Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 369
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National minimum wage hike would do more harm than good
I have a very strong desire to increase the wages of the shop floor staff we employ…
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What makes online shoppers click?
Morrisons’ recent sales figures made for grim reading…
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Brands should challenge supermarket hegemony
For too long, supermarkets have held unbridled power over brands…
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The King has left the building. Long live King Mike!
So, the last of the big four old guard is gone. The King has left the building. Long live King Mike!…
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A bumpy ride
As if the European Commission didn’t have enough on its plate with the reform of the CAP, it recently decided to tackle commodity speculation…
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King's reign ends
What did Justin King do for Sainsbury’s in his 10-year reign? We take a look back…
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E-cigs: Agreement breaks out
The unthinkable has happened – the government has announced not one but two new policies around smoking that everyone in the industry and anti-smoking groups are all in favour of…
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Down on the farm
Tesco is doing its bit in the obesity debate by launching an ambitious plan to teach kids about food and farming…
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'Nutters are normal' and Austrian wine campaigns begin at P&F
Our latest unpaid intern Persephone (but dim), is one of the growing band of delicate souls who have an allergy…
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Kit Kat shows it's a big deal with Tokyo boutique
Like Tom Waits, Alphaville and Godzilla, it seems Kit Kats are big in Japan…
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Dispatches doesn't let facts about sugar obscure a good story
Stop with all the sugar bashing! It’s making me eat the stuff!…
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Cutting sugar won't solve obesity crisis alone
The “demonisation” of sugar as the cause of the obesity epidemic leaves a bitter taste…
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Sugar hysteria is feeding new food fads
Here we go again – another bout of hysteria sweeps the media…
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Making a good impression with Facebook
Brands can enjoy great success by following the fundamental rules of a good social strategy…
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Beware the fallout from the big four's Christmas disaster
So how was Christmas for you? You were hoping for an iPad and got a cookbook…
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There's more to the obesity crisis than sugar
In the past fortnight, sugar has been singled out as a lead cause of the obesity epidemic in the UK…
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Who needs supermarkets? Or any retailers for that matter?
Disintermediation is a powerful concept for suppliers in today’s changing supply chain…
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Farmageddon digested
Billed as a “wake-up call to change our current food production and eating practices”, the book Farmageddon makes the case against ‘factory farming’. What issues does it raise?
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Georgian homes
With the announcement of George Home, Asda made plain it has its heart set on becoming Britain’s biggest multi-channel retailer for general merchandise…
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Cornish clotted cream PDO should stay as it is
The amendment being filed is proposing to permit Cornish clotted cream intended for manufacturing to be made differently to that destined for retail…