Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 478
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Third Party: Online sales should be an opportunity for all
New technologies allow entrepreneurs to scale up quickly and easily - and without prohibitive cost, notes Mark Hopwood
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Second Opinion: We do not need an ombudsman
Lord Mandelson should reject this interventionist and unnecessary role, says Kevin Hawkins
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Third party: Could the VAT increase be an opportunity?
Retailers need to find a more efficient system for making changes to promotions and prices, says Peter Lewis
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Our man from the DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Saturday Essay: The demise of the family mealtime is a myth
Dinnertime is still important to many families and the recession has only served to reinforce this, says Anne Murphy
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Editor's Comment: Change of legal climate signals prosecution o’clock
It's almost a year since the supermarkets went to war with the brands on their very shelves, with TV ads and new web features provocatively urging consumers to choose own-label over bestselling brands.
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Critical Eye... on protein pills and climate-change Cassandras
Turns out Barbarella wasn't a documentary. Food pills that fit in the back pocket of your silver jumpsuit, personalised hovercrafts powered by wide-eyed optimism all complete rubbish.
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Our man from the DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Second Opinion: The crops stolen from Palestine
Produce grown by Israel on illegally occupied territory should be shunned, says Joanna Blythman
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Geoff Burch Talks Shop: The CTN
This month: the CTN. Retail guru Geoff Burch visist Simon Blendell, who despite lacking retail experience bought a small c-store in March and is now making its restricted space sweat hard. Indeed, he has lessons for more seasoned retailers
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Editor's Comment: Benn should have praised the industry for bogofs reduction
If the prospect of a minister running the country by Blackberry seems frightening, the strangely unthere-thereness of Environment Minister Hilary Benn's appearance this week is surely worse.
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Third Party: Local sourcing? What about local marketing?
Supermarkets must work harder to develop marketing strategies that speak directly to consumers, says Andy Wheatley
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Our man from the DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Saturday Essay: Time is right for a new global trade deal
Industry must ditch protectionism and take advantage of the opportunities globalisation presents, says Lord Mandelson
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Third Party: Being an iconic brand is no walk in the park
Sorry Premier - it's a 'no' from Richard Oldham for your new X-shaped Oxo stock blocks
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Editor's Comment: uSwitch's shopping habits report is about as informative as a Jordan interview
You know you're in silly season when the national press deems newsworthy stories about a) Casper the cat's predilection for taking buses, b) the death of Benson, Britain's best loved carp, and c) consumers trading down from brands to own label.
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Second Opinion: Organic is not all about nutrition
FSA study was right - but organic has far wider environmental benefits, says Tim Lang
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third party Original labels: protection or protectionism?
Last month the European Commission published a controversial communication on the future of the EU's food and drink marketing and quality schemes, which is likely to lead to mandatory country of origin labelling (COOL) for products, and to extend...
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Third Party: Original labels - protection or protectionism?
Mandatory country of origin labelling will be seen as an anti-competitive regulatory measure, says Sarah Salmond
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Our man from the DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure & Pricing