All articles by Kevin Hawkins – Page 2
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Comment & OpinionNutritional labelling is just one influence on consumers
“Fanatics have their dreams, wherewith they weave a paradise,” wrote Keats…
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Comment & Opinion
Portas-style high street revivals are pipe dreams
Cheerleaders for small shops will have found little to cheer about in the latest Grocery Retail Structure report…
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Comment & Opinion
M&S, Tesco, Morrisons - how the mighty have fallen
In our industry we have three big retailers who once could do no wrong and are now struggling…
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'Horsegate': consumer trust will return
Media coverage of ‘Horsegate’ was wearily predictable…
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How consistency in government affairs is exploded by convenience
Whatever happened to the Big Society? Nothing: it never happened….
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New year, new food militancy
As we step into a brave new year, the Food Militant Tendency is out in force….
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Bleak expectations for 2013
Now is the usual time for ruminations about the coming year, so I looked back at the column I wrote last December…
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Doubt, dither and delay by the government
Winston Churchill once famously said of Stanley Baldwin’s government: “So they go on, in strange paradox.”…
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Decimating town centres? Or benefiting them?
Do the costs of food store development in town centres outweigh the benefits? It’s time we moved on from the dogmatic…
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The Imbys... how refreshing
At long last the silent majority have made themselves heard, defying the noisy, usually well-heeled oppositionist cliques.
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Kevin Hawkins: People don't do as they say
Most people don’t change their lifestyles or eating habits quickly. A few weeks ago…
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Lawyers will have a field day with copycat damage claims
Some big brands are apparently set to take “copycat” brand owners to court, allegedly fired up by “powerful new…
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Comment & Opinion
The illusion of progress
American President Calvin Coolidge was once asked how he managed to remain healthy in a job that had…
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Comment & Opinion
Busybodies and disapprovers are on the march
April is the cruellest month, wrote TS Eliot. In political terms, the present one is also turning out to be the most perverse.
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Relaxing trading is a good idea!
“Giving money and power to the government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys,” quipped PJ O’Rourke.
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No quick fixes for our high streets
As the situation in the high street goes from bad to worse, can anything be done to stop the slides in footfall, sales and profits?
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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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Analysis & Features150 years of retail revolution
From humble beginnings, UK supermarkets have become the envy of the world. The Grocer has charted every step of their evolution.
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It's everyone for themselves now
With government hands tied, you’ll have to use your ingenuity in 2012
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How to deliver the Portas vision?
Whatever the Queen of Shops proposes will need a realistic assessment, says Kevin Hawkins