Comment & opinion – Page 287
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Amazon enters the own-label fray
Amazon’s announcement last month that it will launch new own-label brands comes with own label under increasing pressure
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Brexit in the balance as businesses have their final say
It’s genuinely hard to find a major player on the world stage that publicly advocates Brexit, unless you count Donald Trump
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NFU pledge is an easy win for retailers – so why aren’t they signing up?
Slow progress, considering the pledge was launched in 2012. Is something wrong with it?
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Has the government struck a secret deal over sugar cuts with industry?
The DH must come up with a set of proposals that are far more structured than the Responsibility Deal
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Amazon has time to learn for Fresh success
The waiting is over, well at least for the burghers of Hackney & Knightsbridge
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Is the Adjudicator making a difference?
As the Adjudicator’s conference approaches, the big question is whether Christine Tacon is making any difference
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Sean Clarke faces a tricky challenge salvaging good ship Asda
Andy Clarke’s downfall was his momentous decision to protect profits and margins, in the heat of a fierce price war
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Eat right, not clean: ignore food fads and stick to your guns
Where’s the space for those of us ‘just eating’ or, in our case, ‘eating right’?
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How now, Cow? How milk can play the premium indulgence card
Exclusive research for The Grocer found nearly one fifth of 25 to 34-year-olds rate whole milk the healthiest type of milk
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Get video into the marketing mix
The Cannes Lions advertising festival has started to embrace the partnership between creativity and digital technology
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Food Unwrapped: sound advice on holiday weight loss
This show had some good tips on how to cheer up when the time comes to strip off in front of strangers in the sunshine
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Dave Lewis on Tesco's call to arms on food waste
There is no time to waste on food waste, says the Tesco CEO
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Herbs and spices guidelines show fraud prevention progress
The document Guidance on Authenticity of Herbs and Spices is an encouraging development
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Healthy eating starts at primary school
We have just marked the end of another successful Healthy Eating Week from the British Nutrition Foundation
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Bodyform gets bloody for shocking and inspiring ad
Bodyform has been creating a buzz on social media with its new ad, Blood
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Sweden faces M&M's misery
Swedish courts have banned Mars from advertising the treats with a lower-case ‘m’
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My Week... by Damn Cam (as told to Bill Tush)
Napoleon Bonaparte once described Britain as a “nation of grocers,” and I’m sorry to say he didn’t mean it in a good way
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How the food of love is adding to the waste problem
The link between food and love is well known. Less understood – until now – is the link between love and food waste.
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Drink and (fast) driving: Why Heineken's F1 deal makes sense
Motor racing and booze have a long history together
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Where does Sean Clarke’s arrival at Asda leave Roger Burnley?
Resignations are always awkward affairs, but this one is doubly so for the confusion that seems to have surrounded it