Is It Policy Or Profit-Making?
Positions On Laws As Diverse As Sunday Shopping In The UK And Direct-To-Consumer Auto Sales In The US
Driven By Self-Interest, Not The Public Good
In the United Kingdom, there is renewed attention to the possibility of reducing restrictions on Sunday hours for large stores. Right now, stores over 3,000 square feet are legally restricted to six hours of trading on Sunday. To many, that does make sense. The Times of London explained the issue in a piece titled, Sunday Shopping […]
Pundit's Mailbag — Pundit’s Critique Of New York Times’ Reporter Annie Lowrey’s Piece About Abe Gorelick And The Plight Of The ‘Long-term Unemployed’ Draws Notice Of Produce Industry Pros
Our piece, A STORY HALF TOLD: Putting A Spin On The Long-term Unemployed, dealt with a New York Times report on a person named Abe Gorelick, who was part of the “long-term unemployed” after losing his job at age 57. We questioned if we were being told the whole story and pointed out that this […]
Lisa Cork To Address London Produce Show And Conference: Packaging As A Marketing Tool
The UK is a market where almost all the produce is packaged. Yet it is also a market where most of that packaging, whether in clamshells or other plastic packaging carrying only a small label or store brand, does very little selling. That sounded like an opportunity to us, and we knew just where to […]
HEADLINER AT THE LONDON PRODUCE SHOW AND CONFERENCE:
Former Wal-Mart Exec Bruce Peterson
Speaks Out On Consumer Value Perception And The Future Of UK Retailing
When we wrote a piece on the UK market — titled New Opportunities To Sell Produce In The UK Market Emerging From Tumult — we realized that it was tumult in UK retailing that was redefining the market opportunities in the UK. Obviously there are many experts in the UK on British retailing, and we will have […]
REVOLUTIONS IN UK RETAILING
Is Tiny Whole Foods Setting An Example For London Retailing?
New Retail Dynamics To Be Discussed At The London Produce Show And Conference
In preparation for the upcoming London Produce Show and Conference, we’ve been spending a good amount of time in the UK, and a fair amount of that time has been spent visiting retailers. As the battle has been painted, you have the so-called “Big Four” — Tesco, Sainsbury’s, ASDA and Morrison’s — struggling, while deep […]
A STORY HALF-TOLD:
Putting A Spin On The Long Term Unemployed
We’ve never met Abe Gorelick, but Annie Lowrey at The New York Times has made him the poster child for the long term unemployed in a piece titled Out of Work, Out of Benefits, and Running Out of Options: BOSTON — Abe Gorelick has decades of marketing experience, an extensive contact list, an Ivy League […]
Purple Palace Perfect For Frieda’s To Enjoy At The London Produce Show And Conference
We have been getting lots of terrific feedback on The London Produce Show and Conference, which we have been writing about in pieces such as these: Perishable Pundit 10/17/13: New Event Planned For 2014: The United Kingdom’s Fresh Produce Consortium And PRODUCE BUSINESS Magazine Announce The London Produce Show and Conference Perishable Pundit 10/17/13: Tommy Leighton Named […]
Coosemans Acquires Consumers Produce of Pittsburgh And Gains Critical Mass In Crucial Mid-Atlantic Region…
Alan Siger Stays On As 'Senior Advisor'
The notice is succinct: Coosemans Worldwide Acquires Consumers Produce of Pittsburgh Coosemans Worldwide Inc. is proud to announce that it has acquired Consumers Produce Co. Inc., in Pittsburgh, PA. The new company will operate as Consumer Fresh Produce, Inc. Coosemans is an international leader in specialty produce and fresh herbs. Consumers Produce is recognized nationally […]
With FTC Now Reviewing Sysco/US Foods Merger, The Definition Of 'Market' Becomes Crucial
When Sysco and US Foods announced their merger last December, the question on the minds of many was how this could be possible. After all, weren’t these two the only real players in the business of national scale? Wouldn’t it raise insurmountable antitrust concerns? Now the announcement has come out that the FTC, rather than […]
New Opportunities To Sell Produce In The UK Market Emerging From Tumult:
Aldi And Lidl Boom, Waitrose And M&S Stand Strong While Big Four Retailers Pursue New Procurement Strategies.
Diverse Culinary Sector And Large Wholesale Sector Both Provide Alternative Market Entry Paths
Will Branding Rise Again?
The occupational hazard of punditry is excessive intellectual output with insufficient intellectual input. We took a pause from Punditing to recharge those intellectual batteries, emotionally draining ever since my father was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Part of the learning process is the obvious: reading, listening, thinking. But one big advantage we have always had is […]
