All comment & opinion articles – Page 368
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Comment & OpinionRetailers stay up as The Force Awakens
Tonight is going to be a busy one for the nation’s merchandisers, for tomorrow is Force Friday. For those not in the know…
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Comment & OpinionMy Week… By Dave Lewis (as told to Bill Tush)
Well, well, that year just flew by. And what a year! I did send an invitation to all of the living former CEOs…
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Comment & OpinionTwin Peaks and Friends restaurants pop up in London
As quirky pop-up restaurants become the only way for Londoners to eat out, the trend is getting a taste for TV…
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Comment & OpinionFast food could rapidly disappear in hospitals – but where will it end?
It may come as a surprise, but many of the major UK fast food chains have restaurants across the NHS in England. What isn’t surprising..
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Comment & OpinionAldi flies the Union flag for Rio Olympics
Will Aldi’s sponsorship of British athletics prompt other retailers to start shouting more about their British credentials?
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Comment & OpinionWill Poundland’s website prove worth the wait?
So Poundland has finally launched online. And no one could accuse it of rushing things. It started building its website in 2011, but it’s been stuck in development hell since. It came close to launching in 2013 and 2014, but CEO Jim McCarthy demanded further improvements. Today it went live, ...
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Comment & OpinionSunday should be kept special
Proposals to reform Sunday trading are badly thought through and should be scrapped, argues Steve Parfett
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Comment & OpinionRugby World Cup can't come soon enough for grocery trade
Sales at Tesco, Asda and Morrisons are again down and Sainsbury’s sales are flat
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Comment & OpinionWaitrose wish comes true for birthday girl Sophie
Eight-year-olds love birthdays: bowling, trampolining, laser quest… Not so young Sophie
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Comment & OpinionCheshire's Ice Cream Farm is lapped up by visitors
A breathless press release arrives concerning visitor attraction The Ice Cream Farm in Cheshire
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Comment & OpinionIs the sun setting for the breakfast biscuits success story?
Nearly one in four (38%) Brits think they’re a total fad, according to a poll for The Grocer
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Comment & OpinionFood fraud: a year of progress?
The anniversary of the publication of my final report on the integrity and assurance of food supply networks is close
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Comment & OpinionBargain Fever Britain shows the panic... but not much else
Remember Black Friday? Wembley natives showed no chill once Asda’s doors slid open…
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Comment & OpinionDairy valued at last by the industry?
New initiatives and moves towards more sustainable pricing models on liquid milk are welcome changes
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Comment & OpinionMy Week… By Jim McCarthy (as told to Bill Tush)
If I had a quid for every time some clever-arse journalist asked what a six-pack of Boysenberry Pop-Tarts cost
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Comment & OpinionShort-term capital is becoming an operational necessity
Access to credit is crucial to successful working capital management
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Comment & OpinionLocal searches: are you ready to be found?
”By accounting for a consumer’s constantly changing location, all businesses can benefit”
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Comment & OpinionWill Cheryl’s tie-up with Greggs have the X factor?
Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and Greggs seem an unlikely couple, but unusual pairings have worked in the past
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Comment & OpinionPromotion planning: make them relevant to shopper needs
Selling in grocery is not just selling a product or a promotion – it includes selling a plan and sometimes a vision
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Comment & OpinionCraft beer faces a potential identity crisis
Meantime’s embarrassing episode with the outsourcing of its London Lager to Holland neatly illustrates a craft issue