Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 452
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Comment & Opinion
Looking after number one
A little later on this afternoon, BBC Radio 4 will broadcast an interview with Sir Terry Leahy. Filmed in the final few weeks of his reign, the former Tesco chief will trace his path from Toxteth tearaway to retailing legend.
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Third Party: Why higher food prices are here for good
Soaring demand from emerging economies and rising production costs mean cheap food is history, says Dr David Dobbin
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Saturday Essay: Farmers finally get some tender loving care
Milk price is a hot topic but Dairy Crest is showing how a little focus can yield great returns for all, says Mark Taylor
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Tales of Titania: Scare tactics and cereal boxes
Our plans to drum up a bit of business from food paranoia have at last come to fruition. We've been part of secret PR consortium SCARE (Stoking Concern About Rare Events) for ages, responsible for funding some research by serious Swiss white coats...
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Letter of the week: Brand placement - a big turn-off?
Sir, Your piece on paid-for product placement was spot on from a brand perspective but overlooked a critical element of the product placement pact: viewer reaction ('Brands get their big TV break', The Grocer, 26 February). Viewer...
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Critical Eye... on the smoke police's propaganda bandits
So ciggies will soon be kept under the counter, will they? Out of sight, out of mind? Yeah right. Tobacco products are not impulse purchases, so removing them from display is about as likely to stop smokers buying fags as rehab is to stop Charlie...
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Careers File: Hacking away at your people budget is counterproductive
John Wanamaker once said, with regards to advertising, that he was sure half his spending on it was wasted but he didn't know which half. Well, I wonder how many chief execs and finance directors actually think the same way about their training budget.
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Ad of the Week: The Co-op’s call to arms is a very bloodless revolution
You might think DC10's talk about adopting a granny is cynical rhetoric that aims only to mask the wreckage of savage spending cuts, like a razor blade hidden in a cupcake. And you'd be right.
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Editor's Comment: Decline of Mars is more about the whisper than the Wispa
In January last year, Mars announced plans to reformulate the Mars bar. It was a historic move: while other chocolate confectioners were signing up to Fairtrade this and Rainforest that, the UK’s favourite chocolate bar invested £9m over five years…
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Dalton's web of intrigue
Morrisons today unveiled its latest annual results, with profits up a healthy 13% and like-for-likes increasing by an altogether more modest 0.9%. More eye-catching than the underwhelming sales performance was the news that Morrisons is sensationally taking on both the US and the whole internet in one fell swoop.
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Smoking guns, ticking timebombs
Andrew Lansley today confirmed that the controversial tobacco display ban is to go ahead, dashing the genuine hopes for a reprieve still harboured by many retailers.
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Children of the revolution
Grocer Towers is often the scene of fearsome debate, as our newshounds compare leads, dissect the strategies of the companies we write about and, most commonly, row about whose turn it is to make the tea.
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Second Opinion: The trouble with Grand Plans...
... is that they are bedevilled by a lack of realism and joined-up thinking, says Kevin Hawkins
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Tales of Titania: Let's hear it for Exploitation Week
Like virtually every other PR agency, we've been caught on the hop this week by two developments: the advent of TV product placement and the Advertising Standards Authority's new jurisdiction over websites. So don't be alarmed if you see some...
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Third party: Groom your business and get heads turning
Buyers with serious capital would be happy to fork out millions for a well-run and clean independent
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Saturday Essay: Why ‘co-opetition’ is central to Brand Ireland
Ireland’s economy is struggling, but forming strategic alliances could be the key to a solid recovery, says Beatrice Blake
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Critical Eye... on Raymond's carte Blanc
I'm all for aspirational cookery. But Raymond Blanc's second series of Kitchen Secrets (8.30pm, BBC2, Monday 28 February) is more perspirational than aspirational. Who, aside from avid Hestonites, would dare to attempt anything beyond...
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Editor's Comment: Nobody better than Tesco at stealing rivals' thunder
Asda has spent the last 18 months working with mysupermarket.co.uk to develop its shiny Price Guarantee website. So credit has to go to those jackdaws over in Cheshunt who've knocked together their own passable imitation in 10 seconds flat.
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Ad of the Week: Aldi’s own-label angel takes a swing at the champ
Thankfully we live in a more tolerant age than when folk hid in kitchens making chugging noises and frothing at the mouth like a possessed Frenchman to convince guests they weren't serving instant coffee.
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Time is of the Essenta
Yesterday PayPoint claimed victory in its long-running battle to stop Camelot muscling in on its turf by offering commercial services via its tills. And there was more good news for the payment provider today, having bagged a seven-year gig to replace the Post Office dishing out welfare payments.