Fresh may be your new battleground, are you ready?
Analysis of the UK’s £32 billion and fast growing convenience market by Ed Garner of KantarWorldpanel shows that fresh and chilled is where Tesco Express is putting its emphasis. Speaking just after him at…
Tesco’s challenge is also your challenge
Ed Garner of Kantar Worldpanel reckons he has the best tool for knowing what is happening in the UK grocery market and his data says Tesco’s strategy does not work. Nine out of…
C-store invasion will continue despite Tesco reverse
Just three days before Christmas the Times published a spread under the headline: “Domination on the edge of town: crisis aids the march of the supermarkets”. This weekend, the Financial Times said:…
Almighty Conglomerates
Supermarkets may seem to get the better of regulatory frameworks, but that shouldn’t deter you from investing in your business
Miliband V Tesco
Ed Miliband promises a policy review into the expansion of multiples. Not in the wake of pressure from retailers, but following violent clashes in Bristol
Standards slip at Tesco
Nick finds an example of how Tesco Express fails to live up to the standards shoppers expect
Times Businessperson of the year: Sir Terry
Not the amenable Radio 2 presenter but the outgoing boss of Tesco. Nick summarises why Sir Terry was so successful and what you can do to emulate him
Overcoming the price disadvantage
When competing on price is too difficult, Nick says it’s key to think about how to make the experience of shopping more relevant and enjoyable
After the flood…came Tesco
A shop refit takes time, but imagine building and opening a new shop in 13 days. This stunning video shows how Tesco did exactly that for flood-hit Cumbria
The “convenience gap” in the US, and UK local stores
Nick examines how the US relationship between superstores and corner stores, and how the enterprising independent retailer in the UK can remain competitive
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