Comment & opinion – Page 321
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Comment and OpinionOpinion: Yes, zero-hours contracts can be done the right way
Organisations are becoming much more creative in introducing agile working practices
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Comment and OpinionSimon Evans manages to make 'morally tainted' tobacco funny
It can’t be easy crafting jokes about tobacco
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Comment and OpinionPoshest Prosecco crisps: fizzy crunch time for M&S
The only commodity crisis Bogof worries about these days is the Prosecco shortage
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Comment and OpinionMy Week… By Mike Coupe (as told to Bill Tush)
A week’s holiday in Majorca is undoubtedly a rational choice. John Rogers, to whom I recently allocated responsibility…
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Comment and OpinionTesco’s dementia-friendly checkout shows how to woo the grey pound
The Chester store’s move is both compassionate and business-savvy
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Comment and OpinionSoft touches are getting softer
The blurring lines between childhood and adulthood mean pester power is growing in strength
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NewsHolding back PHE's sugar report is the first step towards a practical approach to obesity
Reining in Public Health England ahead of a wider blitz on obesity is a wise move
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Comment and OpinionSunday trading changes could be painful for independents
In this week’s Budget, the chancellor announced the relaxation of Sunday trading laws…
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Comment and OpinionOpinion: CSR is old hat - build a brand with social purpose
From Pampers to Durex, FMCG brands are flying the flag for ‘social purpose’.
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Comment and OpinionSunday Trading: who will benefit and who will suffer?
Opening the doors to longer trading hours on a Sunday may provide a shot in the arm to Tesco’s ailing superstores, but it will be Asda that benefits the most
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Comment and OpinionSuperfoods: The Real Story reveals the power of blackcurrants
If I want a superfood I’ll have a pepperoni pizza, but apparently there are alternatives out there
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Comment and OpinionRecruitment is being reshaped by the millennials
The millennials. The newest breed to transform the face of business.
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Comment and OpinionMy Week… By James Lowman
In the beginning God created the Heaven and the Earth. And the Earth was without form, or opportunities to acquire green…
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Comment and OpinionYorkshire Tea's cult of workers is wonderfully weird
Another day on the Yorkshire Tea production line, and a (presumably new) member of staff lobs a bit of paper at the bin
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Comment and OpinionAtkins muscles in on the protein trend
Feedback on protein, the supermarket price war and Sunday shopping
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Comment and OpinionHuman touch can be the best marketing tool possible
Carlsberg’s Reddit AMA last week showed that, sometimes, the best way for a major brand to sell itself is on a human level
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Comment and OpinionOsborne no longer in the mood to compromise over Sunday trading
The political football that is Sunday trading might finally be kicked into touch
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Comment and OpinionOpinion: The future of the sugar industry hangs in the balance
While consumers could benefit from lower prices, sugar producers should be planning for the impact EU changes will have on the industry as a whole
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Comment and OpinionWhat conclusions can the grocery industry draw from the unfolding Greece crisis?
Could the shockwaves of a country on the brink shake the UK’s fmcg industry?
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Comment and OpinionRetailers would do well to keep bigger themes in mind, says Andy Clarke
Asda CEO Andy Clarke, guest editor of this week’s magazine, offers his thoughts on the global industry