Comment & opinion – Page 320
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Comment & OpinionGalaxy pierces hearts with gorgeous Valentines ad
Valentine’s Day may have passed, but it’s still possible to be struck by Galaxy chocolate’s beautifully made ad
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Comment & OpinionFlattened chicken makes second base for KFC
How can we be moved by some spicy chips when KFC’s innovation elsewhere in the world is so spectacular?
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Comment & Opinion'Alternative facts' and Tesco pricing bamboozle Pat
These are things that are found all the time in a thing called ‘fake news’
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Analysis & FeaturesYour turn to play with power: who would you promote or demote in our 2017 Power list?
At some point a running order had to be finalised. But that doesn’t mean the debate can’t continue … tell us who you think should be moving up and down the list
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Comment & OpinionA bright side to the Tesco-Booker merger
I wonder how many people read the wholesalers & independents pages in The Grocer for the first time last week
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Comment & OpinionAre supermarket Valentine’s Day dine-in deals something to fall in love with?
So who is doing what in terms of a romantic promotional bundle? And how do they compare on price?
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Analysis & Features‘Dodgy deals’ exposé raises awkward questions for Tesco
The BBC revelations of out-of-date multibuy promotional offers in stores is a failure at the most basic store management level
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Comment & OpinionThe Grocer's Power List reflects the big four's resurgence
Over the years the supermarket bosses have dominated this list as a rule
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Comment & OpinionFood hygiene ‘self-regulation’ shows progress… and desperation
If any organisation likes to be seen to be tough, it is the Scottish version of the FSA
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Comment & OpinionLove may be blind but work relationships require focus
I’ve seen deals break down at vital junctures due to an ill-judged comment or action far too many times
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Comment & OpinionTesco and Unilever are official sponsors of Waste Not Want Not
The UK’s biggest retailer and one of the world’s most influential fmcg suppliers support The Grocer’s campaign
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Comment & OpinionOnline brand loyalty may be automatically boring
I think it’s overly optimistic to believe that the future of retail will be shopping online
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Comment & OpinionAftermath: vital lessons from Morecambe Bay, 13 years on
“Harrowing images of lifeboats and helicopters desperately searching for survivors” linger in the area’s collective memory
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Comment & OpinionThe discounters provide Pat with strategic inspiration
I was excited to see the news that Aldi is now the fifth-largest UK grocer
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Comment & OpinionAmazon is quick to experiment but its expansion into UK grocery will be slow
Since it started pursuing the UK grocery market in 2015, Amazon’s every move has provoked prophecies of doom
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Comment & OpinionBrexit could mean a flood of US foods the public don't want
Much of the recent discussions between Theresa May and Donald Trump were centred around a trade deal
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Comment & OpinionIt's time for retailers to master mobile
In the smartphone era consumers are now almost umbilically attached to their devices
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Comment & OpinionBig ag shows how to weather Brexit
Food and drink companies facing Brexit will need to find strategies to uncover efficiencies
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Comment & OpinionMake the apprenticeship levy work
In April the government is to introduce a new ‘payroll tax’ in the form of an apprenticeship levy - and it will change companies’ approaches to graduate schemes as much as it will change apprenticeships, says David Lynch of Bis Henderson Academy
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Analysis & FeaturesAldi’s steady progress proves industry sharks wrong
Today’s news that Aldi has broken into the Top 5 validates the German discounter’s strategy plan, and confounds its critics