Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 479
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Our Man From Drip Don Pumsey
Sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind, and thus it is with heavy heart that I say: King Justin, it's high time you got yourself a new therapist. Ask whichever lackey who is reading this to you to sort it out quickly before the ol' megalomania...
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Critical Eye... on giant sharks, skinny women and junkie priests
The internet is abuzz over the imminent (straight to DVD) release of Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus, a no-budget monster epic that's either a cunning parody of other no-budget monster epics or the most cack-handed stab at serious movie-making in...
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“Organic producers need to do a better job with freshness, quality and pricing if the category is not ultimately to prove a short-lived fad ”
Poor old organic. The chattering classes are deserting it in droves because it's too pricy and they don't know what it stands for any more (see Focus On p57). And now it has been kicked in the proverbials by research claiming it's no healthier than...
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Editor's Comment: Organic producers must do better on freshness, quality and pricing
Liz Hamson says organic is hardly helping itself in troubled times by sending consumers mixed messages
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Who benefits from regulation?
Costly competition probes are hard to justify when Britain is deep in debt, says Clive Black
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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: Don't throw your staff overboard in a storm
Employers should ditch short-term thinking and use a downturn to develop their pool of talent, says Steve Simmance.
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Third Party: Retail theft exposes worrying complacency
Organised crime is costing the industry billions, but a few simple steps could keep your assets safe, says Ashley Bailey
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Critical Eye... on anchovies, Angkor Wat and laughing at genocide
For many, Cambodia is famed only for the gruesome insanity of Pol Pot's genocidal regime. That's now changing, however, as the country becomes synonymous with spoiled Western kids all doing 'something different' with their trust funds...
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Second Opinion: Rip-off Britain in the news again
...but the drive behind value own label is hardly an inflationary factor, says Kevin Hawkins
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Saturday Essay: Let's get more forward thinking on finance
Supply Chain Finance provides the liquidity vital to help suppliers weather the economic downturn, says Mark Perera
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Our man from the DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Critical Eye... on the unbridled hilarity only a failing supermarket can provide
Oh good God. What was ITV thinking? Monday Monday (9pm, 13 July, ITV1), the new 'comedy drama' set in the head office of failing supermarket chain, Butterworth's, is so bad it makes BBC Three's crap Personal Affairs look like a Bafta...
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Third Party: Collaboration is key to cutting logistics costs
It is possible to deliver supply chain savings for retailers that don't hit the bottom lines of suppliers, says Perry Watts
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third party Collaboration is key to cutting logistics costs
It is possible to deliver supply chain savings for retailers that don't hit the bottom lines of suppliers
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Second Opinion: Seven key steps to food security
The only really secure food system is one that is built on sustainability, says Tim Lang
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Our man from the DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Editor's Comment: Don't jeopardise a recovering economy for the sake of one month
The secret of comedy, it has oft been observed, is timing. But why stick with just comedy? Politics, business, sport, murder - the effectiveness of almost every decision relies to a greater or lesser extent on its timing.
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Third Party: Think outside the box and earn eco-appeal
It is possible to meet customer demand for greener packaging while keeping costs and prices down, says Jean-Louis Evans