Channels reports, insight and analysis – Page 136
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Comment & Opinion
Lidl is catching up and even overtaking Aldi with its marketing
Lidl and Aldi are proving that the Germans have a sense of humour – and really get social media too…
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Analysis & Features
Is Match & More more or less than the sum of its parts?
In a hastily convened briefing last Thursday (2 October), Morrisons finally unveiled details of its long-awaited loyalty c…
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Comment & Opinion
Stop the big price-matching yawn and focus on lower prices
There have been two notable developments in the price-matching world recently…
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Comment & Opinion
Retailers are not seeing the big brand presentation picture
Take a walk down a British high street and look at the signs above the doors…
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Comment & Opinion
Dealing with discounters: a lesson from French supermarkets
The facts say it all. Hard discounters like Aldi and Lidl have seized more than 8% UK market share…
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Big Interviews
Gayle Tait on Google's part in grocery's future
When Google was born in 1998, it was just a simple search engine. This year it turned sweet 16…
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Analysis & Features
What does the Internet of Things have in store for grocery?
Designed to monitor heart rate and offer contactless payment, among other things, the Apple Smart watch made headlines…
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Comment & Opinion
Are the Lib Dems 'the Morrisons' of politics?
The Liberal Democrats are the Morrisons of the UK political scene, a Lib Dem MP declared this week. But does his supermarket analogy ring true?
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Analysis & Features
UK bucks the trend in Europe as food becomes more affordable
The supermarket price war has been given the majority of credit for driving down the price of food – but it is not only in the UK that prices are going down.
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Comment & Opinion
Discounter copycats are a threat to brands and consumers
Imagine you’ve been out of the country for five years and now you are walking around an Aldi or Lidl…
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Analysis & Features
Is Match & More Morrisons' silver bullet?
Undoubtedly Morrisons’ decision to take on the discounters is a bold move, but will it suceed?
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Analysis & Features
Which fmcg brands are using Twitter and Facebook to the max?
Bold, irreverent and outspoken in tone, top performer Irn-Bru’s ranking was probably also helped…
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Analysis & Features
Apps from supermarkets: how they perform
All the supermarkets have an app, but who has the best one…
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Comment & Opinion
Apps are increasingly important in online shopping
As shoppers’ enthusiasm for online grocery grows, apps are an increasingly important customer touchpoint…
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Comment & Opinion
BendGate, iPhone 6, Kit Kat and the lessons for social media
The excitement of the iPhone 6 and the iWatch was dampened by the leaking of private celebrity pictures…
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Analysis & Features
Sainsbury's faces City spotlight as shares plummet
If the Tesco crisis dominated the City last week, it was Sainsbury’s turn in the uncomfortable glare of the spotlight this…
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Comment & Opinion
Supermarkets have forgotten their shoppers
Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons are suffering severe downturns in trade and are rushing to blame the discounters…
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Comment & Opinion
Tesco is not a basket case, says Kevin Hawkins
“When sorrows come, they come not single spies but in battalions,” according to Shakespeare…
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Analysis & Features
Are supermarket rights issues on the way?
How fierce must the ‘perfect storm’ become before the grocers look to the equity markets to bolster their balance sheets?
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Comment & Opinion
Lewis puts his stamp on Tesco with Feet on the Floor
Dave Lewis is wasting little time putting his personal stamp on Tesco, despite the turmoil caused by its £250m black hole