All comment & opinion articles – Page 408
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Comment & OpinionEnd of an era
It’s a well-worn phrase, but yesterday really was the end of an era for Costcutter and Nisa.
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Comment & OpinionInternational partnerships could hold the key for Ocado
Ocado shares fall on a slowdown in sales growth, but new CFC could be a game-changer
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Comment & OpinionBRC rethinks rates rethink
It was good to see MPs in their droves yesterday backing the BRC’s call for a fundamental overhaul of business rates
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Comment & OpinionSnowball's chance
Snowballs – those chocolate- and coconut-covered marshmallow confections – have been classified as cakes, to the chagrin of the taxman.
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Comment & OpinionMcBride suffers from furious promoting on household goods
Is it a price war or just a skirmish? In personal care and household there is little doubt about the answer to that question.
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Comment & OpinionTime for action on Thai prawn trade slavery
Supermarkets and fish importers can claim to be shocked by the Thai tiger prawn trade slavery, but not surprised…
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Comment & OpinionHow to assemble a World Cup-winning formation at work
The England boys may be out of the running, but I’m staying glued to the world stage with just one question…
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Comment & OpinionHow to bring 'zombie brands' back to life
In the past few weeks, the press has been full of news regarding failing companies and failing brands…
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Comment & OpinionEnergy drinks' success shows way forward for health messages
The issue of unhealthy drinks remains high on the news agenda, with sugar in particular proving a major hot potato…
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Comment & OpinionSarah Jessica Parker's Viennese whirl with Spar
Spar Austria has landed a Hollywood face, in a Lost in Translation-style bit of celebrity advertising…
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Comment & OpinionShopgirls had a tad too much of the red light slur about it
BBC2’s Shopgirls: The True Story of Life Behind the Counter had a tad too much of the red light slur about it…
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Comment & OpinionTesco's gold initiative
The intense debate surrounding sugar and artificial ingredients remains at the very top of the national media’s agenda…
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Comment & OpinionHigh streets minister Brandon Lewis defends government action
Sir: Your recent article (‘High street contest a gimmick says Labour,’ The Grocer, 21 June, p8) is as cynical as it is mis…
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Comment & OpinionMorrisons' cuts excite Today listeners as Karoline adds sugar
You would be forgiven for thinking there wasn’t much news around…
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Comment & OpinionSACN sugar bombshell must be dealt with collaboratively
Rarely can a report seven years in the making have lived up to the hype…
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Comment & OpinionLight grilling for Tesco’s board as they stick to their guns
It turned out the roasting of the Tesco board at today’s AGM was more of a light grilling
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Comment & Opinion(Not-so) plain sailing
With the headlines full of stories about sugar, the government chose an interesting moment to publish draft legislation on plain packaging for tobacco.
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Comment & OpinionCommon sense on food waste
Developing the right technological solutions to help tackle food waste is just the first step…
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Comment & OpinionSugar Thursday
Traffic-light labelling appears to have fizzled out. Will we ever achieve a universal system?