Channels reports, insight and analysis – Page 122
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Comment & Opinion
Waitrose's 'real farms' push is clever but there's room for all kinds of farms in grocery
The new Waitrose campaign stands in contrast to Tesco’s ‘faux farms’ but both respond to important shopper needs
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Comment & Opinion
Why price guarantee schemes are not dead in grocery
If no one else is bothering with the price guarantee mechanic why should Tesco? Because its scheme works
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Analysis & Features
Can convenience cover the cost of the national living wage?
Nine months after the chancellor first announced a higher wage for British workers it’s time for c-stores to pay up
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Analysis & Features
National Convenience Show 2016
As the mults muscle in on convenience, indies need to up their game. NCS shows how they can win
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Comment & Opinion
Sainsbury’s must dodge drop-off in customer service
You might think the mood this week would be one of celebration at the retailer’s Holborn HQ
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Comment & Opinion
Lidl's Damascene advertising conversion
Lidl has adopted a sophisticated, modern multichannel approach to advertising
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Analysis & Features
As BHS is saved, doesn't it just show rents are too high?
Blaming landlords isn’t fair. In fact, despite the growth of online shopping the high street is increasingly healthy
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Comment & Opinion
Post Office changes are a mistake
Busy, viable and truly local businesses are having a gun held to their head
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Comment & Opinion
Does your e-commerce strategy have social media buzz?
Snapchat’s announcement it plans to launch an e-commerce platform is indicative of two facts about the industry
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Comment & Opinion
Sainsbury's, Morrisons and Tesco give cause for optimism
The British superstore operators have been a virtual no-go area for investors for some years
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Comment & Opinion
Osborne must rethink living wage 2020 target
FWD members’ annual wage costs will rise by 0.7% this week as the national living wage comes into effect
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Comment & Opinion
Make apps pull their weight
I would place a brand’s apps or websites in the ‘owned property’ category
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Analysis & Features
The disrupters: the best businesses shaking up grocery
Disruptive is the hottest buzzword in business. Veering out of leftfield, a disruptive business is innovative and clever
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Analysis & Features
Retailers ramp up multibuy deals on sweet Easter treats
Easter is early this year, and retailers have responded with a marked increase in promotional activity on sweet treats
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Comment & Opinion
My Week… by Andy Bond (as told to Bill Tush)
I’ve launched a new discounter chain called Guess How Much! Or GHM! for short!
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Comment & Opinion
How healthy is the Waitrose Mark Price leaves behind?
The industry will be eagerly watching to see what happens next at Waitrose as retail director Rob Collins steps up to the plate
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Analysis & Features
Price cuts push supermarket deflation to record low
The Grocer Price Index fell to a new record low of –2.9% year on year in the month to 1 March 2016
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Comment & Opinion
Morrisons is playing dangerously. But it has a lot to gain
Morrisons is playing a dangerous game. But if Amazon is successful it has a lot to gain at very little cost
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Analysis & Features
Is Morrisons boxing clever or is Amazon deal suicide?
In signing a supply deal with online giant Amazon has Morrisons just admitted a Trojan horse inside its walls?
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Comment & Opinion
Discounter misconceptions that need clearing up
The food discount concept Aldi and Lidl espouse remains little understood by competitors and pundits