Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 490
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Comment & Opinion
Our man from DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Editor's Comment: Get ready for a trade credit crunch
What a boring week it’s been. So far, anyway. No banks have gone under. No mergers were rushed through on the QT. When I last looked, Wall Street was still standing. Just. Instead, we’ve been privy to our Prime Minister reassuming his mantle of...
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Saturday Essay: Could the answer lie in the feudal system?
It’s time to rethink a system dominated by property rights but with no notion of responsibility, says James Perry
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Critical Eye... on dodgy prawns and amiable toffs
Wow. What a week. En route from holiday in south-west France and following a motorway blowout (just two weeks after I’d had a full set of tyres fitted… grrr), I was actually looking forward to getting home at the weekend. Not only had I spent…
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Mission to Moscow: FFB in Russia, part one
Rebecca Rayner, managing director of Glebe Farm Foods, reports from September's trade development visit to Russia
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Comment & Opinion
Our man from DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Critical Eye... on Paris Hilton and the world of tomorrow
"Pah. Not in a month of Sundays.” That was my great grandmother’s reaction to the idea that man would one day fly. She was, of course, wrong. And, in writing this column, I’m at risk of falling into a similar trap. For, while Richard Watson’s...
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Saturday Essay: Trust and transparency in the supply chain
In tough economic times, it’s important to keep assurance messages clear and trustworthy
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Third Party: Packaging debate should be based on facts
Let’s set the record straight on at least some of the issues packaging stands accused of, says Andrew Barnetson
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Second Opinion: More than one Achilles heel
Commodity price rises have brought the weaknesses in food supply to light.
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Third Party: Policy without guidance is next to useless
The industry is at a loss over how to comply with the latest planning policy developments, says Steve Wilson
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Comment & Opinion
Our man from DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Comment & Opinion
Second Opinion: In food retail, the dark is rising
As the gloom persists, investors should stay away from the supermarkets, says Jonathan Pritchard
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Guest Editor's Comment: Ongoing consolidation threatens consumer choice
Isolated and cocooned by our island existence (and the excellence of our execution) it is easy to forget how little choice there is in today’s supermarkets. On my recent travels in France and North America, I was struck again by the range and...
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Critical Eye... on the deadly truth about fishing
Fed up with the rising price of food? Spare a thought for the men who risk their lives to bring it to our tables – often for peanuts. If any occupation exposes the triviality of our daily anxieties, it must surely be that of the fisherman. Last...
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Saturday Essay: It’s time to champion British food and drink
John Geldard says British Food Fortnight presents a unique opportunity to celebrate our food and drink industry
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Second Opinion: Fairness is an unrealistic policy
We can only make the best of a bad job in ever-harsher economic times, says Kevin Hawkins
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Comment & Opinion
Our man from DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Third Party: How will online shopping fare in the crunch?
If Nick Clegg’s struggling with his grocery bills, it’s going to be really tough for us mere mortals
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Editor's Comment: Multiples damn the products on their own shelves
The supermarket price war that’s been threatened since the start of the year amounted, until this week, to localized skirmishes. Yes, there’s a lot of promotions (up 7% year-on-year). Yes, there have been 50p deals. But loss leaders on booze are...