Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 359
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Is the space race really over?
First Tesco announced it was cutting its store-opening programme down to a bare minimum of convenience and dark stores…
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Leffe kicks off battle of the (posh) bar snacks
What is Britain’s best bar snack? Leffe beer has embarked upon the definitely-not-pointless quest of finding out…
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Drunk on song: the wine that likes to listen to music
We now know that the atmosphere in which you drink wine affects how much you enjoy it…
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Martin Glenn on reviving biscuit category in convenience
There is a steady shift happening in retail. The inexorable rise of the big boxes has halted and is starting to reverse…
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Amazon is not the only threat to the supermarkets
Amazon’s new US offerings of everything from ‘Prime Pantry’ to Amazon Fresh may sound like science fiction, but it is very…
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Asda blasted for alcohol hypocrisy by Steve Parfett
Comments on the independent sector by Paul Kelly of Asda at a Westminster forum are breathtaking in their arrogance…
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Titania's PR team take on the social media agency 'experts'
Had to don the killer Louboutins and the plunging neckline when a client brought his new social media agency in…
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Glacéau Smartwater will put Coke's Dasani disaster in the past
If our industry had a dictionary, the definition of disaster would be: ‘Coke’s attempt to Dasani to the UK in 2004’…
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Convenience is sacred, but also full of sacred cows
In our first-ever Convenience Report, we’ve examined the channel’s growth from every conceivable angle…
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Food Inspectors: a missed opportunity for the food industry
Matt Allwright got stuck into the big issues: how did horse end up in burgers, he asked, pointing at a horse in a field…
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Tesco's sweet spot
Tesco’s move to drop sweets from checkouts in its smaller stores is a big, bold step that sets it apart from the majority of its grocery rivals.
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M&S has something to shout about
In its full-year results presentation, M&S took the unusual step of revealing the progress it has made on availability, in actual numbers.
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The Co-op clears a hurdle
No one knew which way The Co-operative Group’s crucial vote on governance reform would go ahead of the society’s special general meeting on Saturday
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Tesco Weirdoughs put an end to hybrid food trend
Since the ‘cronut’ took off last year, food hybrids have been all the rage. But now the trend has reached a nadir…
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Tesco's Purley team take on TV entertainment challenge
Low-budget ITV1 show Let Me Entertain You this week featured a startling appearance from the staff of Tesco Purley…
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Conchita Wurst wins sausage plaudit in Austrian hometown
Congrats to Eurovision winner Conchita Wurst, the bearded drag act who took the prize for Austria at the weekend…
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All hail consumer power
The decision by Coca-Cola to remove BVO from its fruit and sports drinks is the latest, but definitely not the last, example of how businesses are increasingly subject to the power of the consumer’s voice…
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Puff & Fluff PR does its bit to solve yoof unemployment crisis
I hope the IGD gets on better with its initiative to solve youth unemployment than we’re managing at Puff & Fluff…
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Look to your laurels and dial down the sweetness
Fair play to Tesco. It may be in a pickle but it doesn’t lack ambition…