Edits / Food & Drink
Neighbourhood Watch
From Dutch bread-making philanthropists to a pioneering food co-op in the heart of London, vernacular retail is thriving. Even an established supermarket giant is getting in on the local act.
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Business / Retail
Talking shop
From tailor-made coffee to a well-known British supermarket brand, these examples of good retail and service go further than the average store, thanks to bold ambition, piece-by-piece quality and a passion for pleasing…
Culture / Health
Monocolumn
Thursday 6 December
Common colds: the common mistakes
Sneezing? Vomiting? Worse? For the general good of mankind, follow these guidelines.
Affairs / Technology
Monocolumn
Wednesday 15 February
Unexpected item in bagging area
A design hotel in Davos recently claimed to have the world’s first fully automated check in, seemingly with some pride.
Affairs / Society
Monocolumn
Thursday 14 June
How to make Britain great
Yesterday, on the way to Basel, through the airports and in that Swiss town hosting its eponymous art fair, were signs about Great Britain.
Edits / Food & Drink
Monocolumn
Friday 2 November
Yes! We have no vegetables whatsoever
On the breakfast and dinner tables of the seven million people who live in Hong Kong you’ll scarcely find a single product grown locally.
Affairs / Food & Drink
The future of food
Can “big food” companies help chart a fresh future for food retail? Or are supermarkets always bad?
Business / Food & Drink
Tills and Thrills
From futuristic cash-register technology to staff trained as vegetable sommeliers to exhibitors promoting their concoctions, Japan’s Supermarket Trade Show had the highest turnout yet and offers new ideas for an increasi…
Affairs / Retail
Monocolumn
Thursday 21 July
India gears up to overhaul its outdated retail industry
With global retailers turning the screws and consumers demanding more choice, the Indian government is finally considering removing restrictions on supermarket chains.
Culture / Urbanism
Monocolumn
Thursday 20 December
London’s explosive history
I have become fixated with a map. It’s an interactive map of London that shows where the German Luftwaffe dropped bombs on the city between 7 October 1940 and 6 June 1941. It’s a period that includes 57 nights of consecu…
Affairs / Soft Power
Monocolumn
Friday 26 November
Branding Finland
A silicon valley of social innovations, a land where the lakes are virtually drinkable, a country that has managed to export its unbeatable education system just as the French did with their healthcare and Médecins sans…
Affairs / Society
Monocolumn
Tuesday 20 March
The international language of queueing
There are three things that mark one out as British: a proper cup of tea, turning almost any conversation onto the subject of weather, and a sense of fair play that is best exhibited in politely standing in line and waiting…
Edits / Food & Drink
Monocolumn
Thursday 7 June
Countries should do more to promote cuisine
How many Finnish restaurants do you know?
Affairs / Books
Monocolumn
Thursday 25 February
The annual book sale and crimes against literature
In Stockholm, 25 February marks the beginning of an old Swedish tradition.
Culture / Arts
Monocolumn
Saturday 4 December
Digital art comes of age
New technology may have changed the film and music industries beyond recognition in recent years, but the gatekeepers of visual art have remained more resistant.
Affairs / Architecture
Monocolumn
Friday 19 February
The new market makers
From Oman to the Netherlands architects are creating markets for the 21st century as urban planners realise that they offer a retail and social model that people like (as long as the rubbish crates arrive at the end of the…
Edits / Travel
Monocolumn
Tuesday 26 June
Travel fairs should surprise you
I like travel fairs but only in principle. I often go to them and leave wondering if I was simply wasting my time.
Business / Retail
On the Shelf
Coop is the second largest retailer in Switzerland after Migros, with about 1,500 outlets and 44,000 employees. In 2005, it had a turnover of €8.6bn. It has 20 per cent of the country’s food retail business. As well as…