Comment & opinion – Page 270
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Lager must tell its story
The truth is that lager is not connecting with 20 to 34-year-olds as a category in a way it once did
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The 2016 winners and losers of British grocery
Not content with Leicester City, Brexit or Trump-town, the year ends with a mauling of Italy’s Renzi
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Grow 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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Self-service is great but you have to get the balance right
It’s well known that self-service checkouts increase shrinkage. They can also make a store soulless
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US and UK differ on dangers of vaping – so who’s right?
The US surgeon-general has warned vaping is a major public health concern - but UK health officials endorse e-cigarettes
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Iceland spat points to need for brand protection
Sir, As businesses grow, their brands often become their most valuable asset
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Pat unpacks Westminster's soft drinks levy
Do you know, in all these years I’ve never really understood what happens in Westminster
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Crisp calendar boyfriend wins Advent
We’ve heard of Advent calendars containing pork scratchings, gin and cheese
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Successful ads grow markets, do they?
OK, I’ll admit it – people in advertising can sometimes believe our own hype
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As the poverty line moves, no wonder employers are under pressure to pay more
The number of people in poverty in a working family is 55% – a record high, says a new report published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. The face of poverty is shifting, but what can be done about the problem?
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Amazon Go is exciting but also full of challenges
What happens if the IT system goes down and no one can pay, asks Neville Payne of Checkpoint Systems
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Fortnum & Mason sizes up the Brexit price ticket
Ewan Venters took over as CEO of Fortnum & Mason four years ago. Here are his thoughts on everything from Brexit, Black Friday to business rates …
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Shoppers hungry for breakfast to take away
Nearly 30% of UK shoppers now buy breakfast on the go, according to IGD research
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Treasury has offered soft drinks makers ‘wiggle room’ with levy detail delay
The Treasury has paused for breath before it reveals the full extent of the sugar tax
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Will Christmas dinner be cheaper or more expensive this year?
Despite dribs and drabs of inflation already, there are bargains to be had right now
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Philip Morris isn't giving up the fags just yet. But it's working on it
We thought Mars telling consumers to eat less Dolmio sauce was a bold strategy but that‘s nothing on André Calantzopoulos
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Co-op's record on waste
Our long-term ambition is for all packaging to be recycled where it can be, and we are making a bold start
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Video's the Christmas marketing star
Christmas is a time when customers expect (dare we say look forward to) more sentiment
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Kellogg’s, Breitbart and the pitfalls of programmatic ads
The cereal maker is facing a boycott after pulling its advertising from the US site
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Advertising? Nah. We focus on our product like Pret
When I tell an agency “we don’t advertise” it’s a dead cert that the next question is going to be “so what do you do?”