Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 301
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Put real resolve into your resolutions and commit to 2016
According to Gallup, about 90% of us fail to keep our new year’s resolutions
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Lemmy bids farewell... with an advert for Finnish milk
You wouldn’t think rock and roller Ian ‘Lemmy’ Kilmister – he of Motörhead fame – had much to do with grocery
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My Week… by Steve Rowe (as told to Bill Tush)
I’ve worked at M&S since I was 14. Man and boy. I’ve seen a few changes let me tell you
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Practical booze control advice may have more impact than 14-unit guideline
Unsurprisingly, the alcohol industry has been demanding to know why men in the UK have been singled out for special treatment
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Own-label new product development is vital
Sir: Your Top Products survey showed how retailers have innovated in ranges such as own label
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My Week... by Lt. Charlie Mayfield (as told to Bill Tush)
Right, fall in, everyone. Not you, Price, you’re on dishonourable discharge. And stop sniggering, Street
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The Home Retail Group logic for Sainsbury's Mike Coupe
Mike Coupe must have been less than thrilled to see his opportunistic November bid for Home Retail Group out in the open
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Wholesalers and retailers face a challenging 2016
Even at this early stage there are plenty of things on the horizon to challenge wholesalers and independent retailers
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Could 2016 finally bring good news for the dairy industry?
A decline in New Zealand milk production could be a vital driver for the recovery of global commodity markets
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Get ready for the return of inflation
From the high economic skies we see a Britain that continues to grow quite robustly, circa 2% GDP
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I Know What You Weighed Last Summer: a real obesity fix
You had to feel sorry for the teens featured in BBC Three’s I Know What You Weighed Last Summer
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Loyalty schemes aren't dead yet... even for the discounters
Two years ago “the rise of the discounters” was the phrase on everyone’s lips
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Horsegate three years on: we must remain vigilant
The horsemeat scandal of 2013 thrust into the mainstream media an issue that had long plagued the industry
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Make a shopping wishlist for your ideal new recruit
New Year, new me”. As a recruiter, I now face our biggest month
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Sugar app could morph into more than PHE bargained for
New app throws up some major question marks over what the wider Department of Health strategy should be
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Tunnock’s provokes a storm with a Tea Cake as it eschews Scottish identity
For a new marketing campaign in England, Scottish firm Tunnock’s made two fateful decisions
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A special cheeseburger and other predictions for 2016
Our first issue of the year contains 10 predictions for 2016 and it’s a real mixed bunch
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Nesquik bunny could be first in a line of kids’ marketing campaigns to fall
An end to the year which only illustrates the much bigger battleground that lies ahead
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Shine a light on your high standards, British poultry processors!
Britain has some of the highest standards in the world, and it’s time to start shouting about them
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Top Products 2015 reveals impact on big four and suppliers
To record such terrible like-for-likes running into Christmas must be very depressing