All comment & opinion articles – Page 54
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Comment & OpinionLabour has a golden opportunity to revive retail
The new government is an opportunity for fresh thinking, says Helen Dickinson, CEO of the British Retail Consortium
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Comment & OpinionGuinness is a bright spot in Diageo’s otherwise tough year
Guinness’ success shows how brands can trump even the toughest of economic headwinds
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Comment & OpinionWe need to scrutinise the ‘cost of business’ for challengers
Startups are spending tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of pounds just to elicit a response from buyers, says Thea Alexander, CEO at YF
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Comment & OpinionWhat can we learn from Sainsbury’s market share growth?
Sainsbury’s has been outgrowing the market for some time, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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Comment & OpinionLabour’s solar farm push will rob UK of fertile farmland
The UK is just 61% self-sufficient in all foods, yet politicians are alarmingly relaxed about reducing food security further, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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Comment & OpinionIt’s time for retailers to embrace gene-edited foods
A rising population, climate change and water stress are testing the resilience of UK crops
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Comment & OpinionCMA fuel report signals it won’t stand for profiteering at the pumps
It’s been a busy time for the CMA
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Comment & OpinionLoyalty prices investigation: painstaking and pointless
The Competition & Markets Authority needs to be more accountable to the taxpayer with its Whichhunts
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Comment & OpinionEstrella Damm shares story of sun, beautiful people and beer
Damm is again a bit-part player in its own ad – but this time there is no big star to anchor it
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Comment & OpinionCooking Buddies: Jamie Oliver’s nepo baby proves irritatingly good
There’s a special joy in seeing celebrity offspring suck. Sadly, Buddy Oliver doesn’t
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Comment & OpinionWhy supermarkets must scale up refillables at ‘frightening’ speed
Somebody had better tell Chancellor Rachel Reeves not to read the latest report by Wrap on the industry’s war on plastic
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Comment & OpinionHow to foster loyalty among ‘fickle’ Gen Z shoppers
Generation Z has carved out a reputation for being a bit fickle, says Rachel White, MD UK&I at NIQ
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Comment & OpinionA thriving food system must be central to Labour government policy
Food system leaders need to engage actively to ensure government policy focus remains on us, says James Walton, chief economist at the IGD
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Comment & OpinionWill McVitie’s NPD push win back shoppers from own label?
Recent weeks have seen McVitie’s add a swathe of new lines in an ambition to cater to ‘all snacking occasions’
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Comment & OpinionSME and startup growth is being hampered by lack of data
Although fmcg SMEs hold 15% of the market by value, their products account for 27% of delisted items over the past year. Lack of data is the issue, says Alex Lawrence, senior strategic insight director at Circana
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Comment & OpinionWhy own label is set to dominate NPD and how brands should respond
Supermarket brands aren’t just cheaper – they are becoming more innovative and exciting for consumers too, says Daniel Quinn, head of innovation at The Forge
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Comment & OpinionFearmongering or reality: is a cashless society inevitable?
This is how anti-cashless campaigners have been summarising the major IT meltdown of last week
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Comment & OpinionUS election 2024: What Trump's win could mean for global food and drink
The Republican policy commitments are scary enough: the US will start a trade war with China, banning imports and blocking Chinese investment in American business, says Ian Wright, co-chair of the Food & Drink Export Council
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Comment & OpinionFever-Tree backlash shows the damaging nature of trial by social media
Fever-Tree is the latest brand to get caught in a social media storm that has blown out of all proportion
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Comment & OpinionKing’s Speech will cost millions, but it’s been broadly welcomed
A renewed focus on food offers hope as well as trepidation