Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 481
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Comment & Opinion
Our man from the DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Third Party: Customer service is more important than ever
The recession is no excuse for cutting back on customer service, says Tim Ogle. After all, a smile costs nothing
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Critical Eye... on the mad, the bad and the unintentionally hilarious
Oh dear. The Tonight programme has finally lost any semblance of credibility and turned into Brass Eye. Unlike Chris Morris's seminal 90s mockumentary series, however, the issue the unintentionally satirical journalist Mark Jordan purported to...
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Third Party: Financial guidance without the straitjacket
A company increases its risk of volatility and reduced valuations if it refuses to give guidance, says James Amoroso
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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: It's time to set the record straight on dairy
More credit should be given to the work done by the dairy industry to improve animal welfare, says Hayley Campbell Gibbons
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Critical Eye... on naked ambition and missing vomitariums
For some, the phrase 'all-you-can-eat' is not a sales pitch but a challenge. It's as if the proprietors are taunting them, daring the unwary to rupture an intestine through cut-price gluttony. Sometimes, however, the pledge of unlimited nosh...
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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: Labels don't shape eating habits
Kevin Hawkins on why the latest FSA research has only confirmed what we knew all along
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Saturday Essay: Let consumers vote on GM with their wallets
We must bridge the knowledge gap so shoppers can base decisions on science, not scare stories
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Editor's Comment: Big four's resilience is extraordinary, but Foley is the prime mover
Our annual exercise in quantifying power (see Power List 2009, p42) isn’t easy. And this year’s Top 10 list of multiples was particularly challenging. One might expect the recession to act as a Darwinian exercise in natural selection. Yet the...
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Comment & Opinion
Our man from the DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Saturday Essay: We must cut food waste as well as packaging
Yes, packaging is a problem retailers must address. But sometimes it can also be part of the solution, says Marc Bolland
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Second Opinion: Why are we wasting our calves?
A shift to dual-purpose breeds could improve food supply and welfare, says Joanna Blythman
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Third Party: Don't miss out on the power of online ads
The retail sector is not taking advantage of an advertising market now worth more than £3bn, says Danny Brooks
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Second Opinion: Sustainability needs one vision
A single strategy on sustainable food should replace differing initiatives, says Tim Lang
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Comment & Opinion
Our man from the DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Comment & Opinion
Editor's Comment: Supermarket clout will make even the mafiosi nervous
Supermarkets are currently fighting tooth and nail to avoid the interference of an Ombudsman. And they regularly baulk at the heavy-handed approach of the Office of Fair Trading.
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Saturday Essay: Whatever happened to consumer choice?
Government nannying doesn't just confuse consumers, says Philip Jenkins - it damages wholesale and retail businesses
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Careers File: Employment sector can see green shoots of recovery
In case you missed it, 7 May 2009 was a momentous day. Most importantly, it was my son's eleventh birthday...