Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 315
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Is Morrisons Milk for Farmers what protesters – and shoppers – really want?
The new milk SKU, which will see 10ppl extra go to farmers, could prove controversial
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Carling’s football manager move could be a masterstroke
The leagues are going ‘clean’, the organisations are in crisis, so Carling’s LMA move looks ingenious
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Aldi & Lidl - more 'meaningful' than the big four?
The rise of the discounters has been fuelled by the embrace of consumers, but why? Jon Kershaw of Havas Media explains
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The store experience still matters in an online world
In times gone by, where a family shopped belied its identity. Supermarkets had a bond with their shoppers.
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Innovation is the best defence mechanism in the war on sugar
Innovation is the lifeblood of this industry. It’s a well-worn phrase in grocery, but bears repeating
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Can Aldi’s Olympic deal unite Britain and Germany?
The borders dividing countries in global commerce have become blurred
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The Great British Bake Off: cake, humour and disaster
The Great British Bake Off is back and the public is jumping for joy. Less so the contestants…
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My Week... by Sir Jack Cohen (RIP) as told to Bill Tush
Death has certain advantages, and I don’t just mean the tax breaks…
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Can Guinness' crafty beer win over the hipsters?
If ever something was going to test the hipster-driven craft beer revival then this is it…
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NPD in snacks is a real treat
Whether they are tasty distractions or late-night fixes, consumers are eating more snacks than ever…
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Image recognition technology: seeing the future of big data
Image recognition tech is now being adopted by major fmcg companies to improve in-store execution
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Free parking: an unfair advantage for the supermarkets
Disillusionment with UK supermarkets grows apace, but free parking still gives them one crucial, unfair advantage
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Bake Off’s back – but what other categories need the TV treatment?
With a new pretender on the scene in the form of ITV’s BBQ Champ, we’ve had a think about some other potential winners
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Like Ryanair, discounters will find low prices are not everything
As price becomes less of a priority for shoppers, lessons can be learned from similar upheaval in air travel
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How to get your pricing strategy right at Christmas
For many grocers, the Christmas period is crucial as it allows them to drive a substantial portion of their sales and margin for the year
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Farmers must be careful to keep consumers on side
The current restrained protests have kept public opinion behind the farmers, but caution is needed
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The golden rules of launching at Christmas
Christmas is a huge opportunity for NPD but standing out from the crowd is tough. Gareth Evans of Five by Five looks out how to get your festive launch right
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Aldi and Lidl may prove decisive in living wage debate
There are fewer hot potatoes in grocery right now than the living wage…
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Food Unwrapped: lifting the lid on summer diets
Channel 4 wheeled out the team once again for Food Unwrapped Diets for Summer
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Prepare for when it goes pear-shaped... and be passionate!
In the fmcg world, there are a vast number of components that must be right in order to sell your product…