All articles by James Halliwell – Page 6
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My Alternative CV
Craig Hughes, Hippeas, on disco and driving a hang glider
My first job was frying eggs in a greasy café in Birmingham city centre
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Analysis & Features
Fascia Face-off Part 2: the supermarkets
Every week our Grocer 33 puts the mults to the test. But how about their c-stores?
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Analysis & Features
Little Waitrose
Like someone shrunk a full size Waitrose down to c-store size, the effect is instantly recognisable and pleasing…
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Analysis & Features
Sainsbury's Local
Larger than your average c-store and no worse off because of it, this store was light and airy
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Analysis & Features
Tesco Express
If every Tesco was this busy its balance sheet would be looking a lot perkier
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Analysis & Features
Morrisons Daily
At 9am there were only two sandwiches on offer, and the fresh fruit and veg was nearly empty
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Analysis & Features
M&S Simply Food
This M&S and BP hybrid forecourt still delivers in typical M&S style
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Analysis & Features
Co-op
This store was absolutely stuffed with SKUs but shelves were well stocked and neat and tidy
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Comment & Opinion
Radio 4 explores transformation of Thailand's opium fields
Thailand used to be more famous for heroin than for a delicious green curry
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News
Peperami launches campaign to erase London's potholes
It comes as 1,860 potholes have been reported across London in the past 12 months
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My Alternative CV
Adam Wilding, Wilding Snacks, on malbec and polystyrene cups
I remember being amazed at the prospect of earning £3.18 per hour in my first job
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My Alternative CV
Alasdair Murray, Eden Scott, on heavy metal and James Corden
I was Herne Bay’s equivalent to Granville, working in a greengrocer…
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Comment & Opinion
Inside Out London reveals extraordinary sloppiness at Tesco
Methodical investigative work by Jonathan Gibson found Tesco has been overcharging customers by failing to remove expired
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Analysis & Features
Your turn to play with power: who would you promote or demote in our 2017 Power list?
At some point a running order had to be finalised. But that doesn’t mean the debate can’t continue … tell us who you think should be moving up and down the list
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Comment & Opinion
Are supermarket Valentine’s Day dine-in deals something to fall in love with?
So who is doing what in terms of a romantic promotional bundle? And how do they compare on price?
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My Alternative CV
Simon Remmer, Rombouts Coffee, on radio and leather jackets
I was a product analyst in the gaming industry. My friends say I just used to play fruit machines all day
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Analysis & Features
Aldi’s steady progress proves industry sharks wrong
Today’s news that Aldi has broken into the Top 5 validates the German discounter’s strategy plan, and confounds its critics
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Analysis & Features
Property special: Revamps, refurbs and refits
The Space Race has been dead for years. Although someone forgot to tell Aldi and Lidl
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My Alternative CV
Yanko Kolevski of Cofico: My Alternative CV
It has become obscene, the amount of packaging and “pretty” boxes
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News
Higgidy brightens up its pie packaging
A flap on top of the box lifts up to show off the product and introduces a new strapline