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Comment and OpinionSainsbury’s hasn’t taken its eye off the grocery ball. But will Nisa prove a distraction?
What a difference a quarter makes. One analyst described Sainsbury’s performance as “little short of a Lazarus moment” so should it now focus on its core business?
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Comment and OpinionWhere now for GSCOP?
David Sables reflects on the GCA conference and says there’s still more CCOs can do to reassure suppliers
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Comment and OpinionLeaving the London Fisheries Convention tells us more about Gove than fishing rights post-Brexit
Leaving the relatively little-known convention represents a “first historic step” towards freeing the UK fishing sector from the shackles of Europe, but how significant is it?
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Comment and OpinionHow the Adjudicator has changed grocery
The Groceries Code Adjudicator’s annual conference in Westminster carried additional significance this year
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Comment and OpinionIt's good to see Tacon reappointed, even if at the 13th hour
I was quite cynical when the Adjudicator started. A code of conduct has been in place since 2001
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Comment and OpinionTrain up and know the Code
If you manufacture a product sold on supermarket shelves today, at some point in the future you will be delisted, says Ged Futter of GSCOP.co.uk
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Comment and OpinionAs Amazon shows the might of corporations, what can SMEs do?
After a number of fruitless attempts by Amazon to eat into the fmcg market, it now has a way in, says Jonathan Fitchew of Pareto Law. Here’s what SMEs can learn from it
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Comment and OpinionEU-China-Safe project forges a safer future
EU-China-Safe will mobilise resources across Europe and China to develop a cohesive partnership
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Comment and OpinionTried and Tasted: Michel Roux Jr focuses on foodie miracles
In a world where confusion reigns it’s good to be reminded of what’s important – smoked salmon, lasagne, chocolate and gin
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Comment and OpinionThe new realities of retail
Virtual Reality, smart voice assistants, machine learning and progressive web apps are all gaining recognition
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Comment and OpinionFmcg must dial up digital to help shopper memory
New tech solutions like Amazon Dash and shoppable content can help fmcg brands create their own online shop front
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Comment and OpinionSurely plant-based dairy drinks cannot pose as 'milks'?
Sir, The ECJ has reinforced the existing European policy that plant-based drinks and foods cannot pose as ‘dairy’
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Comment and OpinionHappy 10th birthday, iPhone. You’ve been a gift to grocery
While online grocery is increasingly popular, profits still remain elusive. But the fmcg industry has embraced the smartphone in many other ways
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Comment and OpinionPat explains the surge pricing 'phenomenon'
There is nothing new under the Sun, as they say, just as there is nothing true in it
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Comment and OpinionGreater clarity as to what craft beer is can only be helpful
The US Brewers Association has launched a new seal of authenticity for craft brewers. Time for the UK to follow suit
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Comment and OpinionThe timing of this latest round of Tesco job cuts doesn’t look good
Can ’Drastic Dave’ justify these cuts and will Tesco’s promise that they are being done for good reason stand up to scrutiny?
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Comment and OpinionTrouble in Poundland: wheeler-dealing with Barry Williams
Jim McCarthy dodged a Brexit bullet when he stepped down from the helm of Poundland in March 2016
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Comment and OpinionWhat Unilever’s AI hiring experiment tells us about the future of grocery recruitment
The fmcg giant is trying out a new way to hire for some entry-level positions, which is driven almost entirely by algorithms
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Comment and OpinionWholesalers: prepare for disruption
Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods Market shows it is determined to dominate all areas of retail
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Comment and OpinionUber-style surge pricing in supermarkets is uber-unlikely
The replacing of paper shelf-edge labels in some stores with electronic ones could mean prices go down rather than up