer, Steve Parfett reflects on how the weather affects trading for wholesalers and indies
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Comment and OpinionOpinion: Frozen food brands need to deliver more for independents
I have recently been thinking about frozen – not the Disney blockbuster but the category in wholesale and independents…
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Comment and OpinionIs PayPoint's cap reduction its Ratner moment?
I cannot convince myself of any argument to justify the outrageous provocation by PayPoint of independent retailers
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Comment and OpinionWhy Booths is a standout indie supermarket chain
On a recent holiday in the Lake District we used the Booths store in Keswick for much of our shopping…
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Comment and OpinionBelow cost pricing definition is fraught with complexity
The definition of ‘below cost’ adopted amounts to intellectual incompetence at best and deliberate obfuscation at worst
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Comment and OpinionSmall businesses truly going the extra mile
As I write I am looking out at an idyllic snow-covered landscape in the Pennines…
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Analysis and FeaturesWholesale and convenience sectors set for 'interesting times'
Has the phrase “May you live in interesting times” ever been more apposite than in convenience in 2015?…
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Comment and OpinionI'm proud to help highlight the importance of wholesaling
Last week I got out the one and only medal I own, which recognises my past chairmanship of the FWD…
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Comment and OpinionA case of mixed messages over Tesco's Portwood Extra store?
Schadenfreude is not an attractive character trait and I hope that I have avoided it…
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Comment and OpinionPortman Group's increased interference is unacceptable
I have written before of my concerns that initiatives introduced by local authorities…
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Comment and OpinionSimon Gray's Boost is an fmcg hit without mult listings
Can you build a successful fmcg brand without doing business with the mults?…
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Comment and OpinionIndependent retailers are as responsible as the multiples
There has been a great deal of use, particularly by government, of the term ‘responsibility’ recently…
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Comment and OpinionThe wholesale sector deserves more recognition
Suppliers are recognising anew the importance and potential of the wholesale sector and its supply chain…
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Comment and OpinionCrime against independents is not taken seriously
I have previously written of the success achieved in crime fighting in wholesale with our alert and intelligence initiativ…
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Comment and OpinionAsda blasted for alcohol hypocrisy by Steve Parfett
Comments on the independent sector by Paul Kelly of Asda at a Westminster forum are breathtaking in their arrogance…
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Comment and OpinionA business must be run commercially, whatever ownership model
Readers of this column will be aware of my passion for employee ownership as an alternative business model…
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Comment and OpinionWhy Steve Parfett welcomes the Budget
In the toughest conditions I can ever recall a budget that does not further harm prospects is a good thing…
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Comment and OpinionNational minimum wage hike would do more harm than good
I have a very strong desire to increase the wages of the shop floor staff we employ…
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Comment and OpinionParfetts chairman praises Go Local retail club
In 2002, Parfetts introduced a retail club for the first time…
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Comment and OpinionWe must fight 'lunatic' EU tobacco proposals
There has been and continues to be much debate about the changing legislation around tobacco sales…