Comment & opinion – Page 343
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Comment and OpinionSainsbury’s zeroes in on property, price and product
Sainsbury’s released its eagerly-awaited strategic update this morning
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Comment and OpinionChristmas TV ads give Titania and team useful 'learnings'
Karoline (with a K) gathers us in the meeting room to go through all of this year’s festive retailer TV ads…
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Comment and OpinionLost in Translation (wedi ei golli yn y cyfieithu)
News that Lidl had “banned” the Welsh language last week provoked outrage and threats of a boycott by disgruntled defenders
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Comment and OpinionA ‘reasonable’ judgement
In November 2013, Mike Coupe told journalists the chain had a “reasonable” chance of success in its fight against Tesco’s Price Promise
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Comment and OpinionHow branding can bring clarity and focus to mergers & acquisitions
With the Chiquita/Cutrale banana deal in the headlines, Vicky Bullen, CEO of Coley Porter Bell, looks at how branding can help turn mergers and acquisitions into a success.
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Comment and OpinionThe week ahead in finance - w/c 10 November
Next week’s financial calendar isn’t quite as packed as the week just past, but there will be two crucial updates for the grocery retail sector
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Comment and OpinionA case of mixed messages over Tesco's Portwood Extra store?
Schadenfreude is not an attractive character trait and I hope that I have avoided it…
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Comment and OpinionAs Jimmy's becomes debt-free, here's to living in the moment
Jimmy’s Iced Coffee just became debt free. That’s correct. We don’t owe anyone anything, not even a penny…
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Comment and OpinionFood sector needs to help in the fight against slavery
According to the latest figures from The Salvation Army, the number of modern slavery victims it helps in the UK has risen…
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Comment and OpinionMüller deal likely to have significant impact on butter market
Milk is one of grocery’s most politically charged categories, and on Thursday the dairy industry delivered an electric dea…
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Comment and OpinionIfs and buts aside, Bolland is finally delivering on fashion
Dressed in black suit, white shirt and black tie, Bolland said M&S was entering a phase of ‘delivery’
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Comment and OpinionDispatches gets serious with Rice: How Safe is our Food?
Arsenic is deadly serious. And it’s a lethal word to link with popular food brands…
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Comment and OpinionWhy Scotland needs the new food Bill
The menu of regulatory and enforcement powers for food safety and food fraud in Scotland is changing…
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Comment and OpinionThe flabby big four need to shape up to fight rivals
In an expanding market over several decades, superstore operators grew their businesses in the UK…
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Comment and OpinionA Scandi lover’s dream?
A giant Scottie dog made out of 82,750 Lego bricks has been sitting in the car park of a retail park in Moor Allerton, Leeds
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Karoline's Greek pitch loses P&F the United Biscuits account
The image of Karoline (with a K) sporting a fez in earnest is as alarming in real life as it sounds on the page…
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Comment and OpinionHunger's back as Danio 'Grumbler' pitches yoghurt at blokes
Thought Shreddies had locked up Hunger? Alas, that was only ‘till lunch’…
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Comment and OpinionExport lessons from Greencore, UB and Vimto
Building a successful export business is a key ambition for many fmcg businesses. But how can SMEs tap global demand without global scale? Barney Wallace, associate partner at OC&C Strategy, sets out the path to profitable and sustainable international growth.
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Comment and OpinionTake your pick of salt-tea treats this Christmas
With Halloween out of the way, it’s Christmas (next month), which means stupid present time!…
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Comment and OpinionHelp the big four to reduce stock and create differentiation
Coverage of the Tesco scandal has oscillated between accounting misdemeanour and supplier treatment…