Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 373
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Post Office TLC
In a fast-moving, multi-media world, the Post Office needs to change - and it’s taking steps to do so…
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Tesco in the slow lane
Time is not something many CEOs can take for granted, especially not in the age of 24-hour news, Twitter feeds and next-generation Hudl tablets…
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Gluten-free futures
Alternative grains can bring an exciting diversity to the food and drinks market - starting with gluten-free pasta…
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Lidl dreams - and reality
Is Lidl about to double its store footprint? Not quite yet; the truth is more prosaic…
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Typhoo tactics impress, and there are plans for a sexy pub
Karoline (with a K) is almost swooning in admiration for another agency…
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Locals fight supermarket monoculture
Homebaked, a community bakery, has sprung up in an old bakehouse in the shadow of Liverpool FC’s Anfield stadium…
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We need to fundamentally rethink healthy marketing
In The Grocer last week, we read about liver disease, natural sweeteners, and the focus on lowering salt intake…
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Fishy treats are just what the Doctor (Who) ordered
Unless you’ve been hiding behind the sofa for a week, you’ll have noticed the BBC has been celebrating 50 years of Dr Who…
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Hiring 'keepers' is not as simple as it seems
If there’s one thing we can take from the revelations about Paul Flowers, it’s the sheer impact a hiring howler can have…
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Will we see true NPD again?
I read a recent listing of the top 10 brands in UK chocolate confectionery with interest…
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Don't write off Tesco just yet
After all the grim headlines and gloomy analysts’ comments, it’s easy to forget Tesco is still the UK’s number one grocer…
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Are the big four taking the discounters seriously enough?
You only have to eye the Kantar figures since August to know how tricky times are for the supermarkets…
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Panorama's Amazon investigation leaves a sour taste
The most tiring job I ever had was working behind bar; all day on your feet…
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Up in smoke
It is rare that anyone will feel sympathy for tobacco manufacturers but this week, with the announcement of a new review into plain packaging, you have to say they have fallen victim to the worst kind of politicking.Last year the government held a lengthy consultation on plain packs, receiving hundreds ...
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Talking turkey
When news broke that MRSA had been identified in British turkeys, you could imagine the glint in the tabloid hacks’ eyes. But astute handling of the story appears to have calmed fears.
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Christmas puds goods
More and more of us are donning an apron and making our own Christmas pudding. But consumers will have to contend with fluctuating ingredients prices…
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Titania toasts the dour socialist Co-op Group with prosecco
A worrying trend is sweeping the nation and it’s set to get much worse as Christmas approaches…
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Haggerston revolts
Beware the all-seeing eye of the internet – it can react, and punish, in an instant, as Tesco discovered in Haggerston, East London this month.
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We must fight 'lunatic' EU tobacco proposals
There has been and continues to be much debate about the changing legislation around tobacco sales…
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Why Coke rethought its content marketing
The Content Marketing Association asked me what it took for us to rethink The Coca-Cola Company’s approach to content mark…