Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 480
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Saturday Essay: It's game, set and match for bottled water
And it isn't just Wimbledon and hot weather that have made more people wake up to its benefits, says Patrick Kalotis
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Critical Eye... on the bumbling Boris of British BBQs
He's posh. He's full of himself. And he's prone to lamely risqué quips such as "If that was any fresher I'd have to spank it". But he's not Huge Furry-Witteringballs. Which makes Valentine Warner, the "chef by trade, greedy by nature" presenter...
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Third Party: To fix in or not to fix in - that is the question
Importers have been hit hard by volatile currency markets and need help with risk management, says Richard Arundel
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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: Discounter revolution? Hmm...
The deep discounters are doing well but their growth isn't sustainable, says Dr Clive Black
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Saturday Essay: Let's celebrate industry's record on health
Despite the financial climate, there's no 'health crunch' when it comes to new product development, says Melanie Leech
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Editor's Comment: 'We need your help to fight looming calendar crunch'
It’s a very midsummer madness. Right now all thoughts are with sun, sand, picnics, holidays, and the welcome impact of a heatwave. But in retail, July also means Christmas – the golden quarter – is just around the corner.
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Third Party: Know your shoppers and you’ll keep them
The recession is having an impact on every business, regardless of size. While in most cases it is contributing to a serious slowdown in sales, for some it is having the opposite effect. Only a couple of months ago, one large grocery retailer...
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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: So Sir Paul knows best, does he?
The silly season is well and truly upon us. Sir Paul McCartney urges us to give up eating meat on Mondays in support of the great crusade against global warming.
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Saturday Essay: More to being green than CSR brochures
The year 2010 is the UN International Year of Biodiversity, when a concerted effort will be made to highlight the role plant and animal species play in buffering the adverse effects of climate change.
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Editor's Comment: Diverse offer, not size, is key to beating recession
A remarkable feature of the recession has been the resilience of the supermarkets (as well as many grocery retailers), says Adam Leyland
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Second Opinion: Yes, we can eat odd-shaped veg
If the Obamas are on the case with organic, retailers should take note, says Joanna Blythman
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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: Good store managers are entrepreneurs, not caretakers
To the losers, awards are always cruel, and never more so than when individuals are singled out. If a company misses out, a collective sense of injustice — sometimes supplemented by alcohol — can unite a team.
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Geoff Burch Talks Shop: The village store
The Briars Mini Market in Oakham, Rutland, looked like a professional and smart village store when retail guru Geoff Burch arrived. But Indy and Nim Gill seem unaware they are in an affluent area...
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Third Party: Shoppers seek reassurance of retro brands
Brands can boost the loyalty factor by playing the nostalgia card, but will retro have a long shelf life?
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Critical Eye... on a very 80s nightmare
Watching The Supersizers Eat... the 80s (BBC2, Monday) was like opening a time capsule you buried last week and finding things were somehow much, much worse than you remembered.
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Second Opinion: Sometimes it pays to think small
Acquisitions - particularly of smaller stores - continue to reshape grocery, says Clive Baker
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Saturday Essay: Why removing tobacco gantries is positive
Small retailers should move with the times and devote premium space to other products, says Professor Gerard Hastings