Comment & opinion – Page 355
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Comment and OpinionThe wholesale sector deserves more recognition
Suppliers are recognising anew the importance and potential of the wholesale sector and its supply chain…
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Comment and OpinionFake voucher clampdown
The decrease in the number of fake vouchers being sold on eBay…
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Comment and OpinionAlcohol market sees shoppers shift towards premium products
The 2014 edition of Britain’s Biggest Alcohol Brands is out this week and there’s plenty to celebrate…
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Comment and OpinionMiranda's hard at work as Titania reflects on the reshuffle
As anyone who has worked in PR will know, the amount of time actually spent PR-ing is fairly limited…
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Comment and OpinionTyskie is a good product and an icon of modern Britain
Tyskie entering the 100 Biggest Booze Brands speaks to the massive demographic change in modern Britain…
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Comment and OpinionRaising a glass for the silly season
Pernod is having to change its label so that people realise it is alcoholic.
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Comment and OpinionWhy Tesco's gone all sheepish
If I ever have a rough day at work I often cheer myself up by thinking, well, at least I’m not Philip Clarke.
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Comment and OpinionNine months is a short time in politics
Exiting his role as secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs today, Owen Paterson can look forward to spending the next 10 months sniping from the backbenches. His successor Liz Truss, meanwhile, can look forward to a potentially challenging tenure at Defra. Truss has said she ...
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Comment and OpinionRetail lessons from the World Cup
With the 2014 Fifa World Cup now over, it’s a good time to reflect on how big tournaments affect shopper behaviour…
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Comment and OpinionSmall shop, big opportunity
The Co-operative Group has launched a mobile top-up shop that will act as a temporary store when one of its shops is being refurbished
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Comment and OpinionThe UK needs a fair and square deal on food and farming
Over the past two weeks, we’ve heard that neonicotinoids are linked to the decline in farm birds; more than 700 Britons a day are diagnosed…
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Comment and OpinionPasta sauce confusion as Titania reveals her Scottish roots
Mummy was addicted to Tunnock’s Caramel Wafers during pregnancy…
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Comment and OpinionSouthern Comfort goes back to the bar with pleasingly silly ad
Southern Comfort continues its ‘whatever’s comfortable’ push with a pleasingly bizarre effort…
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Comment and OpinionSnake Venom is world's strongest beer: anyone fangs-y one?
BrewDog’s campaign to get the World Cup to Scotland might prove a little public for Fifa’s tastes…
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Comment and OpinionMisleading sugar messages are not in public interest
Sir: Action on Sugar member Robert Lustig seems to have failed to read SACN’s recent draft carbohydrate scientific review…
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Comment and OpinionBrewDog bribes Blatter to bring the World Cup to Scotland
With all the fuss about the allegedly dodgy 2022 Qatar jamboree, the pseudo-punks at BrewDog have spotted an opportunity…
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Comment and OpinionApple paves way for retailers to trade mark store layouts
Apple yesterday won the right to protect the layout of its stores as a trade mark in Europe. What are the implications for retailers?
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Comment and OpinionGreat digital marketing content won the World Cup this year
Which official World Cup sponsor is winning the social sharing battle? Answer: None of them…
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Comment and OpinionAcid Test relaunched with Fast Foodfax consumer feedback
This week marks the return of Acid Test, The Grocer’s weekly product testing feature, and it couldn’t come at a better tim…
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Comment and OpinionConvenience is more than just c-stores in multichannel age
Brands and retailers must collaborate on mission-based layouts in an increasingly multichannel convenience arena…