All articles by Nick Hughes – Page 11
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Tesco cheap? We're cheaper!
Yaxham Waters Farm Shop is playing Tesco at its own game when it comes to pricing - and so far the strategy seems to be working. Richard Ford and Nick Hughes report
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A pie maker with royal appeal
Premium pie supplier Toppings is a small family-run pie company that's made it into the supermarkets and is now targeting the export market. Nick Hughes reports
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Hook, line and $ink£r
Senior executives are scared of switching jobs in the current economic environment and employers are having to offer some pretty juicy bait to lure people away from the security of their current roles. Unfortunately, there aren't a wealth of high-level jobs out there - and the generosity only extends so ...
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Retailers fret as Government plans to raise business rates
The British Retail Consortium is calling on the Government to freeze business rates in 2009. What are the chances of it doing so, asks Nick Hughes
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Senior executives are scared of switching jobs in the current economic environment and employers are having to offer some pretty juicy bait to lure people away from the security of their current roles. Unfortunately, there aren’t a wealth of high-level jobs out there – and the generosity only extends so ...
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The great discounter showdown
Shock report: supermarkets are cheaper than discounters. So has Tesco picked the wrong fight with its Britain's Biggest Discounter campaign, asks Nick Hughes
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Mystery Shop: Will indies make it a very merry Christmas?
Yes, but only if they stock the right range of items, including non-food. Christmas should be seen as an opportunity rather than a threat, reports Nick Hughes
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If information is power, why isn't the industry listening?
Market research techniques are becoming more sophisticated, but is the food industry taking full advantage of the data available? Nick Hughes reports
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Taking rapeseed to the masses
It's been a busy year for Border Fields, what with a new chief executive, a rebranding and a bottle redesign. But the upheaval has all been worth it. Nick Hughes reports
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The mother of invention
Recession generates gloomy headlines but also creates opportunities as shopper behaviour changes. The secret to surviving a downturn is to realise that innovation is more - not less - important when household spending is pinched. Retailers and suppliers should act now to create smart new revenue channels, says Nick Hughes
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Cadbury's Olympic deal slips past the anti-obesity police
A confectionery company sponsoring the Olympics? Surely that would be met with a chorus of disapproval. Joanne Grew and Nick Hughes ask why the silence has been so deafening
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Stokes makes a fresh new start
Retailer Stokes has paid the price for aiming too high in the past, but it’s now making a comeback by putting its energy into quality, fresh, local produce. Nick Hughes reports
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First the credit crunch, and now – a retail crime wave?
A new industry report shows retail crime is down, but the worsening economic climate could change all that. Nick Hughes reports
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Is this a statement of the bleeding or the obvious?
The mood among the big cheeses at the IGD conference was a contradictory combination of courage and caution. Nick Hughes reports
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Winning formula
The 2008 Gramia awards last week celebrated the best in grocery marketing and advertising. Nick Hughes reveals who had the...
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The Green Issue: Mackie's plans to be greenest
Family ice cream company Mackie’s plans to diversify into premium crisps. And it has every intention of sticking to its green principles says Nick Hughes
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Boycott says the deadline’s up for ‘immoral’ food waste
London’s food tsar tells Nick Hughes how she is going to campaign against the bad old ways and get the city digging for victory with local produce
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It's time to reopen the GM debate
As food price inflation bites and fears over global food security mount, experts are asking whether GM could be the answer. But the silence of the food industry has been deafening. Nick Hughes reports
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FSA urged not to scare people in sat fats drive
The Food Standards Agency has welcomed new guidelines on the communication of information relating to sat fat consumption, easing fears that it might introduce scare tactic to warn off consumers.
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Businesses go into toxic shock over chemical regs
Retailers and suppliers face tough new regulations on the registration of chemicals. So why are so many unprepared, asks Nick Hughes