Channels reports, insight and analysis – Page 92
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Comment & Opinion
How in-store experiences can give Morrisons an edge over discounters
The discounters won’t be beaten on price but Morrisons is a leader in in-store experiences, says Nicky Guest, head of in-store excellence at TCC Global
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Comment & Opinion
What supermarkets can learn from banks about updating legacy IT
An updated technology system can make for a smarter business at a fraction of the cost, says Deborah O’Neill, partner and UK head of digital at Oliver Wyman
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Analysis & Features
Investment has surged, but what are the challenges of the meal kit sector?
Meal kit brands have seen huge investment, but success with consumers is proving a slightly harder nut to crack
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Comment & Opinion
Cybersecurity is a vital cost for retailers and needn't be complex
In 2018, retail ranked the most at risk of cyberattacks out of 18 other industries
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Analysis & Features
Boxpark: what's on in 'the most beautiful shed ever built'
Eight years from launch, Boxpark’s brand new site at Wembley shows how its concept has evolved
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Comment & Opinion
The worst Christmas for 10 years? Not for the major mults
There goes another Super Thursday, though how super it was depends on which supermarket you’re talking about
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Analysis & Features
High streets: can Timpson's plan succeed where Portas failed?
With a £1.2bn pot, can crèches, gyms and ‘perfect’ days save the high street?
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Comment & Opinion
How did Tesco buck the woeful high street trend?
Tesco managed to record its best Christmas performance for almost a decade, as the high street did the opposite
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Comment & Opinion
Going further: the secret of Home Bargains' success
TJ Morris’s Home Bargains boasts that it was recently ranked 6th in the Which? list of top 100 stores in the UK
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Comment & Opinion
The palm oil debate is complex, but Iceland has made a positive difference
Even Iceland accepts that a boycott is not a long-term solution, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Comment & Opinion
Can Morrisons keep pushing growth amid price cuts and Brexit?
David Potts has insisted the retailer is better placed than most to ride out the Brexit storm
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Comment & Opinion
Reasons for grocery to be cheerful this Christmas, despite the doom and gloom
In our final blog of the year, here are The Grocer’s five reasons for cheer this festive season
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Comment & Opinion
How digital is driving the 2019 experience
Improved propositions are beginning to drive a shift in consumer sentiment regarding online grocery, says Harry Walker, industry head of grocery retail at Google
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Comment & Opinion
A grocer’s life: how wholesale has got faster and smarter
In his final column for The Grocer, retiring wholesale legend Steve Parfett looks back on his 40 years in the grocery trade
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Comment & Opinion
Retailers are finally making progress with digital operations
Retailers are playing catch-up to digitise their operations
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Profiles and QandAs
How Steve Francis is turning around Patisserie Valerie
Francis believes there’s a ‘candy shop of opportunities’ to improve the café chain
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Analysis & Features
Has Amazon disrupted advertising too?
How the digital retailer is standing out in an advertising landscape that still relies on TV
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Analysis & Features
How the Tesco fraud case improved supplier relations
While the SFO’s case against two Tesco executives has been thrown out, the financial scandal has changed relations between…
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Analysis & Features
How own label is making gains in the online grocery battle
Food retailers are making a concerted effort to sell more own-label products online
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Analysis & Features
Jack's Lemon Sorbet: acid test
The product is part of an ice cream tub market up 9.9% this year in grocery