All comment & opinion articles – Page 485
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It's time we celebrated our food co-operatives
The offcial UK launch of the United Nations International Year of Co-operatives took place on…
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We must keep cutting the red tape
With the likelihood of a government-led stimulus looking remote, what can ministers do to make life less difficult for food retailers and processors?
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De-togging with the hungry toffs
Even the involvement of Hugh himself couldn’t stop me unexpectedly enjoying Hugh’s Three Hungry Boys.
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Nobs, knobs and Tesco envy
Tesco-envy is about to sweep the land faster than an Ocado finance director leaping from a speeding delivery van.
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Most drinkers won't bat an eyelid at Stella's lower abv
Let’s be clear. This is not about Stella’s ‘wifebeater’ tag. With brewers struggling with duty hikes and cost increases, something had to give.
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Can you imagine an ad with Usain Bolt impersonating Philip Clarke?
Tesco’s Christmas bombshell is over a week old now, but the shock waves are likely to continue for some time.
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Get the human factor back, Tesco
Amid the shock horror about mighty Tesco’s faltering sales, there was one particularly interesting feature.
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Clarke must reignite 'only Tesco can' mantra
The varying perspectives on Tesco’s 2.6% drop in Christmas sales have piqued my interest.
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Cooks, cocks and hairy foragers
The TV schedules might be teaming with food-related stuff at the moment, but boy, there’s a lot of chaff.
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Fictional festivals and supreme self-confidence
When we invented Blue Monday it was supposed to grow, just like other fictitious events such as Fathers’ Day and Easter, into a vast money-making scheme for retailers.
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Food policy needs urgent rethink
If things weren’t tough enough for consumers in 2011, they also had to contend with being short-changed in terms of food policy.
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Now's the time to inspire as well as promote
The one hard question grocery brands should be asking themselves is, ‘how do I get my brand back on to the shopping list?
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A new year means time to make plans and be inspired
This is going to be my year. I feel really positive that this is the year I’m going to make a difference in my career, but where do I start?
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Comment & OpinionNostalgia can be great, but now we must look forward
After last week’s anniversary issue, there’s a nostalgic tinge to our cover story again this week, as we kick off our campaign…
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Olympic opportunity is here – let’s get to work
Years of planning, discussion and debate have now passed and we have finally entered the Olympic year.
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Our 1862 commemorative anniversary issue
I am delighted to be able to offer The Grocer my congratulations, and those of the farming community, on this momentous anniversary.
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At last, some palatable diet advice
Slimmers blame themselves for lacking willpower and self-control, but might the explanation for failure lie elsewhere?
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Staff motivation will be key in battle to get consumers spending
Are you already fed up with 2012? The year has certainly started with a slew of bad news for employees.
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The loyalty equation is usability vs visibility
The power of social media to conflate our private and work lives has recently hit the headlines, with Olympics volunteers banned from discussing the Games online.
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Floppy haircuts and paradigm shifts
Morrisons must have a proper PR agency working for them (serious boys in suits, floppy haircuts, directors that talk about paradigm shifts).