Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 179
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McColl's Morrisons Daily rebrand could be hugely significant
Could McColl’s convert all 1,600 stores to the Morrisons fascia?
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CBD oil and crispy crickets – is this the future of the Great British fry-up?
These were just some of the items served up for brekkie at today’s Future of the Full English event
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Palm oil saves lives - but it must be phased out in diesel
Palm oil has replaced hydrogenated fats in the western diet
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How 1950s retailing advice holds up in 2019
Bernardo Trujillo was the great guru of retail in the 1950s – but he couldn’t foresee the rise of online, says Benoit Mahé
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Ocado/M&S deal will be a real test of customer loyalty
Ocado could lose not just Waitrose sales, but all the shoppers who come because those products are there
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Child influencers have greater power than ever at mealtimes
‘Customised family lives’ offer great opportunity for marketers, says Lynne Barcoe, director of The Family Panel
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You can’t blame grocery for following the herd on ‘health’
Grocers and suppliers need to be hip to health and cater accordingly – even if, sometimes, it seems they can’t do good for being bad
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Wine-matching is 'pseudoscience' claims fountain of knowledge
Wine expert Tim Hanni has broken the industry omertà about pairing
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Ohio study helps hand-write a healthy future for food
‘Organic strokes’ create ‘a deeper sense of emotional connection’, you see
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Harry Kane helps Harry’s deliver a striking message
Not only does men’s care brand Harry’s share a name with an England World Cup hero, said hero has agreed to appear in an ad for it
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How new tech can help retailers protect staff and stock from criminals
Bodyworn cameras, CCTV and better training for employees all help to tackle and prevent store crime, says James Martin of the BRC
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Bidfood provides a digestible podcast with a likeable voice
Bidfood’s podcast provides practical tips that make it worth the download
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WTO standards post-Brexit will have harmful consequences for food
Professor Chris Elliott’s recent trip to India illustrated how exporters assign what produce goes where
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How shopper expectations around online grocery are changing
Retailers need to provide a sophisticated customer experience online as well as offline, says Google’s Harry Walker
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With the writing on the wall for Sainsda, what now?
The CMA’s findings are only provisional and Sainsbury’s and Asda will get an opportunity to challenge them, but the writing is on the wall
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Coke shows surreal streak as it gets behind footy fans
Coca-Cola’s Premier League sponsorship deal no doubt cost it a pretty penny, so it’s no surprise to see it producing an ex…
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Are sugary cakes, chocolate and Theresa May’s jam next on the Brexit hitlist?
Sugar is one of many products the UK doesn’t produce enough of to meet domestic demand, and there simply isn’t the capacity or scalability in this country to meet the shortfall
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The Asda-Sainsbury’s merger is surely doomed
It will be interesting to see if the parties decide to see the merger battle through to the inevitably bitter end
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Epic CMA report leaves little hope for Sainsbury's-Asda
Andrew Taylor, a former senior director at the Competition Commission and partner at Aldwych Partners, dissects today’s CMA announcement
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How to hedge against currency volatility in uncertain times
Brexit makes hedging against foreign exchange risk all the more important, says Andy Scott, associate director at JCRA