Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 445
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Third Party: We need to work harder on health & safety
Retailers don’t have a very good record and the authorities are not about to let them off the hook, says Gill Brammer
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Second Opinion: Inflation puts focus on own label
The middle ground of private label is being given a more strategic role, says Dr Clive Black
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Tales of Titania: The end is in sight for Ms K
There is a point in PR when you stop being a wise and sagacious elder stateswoman and become an out-of-touch liability. The popular notion here at P&F is that Karoline (with a K), our glorious leader for so many years, is now teetering on the...
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Recovery is on its way, but don’t relax yet
Emergency downturn measures may not hold water, so keep a sharp focus on costs and pricing, says Dr Martin Scott
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Critical Eye... on the size of a cow
I've never much liked Julia Bradbury. I can't put my finger on precisely why. I think it's the suspicion she tries too hard. Everything about her is a bit over-cooked the jaunty head girl demeanour, assertive voice, ready smile, trendy country...
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Careers File: Discrimination claims and company liability
I have just come back from a company day out a summer party featuring sizeable amounts of alcohol, food, games and speeches. As befits an organisation that counts HR magazine within its stable, the company sent out an edict warning...
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Store Manager of the Year offers a lesson to us all
Perenially optimistic, Justin King might once have gloated after Sainsbury’s 1.9% sales growth bested Tesco’s static first-quarter results…
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Kishor Patel's Expert Advice: Keeping goodstaff needn't be torture
Our expert shares tried and tested tips on how to retain your most valued employees
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Ad of the Week: Kronenbourg opts to Suggs it and see
Kronenbourg continues to Slow the Pace with another ageing icon reprising former glories. Now Madness top geezer Suggs, features sagging like a punctured balloon, offers a mournful take on Baggy Trousers, all wheezy sax and arthritic,...
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Gold standard
Last night The Grocer crowned its annual champions, dishing out 25 awards to the industry’s finest at a black-tie bash in London’s Guildhall.
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King's royal flush
Three months ago, Sainsbury’s supremo Justin King caused a few eyebrows to be raised when he claimed the Royal Wedding was “not a sales opportunity in any meaningful way”.
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No sweat to get intimate due to Fellas
Now and then a product arrives to truly change the way we live our humdrum little lives. Like the Bin Buddy or the Nando's insta-spice grinder thing.Ladies and gentlemen, brace yourselves for Fellas, the "intimate wipe" for men,...
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Critical Eye... inspecting the Thanet timewarp
Given the paucity of new concepts on TV, it was only a matter of time before Channel 5 wheeled out a sibling to The Hotel Inspector, and so it was this week as The Restaurant Inspector hit our screens (10pm, 6 June). Picking up where Ramsay's...
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Third Party: We need a culture change to cut shrinkage
Reducing retail wastage and instilling zero-tolerance attitudes to theft and fraud could save millions, says Anne Davies
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Second Opinion: It IS broke, and we have to fix it
The food system is in crisis. Governments must heed Oxfam’s campaign, says Joanna Blythman
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Tales of Titania: Dingoes' balls and Jersey Bastards
Huge success for the agency this week, more or less inventing a condition which doesn't really exist - orthorexia - and getting the Mirror to cover it in detail. A whole new healthcare industry is about to be spawned, with therapists and supplements...
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Oh dear, Defra is still obsessed with plastic bags
The coalition has surprised with the scale, breadth, speed and, though some may not agree, the vision of its reforms.
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We must all do more to encourage recycling
The Waste Review will hopefully set out practical measures – but industry-led intervention is vital too, says Simon Baldry
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Careers File: After a string of rejections, you need to get networking
The phone goes late on a Friday and the agency is calling to tell you the bad news: you have not got that job you really thought you had nailed at interview. What's more, this was your only remaining option and you have exhausted all other avenues....
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Ad of the Week: Easy does it for Air Nectar
After a decade-long drive downmarket, Sainsbury's has far more in common with EasyJet than it once did. Both share an orange livery based on the tans in The Only Way Is Essex. Both get upset if you urinate in the aisles. And now you can...