Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 291
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Will farmers sit on the fence over Brexit?
So far it has been hard to gauge what the general consensus on Brexit is among the men and women on the ground
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Remove barriers to communication, but beware barking dogs
In selling, information is king and the best source of customer information is, of course, your customer
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Tesco Extra revival will be dependent on who it partners
A successful revival of Tesco Extra will be dependent on who it decides to buddy up with
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Why we’re not ready for customer service robots… yet
Brands have already started messaging people within Facebook’s billion-user-strong Messenger app
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Mars will drive change in obesity battle
The debate on how to tackle obesity has seen sharpening fault lines in recent years
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Get your price changes in the fast lane
It’s become fashionable for retailers to announce commitments to ‘long-term lower pricing’
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Food in Extreme Places: the key to a happy submarine revealed
There is nothing simple about feeding 138 submariners three meals a day (plus snacks) for three months
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Inclusive leadership: shifting the power balance makes sense
While there are some incredibly talented people leading this industry, we are light on female leaders
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Turn categories into destinations to win shoppers over
In the early days of category management, we all talked a lot about category roles
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Protein's future is bright, but jerky must target both sexes
We are also in no doubt about how dominant the protein trend continues to be
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Defra u-turn on animal welfare is regressive
Your article about Defra’s u-turn on animal welfare guidance is one of the few balanced pieces we’ve seen
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Could Tesco’s turnaround prove Philip Clarke right on Extra strategy?
The results appear to signal a comeback from the edge of the abyss for Tesco’s largest stores
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Health win for fans of wine & cheese
Fast food is bad for us, says Professor Tim Spector, of King’s College London. Duh!
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My Week… by Dave Lewis (as told to Bill Tush)
Since we disappeared up our own Herts to the tundra of Welwyn I have more often been referred to as Dave Who?
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Waitrose's 'real farms' push is clever but there's room for all kinds of farms in grocery
The new Waitrose campaign stands in contrast to Tesco’s ‘faux farms’ but both respond to important shopper needs
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Defra animal rights u-turn has caused wounds that'll take a long time to heal
The unexpected climb-down on welfare codes raises serious questions over the future regulatory direction on this crucial matter
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Why price guarantee schemes are not dead in grocery
If no one else is bothering with the price guarantee mechanic why should Tesco? Because its scheme works
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Test your resilience: ways to deal with stress and pressure
Our natural resilience is a combination of personal characteristics and learned skills
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Running out of ideas? Diet advice gets even more confusing
Can you outrun a bad diet or not? Even the experts can’t seem to be able to make up their minds
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The Food Chain misses the mark with a mysterious journey
The Food Chain should be a fascinating and topical addition to our weekly viewing