All comment & opinion articles – Page 177
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Comment & OpinionWholesalers may not survive curfew without government help
The wholesale sector should surely be entitled to business rates relief
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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets have been left to take the lead on panic-buying messaging
The government hasn’t done much to settle national nerves
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Comment & OpinionWhat Aesop’s wind and sun parable means for retailer media spending
To attract marketing investment, retailers need to make it a positive investment choice, says Matt Lee, MD at Capture
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Comment & OpinionClubcard is a magic wand to pep up Tesco’s boring EDLP experience
Big data is still a hugely powerful tool in the right hands, hence Tesco’s continued evolution of its Clubcard proposition
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Comment & OpinionFootballers help Coke warm fans’ hearts
Coca-Cola has hit upon a nice way to cheer up some fans
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Comment & OpinionAmid test & trace chaos, food workers need priority to prevent further shortages
Dido Harding has been trying – and failing – to reassure industry leaders over the impact of a second wave
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Comment & OpinionCould PepsiCo’s mindful Driftwell drink soothe our fraying mental health?
The functional water contains L-theanine, which is said to improve sleep and help reduce stress
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Comment & OpinionHow simpler guidelines on calorie reduction can help industry take positive action
PHE has listened to concerns that there is not a level playing field with the eating out, takeaway and delivery sector, says Dr Alison Tedstone, chief nutritionist, PHE
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Comment & OpinionBetter education on vaping is needed to keep smoking in decline
There is a growing level of apathy towards the dangers of smoking, says Dan Thomson, UK & Ireland MD at Juul Labs
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Comment & OpinionReformulation does not solve the problem of processed convenience foods
Dietary advice should warn against ultra-processed foods, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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Comment & OpinionGrocers are leaving a huge growth opportunity untapped: digital advertising
There is profitable opportunity in thinking about customers as audiences, says Tim Mason, CEO of Eagle Eye
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Comment & OpinionM&S switchover complete, but Waitrose is the least of Ocado’s problems
Ocado sets the bar on customer service, but rivals are going around the target
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Comment & OpinionWhy click & collect makes more sense for Aldi than Deliveroo tie-up
Aldi is trialling a click & collect service at a Manchester store
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Comment & OpinionFood and drink is at the centre of the Brexit Withdrawal Deal controversy
Government indecision, opacity and brinkmanship will make a bad Brexit decision worse
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Comment & OpinionKellogg’s animation offers reassurance and optimism
The phrase ‘back to school’ always used to give the summer holidays a hint of melancholy
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Comment & OpinionHow brands can help enable positive parts of the ‘new normal’
Lockdown has given most of us time to reflect on the way we live and has created some behaviours that could actually be beneficial
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Comment & OpinionGimmick or not, Tesco’s drone trial shows supermarkets are looking to get delivery right
Tesco and Morrisons are both investing in innovative (and traditional) delivery solutions
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Comment & OpinionUndermining the Brexit withdrawal agreement will punish the nation’s poorest
For the government to approach things in this way is extraordinary. The industry will not welcome it
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Comment & OpinionOcado-M&S and Waitrose must refine their offers in a complex online grocery world
It is wrong to assume the pair are competing for the exact same slice of the market, says Fraser McKevitt, head of retail and consumer insight at Kantar
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Comment & OpinionWhat foods would face price hikes under a no-deal Brexit?
Just when you thought 2020 couldn’t get any worse, the prospect of a no-deal Brexit is back