Stores insight and analysis – Page 10
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Comment and Opinion
Introducing 'the world’s first free supermarket'
Imagine a supermarket where absolutely everything was given away for free. Implausible? Maybe, but there’s one called Freemarket opening in Copenhagen this Saturday.
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Analysis and Features
Craft beer shops: the new-wave offie?
Can the booming interest in craft beer generate enough business to create a new off-licence sector?…
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Comment and Opinion
The Co-op’s trolley tablets are a missed opportunity
The Co-operative last week announced plans to add tablets to its trolleys to gather customer feedback. James Graemer of LIFE is unimpressed
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Analysis and Features
The art of ‘capturing a shopper’s heart, mind and wallet’
Whether you’re giving them ‘hardwired insight’ or offering ‘surprise and delight,’ shopper marketing has become an essential tool for both brands and retailers. So how has it changed?
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Comment and Opinion
BB’s Warehouse piles ’em high in Wakefield
BB’s Warehouse, which opened on Monday, is Conviviality Retail’s new brand designed to be “bold, fun and democratic”. The Grocer paid a visit.
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Analysis and Features
Selling confectionery: how to stand out from the crowd
Merchandising matters. We might be buying more chocolate and sweets online, but the impulse channel still accounted for £3.3bn in confectionery sales in the past year.
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Comment and Opinion
Small shop, big opportunity
The Co-operative Group has launched a mobile top-up shop that will act as a temporary store when one of its shops is being refurbished
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Comment and Opinion
Apple paves way for retailers to trade mark store layouts
Apple yesterday won the right to protect the layout of its stores as a trade mark in Europe. What are the implications for retailers?
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Comment and Opinion
Convenience is more than just c-stores in multichannel age
Brands and retailers must collaborate on mission-based layouts in an increasingly multichannel convenience arena…
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Analysis and Features
Low prices offered World Cup fans cheer
England had trouble finding the back of the net – but shoppers had plenty of opportunities to score during the World Cup…
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Waitrose Brighton wins G33 service and availability survey
Waitrose has broken Asda’s winning streak with its first service and availability win of the G33 year…
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Comment and Opinion
Crime against independents is not taken seriously
I have previously written of the success achieved in crime fighting in wholesale with our alert and intelligence initiativ…
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Analysis and Features
Barbecue, seasonal and outdoor goods: sales tips for independents
Outdoor goods are seasonal and bulky, but can deliver high margins…
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Asda Great Yarmouth
We didn’t have Black Friday here and I have the team to thank for that…
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Sainsbury's Melksham
One of our values is to deliver great service and so for us it’s business as usual…
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The Big Interview
BHS Food: Sir Philip Green is heading your way
He’s a retail legend who mixes it with supermodels and celebrities. Now he’s got his eye on little old convenience…
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Analysis and Features
Can Tesco and Waitrose make a real success of food-to-go?
Waitrose and Tesco are trying out new approaches to hospitality…
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Analysis and Features
Can Philip Green's BHS c-store/pound zone hybrid actually work?
There was a new entrant into the supermarket price war this week as Sir Philip Green unveiled his BHS Food offer…
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Comment and Opinion
How retailers should tackle flood damage
Retailers are potentially facing significant losses and disruption as a result of the recent floods and weather damage
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Analysis and Features
Who's played the property game best in the recession?
How have property portfolios evolved since the recession began? And who’s best positioned to cash in on the green shoots?…