Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 325
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General election reflects upheaval in grocery says Kantar
There are a number of parallels between the election and the grocery market
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Heinz-Kraft deal is symptomatic of brand portfolio upheaval
Big brand owners are under pressure never seen before…
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Which? move is not a Super Complaint. It's a Silly Whinge
Some of the apparently heinous examples it cites are quite clearly mistakes…
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Sainsbury's the last of the big four to roll out major job cuts
The question over Sainsbury’s announcement today is not so much why is it doing it, but why didn’t it do it sooner?
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Hidden Tesco story is the Extra turnaround
Behind the shocking headline numbers, the “dinosaur” Extra stores are bucking the accepted industry narrative
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Which? thing to get angry about? We just don't know
We’ve had superheroes, supersizing, super-injunctions and this morning we had a new one to get our heads around – the super-complaint
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Are men the future of the baking market?
Nearly half of all British men bake at least once a week, according to our exclusive research
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Shelf marketing factor
Category management does indeed need to be wholly integrated with shopper marketing in a continuous process if you want profit to underpin your retailer relationship
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Britain's Favourite Foods documentary: no scaremongering here
this tour de force documentary made for a welcome change from all that scaremongering
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Your R&D could be eligible for tax relief
On 1 April the research and development tax relief rate increased from 225% to 230% for SMEs…
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Brands should be making hay while the sun shines
The sun has got its hat on, so what can retailers and brands do to capture that great sunshine mood?
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Stereotyping could be costing your business - be broad-minded
Just weeks away from the big vote, our media is awash with speculation, reports and policies
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P&F brainstorm Stallone replacements and mull Prosecco boom
The conclusion in the office is that Warburtons has gone a bit over the top in recruiting Sly Stallone…
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Pre and post training: how to gain and retain an advantage
Fifty per cent of money spent on training is wasted.” That is the finding of Dr Brent Peterson of Columbia University…
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Dave's Big Six a far harder sell than Leahy's Steering Wheel
Dave Lewis has faced many challenges since he took the wheel at Tesco, so we shouldn’t be surprised he’s re-inventing it…
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Waitrose MD Mark Price: Grocery is becoming like Premiership
Our guest editor, Waitrose MD Mark Price, worries about the hiring and firing culture becoming prevalent in the industry
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Beware ‘peak protein’
Are we on the brink of a backlash against high-protein diets? That is the conclusion suggested by new research from Datamonitor, which predicts…
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Chemical research reveals a cocktail that's hard to swallow
Significant new research from the Danish National Food Institute, shows that small doses of chemicals can have significant negative effects on our health
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Sylvester Stallone is a knockout for Warburtons
How will Hollywood star Sylvester Stallone shape up in a Warburtons ad?
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Nigel Farage gets feisty over fish
Some argue the creeping homogenisation of our political parties renders modern day manifestos redundant. Well, UKIP weighed in with theirs…