Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 345
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Fish and chips and the great open or wrapped conundrum
For centuries the greatest minds in history have pondered the biggest questions in life…
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Apps are increasingly important in online shopping
As shoppers’ enthusiasm for online grocery grows, apps are an increasingly important customer touchpoint…
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BendGate, iPhone 6, Kit Kat and the lessons for social media
The excitement of the iPhone 6 and the iWatch was dampened by the leaking of private celebrity pictures…
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Buy British Day appeals to hearts and wallets
Popping to the shops today? You may want to take the time to look for a ‘Made in Britain’ label
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Supermarkets have forgotten their shoppers
Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons are suffering severe downturns in trade and are rushing to blame the discounters…
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Tesco is not a basket case, says Kevin Hawkins
“When sorrows come, they come not single spies but in battalions,” according to Shakespeare…
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Lewis puts his stamp on Tesco with Feet on the Floor
Dave Lewis is wasting little time putting his personal stamp on Tesco, despite the turmoil caused by its £250m black hole
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Tesco’s ‘Feet on the Floor’ plan is a positive step
Tesco CEO Dave Lewis has told HQ staff to reconnect with what’s happening on the shop floor. It’s about time, says Catherine Shuttleworth, of Savvy Marketing.
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Does Coke Life make Coca-Cola big, bad and stupid?
Has the obesity and sugar debate turned Coca-Cola into the company we all love to hate? asks Karen Connell.
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Why smart retailers needs to think ‘omni-channel’
Grocery has never seen the same level of demand for online shopping as other retail sectors, but there is still a core demand for online, says Stuart Higgins.
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Dairy industry draws battlelines
Today brought the latest in a long line of farmgate milk price reductions
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Tesco deserves a pat on the back for its disclosure on meat
To suggest the meat cross-contamination cases we reported at Tesco are an “embarrassment” for the retailer is a serious misreading of the facts
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Sustainability is also about a culture of support for staff
In these tumultuous times, should we not invest equally in the sustainability of our people and our workforce?…
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Tesco's Cheshunt Four have been treated appallingly by the media
Announcing its Scale for Good manifesto in 2013, Tesco admitted trust among its supplier base was lacking…
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Accounting error at P&F as Paul McCartney sings for veggies
Karoline (with a K)’s rather sheepishly announced that P&F is actually deeply in the red…
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Costa Del Nightmares: Gordon Ramsay stages a comeback
Gordon Ramsay has had a nightmare with his hair, hasn’t he?…
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Volvic's ad gets the epic treatment
Is there any grocery category more boring than bottled water? Newsflash! It all tastes the same and comes out of taps anyw…
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Tesco finance crisis: You’re only as good as your accounting
Professor Lisa Jack, a former auditor and now a forensic accounting expert at the University of Portsmouth, explains the key lessons from Tesco’s shock profit warning…
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Coke Life and the new 'third way' for sweetness
So finally they get it. Coca-Cola, Lucozade and a host of others are launching half-sugar versions of their classic drinks…
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It's about price, stupid
What do shoppers want? It’s a question retailers and suppliers never tire of asking