Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 336
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'Teenage' brands have problems growing up but have potential
As Paul Trip, MD of Soreen, so eloquently pointed out last week, some brands just have problems growing up…
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Panorama fails to challenge Terry Leahy on Tesco's arrogance
Sir Terry Leahy’s appearance on Panorama was always going to be one to watch…
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It could be worse: recycling in PR and the Creme Egg cock-up
You don’t hear greenwash mentioned much any more because, I think, everyone is at it…
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Plain tobacco packaging: retailers' voices are getting lost
There’s clearly no love lost between the health lobby and campaigners against the introduction of plain packaging for toba…
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Tacon with Teeth: will fines give Adjudicator power at last?
Will the Adjudicator’s newly won power to fine supermarkets really stop market abuse?
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Reasoned debate over plain tobacco packaging goes up in smoke
Neither side seems prepared to engage in an evidence-based debate
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Sainsbury's public milk attack threatens to open Pandora's Box
Making consumers more aware of the plight of dairy farmers could change the game for everyone
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Palm oil an example of difficulties of marrying sustainability with needs of developing countries
Much work remains if we are to perfect the supply chain of products from developing world
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Peanut butter in a nutshell - health claims increase spread of sales
The humble peanut has become the latest battleground for healthy, non-sugar alternatives
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First Milk CEO - Why I delayed payments to farmers
First Milk CEO Kate Allum explains the challenges the whole industry faces
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Shoppers set for a good 2015 - at least the first half
We feel pretty confident in asserting 2015 will be a very good year for shoppers, at least the first half of it…
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Flavour clashes: the taste of 2015?
If you want to know about the latest trends in food then a stroll through Borough Market or a search on Amazon…
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Big four management upheaval is sign of grocery power shift
It’s the January sales. And normally we would be examining the various “biggest-ever” promos…
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Ranking the runners and riders for Dalton's old Morrisons job
The betting odds on the potential candidates don’t tell the full story
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Ocado another growth story amid big Christmas for online grocery shopping
Could the fastpaced expansion of online grocery shopping see the UK get exciting new players like AmazonFresh?
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Where did it all go wrong for Dalton Philips?
Hailed as exactly what Morrisons needed five years ago, today Philips is on his way out
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Omnichannel shopping: the rise of the connected customer
The National Retail Federation (NRF) is hosting its flagship annual event in New York next week…
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The yolk's on Mondelez after global Creme Egg backlash
Public objects to paying more for a five-pack than it did for a six-pack last year
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Oil price slump savings: will they be passed on to shoppers?
As price crashes go, the recent oil price collapse takes some beating. Down by more than 50% in price…
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Content marketing: image will be everything in 2015
Content marketing saw exceptional growth last year and shows no signs of slowing down in 2015…