Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 429
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It takes more than a straw boater
I enjoyed reading the 150th anniversary commemorative issue of The Grocer. It was great to look back at the key headlines and events of the past 15 decades in the grocery industry.
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The key to success lies in the brand's 'beliefs'
The recent news that Asda will be ramping up its price cuts has serious implications for its image, not to…
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Minimum pricing would create a traffic jam behind Cameron's police car
Strange but true. In depriving workers the right to strike, in a dispute over pay and conditions, a Lithuanian court this week…
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Retailers need alternatives to price cuts
If the supermarket price wars have taught us one lesson, it is that low prices are no longer enough.
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Are you a Walsh or a Moody?
Walsh or Moody? Our annual reviews are approaching and Karoline
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Three minutes to change your life
If your dieting resolve has weakened of late, have no fear. As Obese: A Year to Save My Life ended, so Supersize vs Superskinny began.
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Is the tunnel in sight, if not the light?
The new year has brought disappointment in financial markets with downgrades to profit expectations - not just for Tesco…
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Insects, glorious insects
I was surprised you did not mention of a very widely eaten insect: the cochineal beetle used to colour so many things red “naturally”.
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Retailers must embrace m-commerce
Former New Look boss Phil Wrigley caused a bit of a storm recently while coining a neat phrase that will no…
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Ownership matters hugely to this country's self-esteem but not, it seems, to sales
We are all aware it’s a big year for Britain - perhaps the “biggest ever”, as Coca-Cola’s Nick Canney maintains. And some will begrudge Coke boarding the GB bandwagon in 2012.
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Thinking broadly, an unusual step might be just what you need
Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of meeting up with two ex-retailer marketing executives who had both recently moved into an agency environment.
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Beware the likely mission creep
Whatever you think of tobacco, it’s important to remember that it is still perfectly legal to sell it.
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It's remarkable that Tesco's £40bn supertanker can turn so quickly and simply
Little details really do count in retail. And they can turn around the performance of a £40bn sales supertanker in a matter of weeks…
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No quick fixes for our high streets
As the situation in the high street goes from bad to worse, can anything be done to stop the slides in footfall, sales and profits?
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Demonising fags and booze I get... but cheese?
If you went to watch a Green Bay Packers game in Wisconsin late last year, you would have seen a curious public advertisement.
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Pick up the Olympic baton at your peril
What mileage can we all make out of the feelgood factor that is the Olympic Games? Very little, frankly - if any.
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Waitrose lorry fines under fire
Your article ‘Suppliers: fines from Waitrose are an abuse’ really touched a raw nerve.
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Get cooking with social TV
“I finally cracked it.” These were some of the last words of the late, great Apple CEO Steve Jobs.
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Campbell jogs the memories of sobering times
There’s none so zealous as the converted. Panorama had retired spin king and former boozehound Alastair Campbell…
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Buyers want category returns, not mates. Show them the money
If you can’t demonstrate how your product will make money for them then get out your wallet and get down on your knees.