Amazon UK revenue is growing at its fastest rate since 2011
It may be no surprise to hear that online retail giant Amazon UK is prospering but the level of its success should worry the entire retail industry. While its larger competitors have been hopelessly...
View ArticleHow Brexit will change British eating habits
The UK leaving the European Union won’t just change our trading relationships, it will change what we eat. Even if a free trade agreement is confirmed during the expected transition phase, increased...
View ArticleAmazon is now the UK’s fifth biggest retailer
US ecommerce giant Amazon has become the UK’s fifth biggest retailer by spending market share, accounting for £4 in every £100 spent on retail last year. Amazon is now only being held off the top spot...
View ArticleToys R Us collapse is not just due to its failure to compete with Amazon
While the demise of Toys R Us in the UK has focused on how it was killed by the internet, data shows that the rise of local rival Smyths caused even more damage than Amazon. The internet did take away...
View ArticleConviviality was a victim of its own unfettered expansion
At a time of tough trading conditions when companies need to focus on their best performing core areas, Conviviality — the company behind the off-licence chains Bargain Booze and Wine Rack — took its...
View ArticleNext would be able to survive a store sale meltdown
A huge store estate generating dwindling sales usually spells impending retail disaster, but for Next, stress testing and relative transparency paints a convincing argument that it will survive long...
View ArticleGDPR will make retailers’ customer databases smaller but more valuable
The new European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect in less than one month and it’s going to mean big changes to how retailers use customer data. Though retailers are...
View ArticleWalmart is the real winner from the Sainsbury’s-Asda deal
Is the Sainsbury’s-Asda deal just a vehicle for a managed exit from the UK market? After all, Europe has been a particularly tough market for Walmart. While it either leads or is one of the top ten...
View ArticleTesco is battening down the hatches as it shuts Tesco Direct website
Supermarket giant Tesco has put its cards on the table by announcing the planned closure of its loss-making non-food website, Tesco Direct, in an effort to streamline operations and rid it of...
View ArticleThe most disastrous UK retail acquisition in history has reached its...
Wesfarmers has finally managed to extricate itself from the UK, selling its Homebase operation to Hilco for £1, in what appears to be the only sensible decision it has made during the two-year debacle....
View ArticleM&S stands to gain the most from House of Fraser closures
Mid-market players Marks & Spencer and Debenhams stand to gain the most from the planned closures of 31 House of Fraser stores, should landlords accept its proposed Company Voluntary Agreement....
View ArticleMulti-price retailing not enough to save Poundworld
UK-based Poundworld’s introduction of multi-price retailing and smaller product sizes has failed to shore up margins, and the discounter has been forced to appoint administrators today. Poundworld has...
View ArticlePolarisation in the department stores market as luxury players invest in...
Boom in UK tourism and lower value of the pound following the Brexit vote are the key drivers behind the luxury department store increase in the country. The performance of the luxury and mid-market...
View ArticleTesco mounts the pressure on suppliers with Carrefour partnership
Tesco’s ruthless pursuit of higher group operating margin continues, with the announcement of a long-term strategic alliance with French multinational grocery titan Carrefour. The partnership will see...
View ArticleStore closures do not signify retail extinction, but retail evolution
There has been a lot of coverage in the media regarding store closures and the death of the high street recently, but what is happening is not a sign of retail extinction but a retail transformation....
View ArticleUK store closures are driving shoppers online
When physical stores close down, almost a third of their customers switch their spend to the internet. With stores across the UK shutting down as part of CVAs, administrations and portfolio culling,...
View ArticleJack’s is Tesco’s answer to the discounters: will it work?
Tesco appears to be tightening its control on the food and grocery market with the announcement of a new fascia ‘Jack’s’, a limited assortment discounter, in a bid to directly neutralise the growing...
View ArticleMorrisons’ Brexit advantage
As British supermarket Morrisons continues its recovery under the stewardship of David Potts and his team, its vertical supply chain sets it apart from much larger competitors and could prove to be a...
View ArticleHouse of Fraser future – Mike Ashley must transform the department store to...
To give House of Fraser future the best chance, Sports Direct and its owner Mike Ashley must make drastic changes to both its product proposition and store environment to entice shoppers back. This...
View ArticleWar on plastic: UK supermarkets need to take the lead
Grocers should consider introducing more widespread deposit and return schemes instead of waiting for government action, since 88.9% of UK consumers stated that they would be likely to use a scheme as...
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