Comment & opinion – Page 346
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Comment and OpinionLearn from Steve Jobs: no detail is too small in business
To seriously believe you’re going to change the world means you have to be solely and seriously focused on one thing: succ…
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Comment and OpinionYoghurty fumblings in Soho as Titania mourns Chokablok
OMG. Recovering from a night out on the town with a client from New York…
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Comment and OpinionMary Berry's unicorn gets the horn at Cake & Bake expo
The annual Cake & Bake Show, held at London’s glittering Earls Court, is a serious flour ‘n’ eggs expo for the bigwigs of …
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Comment and OpinionAndy Higginson's perfectly poised speech stole the show at IGD
This year’s IGD Convention was as good as any I can remember, with a lot less grandstanding and some much-needed humility …
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Comment and OpinionLidl is catching up and even overtaking Aldi with its marketing
Lidl and Aldi are proving that the Germans have a sense of humour – and really get social media too…
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Comment and OpinionStop the big price-matching yawn and focus on lower prices
There have been two notable developments in the price-matching world recently…
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Comment and OpinionMore needs to be done to make the most of the protein trend
Once dominated by macho-looking black and silver sports nutrition jars…
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Comment and OpinionFmcg brands hold their own on powerhouse list
Brand consultancy Interbrand today released its annual list of the world’s 100 most valuable brands
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Comment and OpinionRetailers are not seeing the big brand presentation picture
Take a walk down a British high street and look at the signs above the doors…
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Comment and OpinionDealing with discounters: a lesson from French supermarkets
The facts say it all. Hard discounters like Aldi and Lidl have seized more than 8% UK market share…
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Comment and OpinionThe Great British Bake Off finale: perfectionism triumphs
To the final of The Great British Bake Off, and everyone was on splendid form…
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Comment and OpinionMale grooming heads south
Half of British men feel under pressure to remove or groom body hair - creating a growth market
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Comment and OpinionAre the Lib Dems 'the Morrisons' of politics?
The Liberal Democrats are the Morrisons of the UK political scene, a Lib Dem MP declared this week. But does his supermarket analogy ring true?
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Comment and OpinionProduct innovation means an end to ‘garlic bread syndrome’
Brits love a curry – so why are there so few recognisable, mainstream curry brands? asks Ajaz Ahmed.
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Comment and OpinionMusic retail plan strikes a bum note
UK retailers are not happy with a plan to release music albums on a Friday
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Comment and OpinionDiscounter copycats are a threat to brands and consumers
Imagine you’ve been out of the country for five years and now you are walking around an Aldi or Lidl…
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Memories of Sophie Wittams as Karoline makes an email error
I think Sophie Wittams used to be an intern here…
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Comment and OpinionMascot Fred gets saucy – and scary – in new Homepride ad
Pale-faced Fred is apparently some sort of giant Lego undertaker
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Comment and OpinionSainsbury's Brand Match 2.0 ignores the elephant in the room
Mike Coupe has promised no stone will be left unturned at the interims in November as he seeks to arrest an alarming deter…
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Comment and OpinionFish and chips and the great open or wrapped conundrum
For centuries the greatest minds in history have pondered the biggest questions in life…