Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 416
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Sunshine on Leiths
Leiths School of Food and Wine in West London was the setting for Asda to announce a 0.7% boost in Q2 like for like sales today.
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Fag break, M'Lud?
Smokers, tobacco companies and those with an aversion to government nannyism vowed to fight on today after the latest setback for opponents of plans to force tobacco into plain packaging…
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Sainsbury's main event
‘Thanks for the warm-up.’ So goes the wry poster campaign for Channel Four’s coverage of the Paralympics, which get underway in a couple of weeks’ time…
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Never on a Sunday?
It would have come as no surprise to those in the small shops sector to have heard senior Tory MP calls over the weekend to make the temporary extension to Sunday Trading permanent…
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Kevin Hawkins: People don't do as they say
Most people don’t change their lifestyles or eating habits quickly. A few weeks ago…
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Sharpen the milk message
Scoring a retweet from a celebrity and getting your message seen by thousands of followers is often the holy grail for brands on social media.
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Are you paying too much for transport?
MEs in the fmcg market are paying an average of 35% more than their larger rivals for transport services…
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Riot-hit retailers have not given up
Some of the most disturbing images of last August’s riots in England featured retailers and shops.
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Eternal youth is wasted on the elderly
The more miserable we are, the longer we live. During the Great Depression, life expectancy…
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It's hard to believe Olympic Britain is the same country that rioted last year
What a glorious week it’s been for Team GB. So many medals, so much history made, so many legends.
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Is the concept of 'relationship selling' still appropriate?
The answer to almost every question is, of course, ‘it depends’. I contribute regularly to the constant debate…
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Making hoy while the sun shines
Sponsorship can be a fickle thing. Remember how quickly Coca-Cola dropped Wayne Rooney when he became entangled in negative publicity - or how GSK quietly brushed Ashley Young under the carpet after his woeful showing in Euros 2012…
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A man who made his marks
Peter Marks, the chief executive of The Co-operative Group, announced his retirement this morning. Marks, who has been at the helm for the past six years, and has worked in the wider co-op movement for an impressive 45 years, steps down in May next year…
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It's all cyclical for Andy Bond
It wasn’t quite as dramatic as James Bond pushing the Queen out of a helicopter over the Olympic Park. But a startling cameo by Andy Bond in today’s Telegraph was still well worth a look…
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Fish labels are still fishy says Which?
Buying sustainably sourced fish should be straightforward given the amount of focus on over-fishing…
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The real Olympic legacy
Seven years in the planning and a few weeks in execution, the Olympics is a strange affair.
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The public must be reconnected with their food
Sir: Now is the time to connect consumers with their food and milk (‘4.3 million promise to switch…
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LOCOG has trapped us in an Olympic logjam of Y2K proportions
London has been scandalised by the rows of empty seats at this week’s Olympics. Well, what did you expect from the IOC?
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Good With Food had a good run. Now The Co-op must move on
Good With Food has been The Co-op’s strapline for six years. But now the society is mulling possible alternatives.
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ROI for Britain's swingball kings
The media will shortly be thick with chatter about return on investment. How many swingball and knitting medals did we get?