Stores insight and analysis – Page 2
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Comment and Opinion
With Covid cases rising, grocery should think carefully before scrapping all measures
Wilko faced a backlash after The Mirror published a memo from the company saying staff with Covid could continue to work if they felt well enough, and has since made an apparent u-turn
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Comment and Opinion
Stores of the future will be tech-enabled, but human connection must be the core
Human connections are retail’s ‘magic dust’ and they are the keys to retail’s success in decades to come, says Nicolas Hammer, co-founder and CEO of Critizr
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Analysis and Features
The unfortunate rise of social supermarkets: saving surplus food for those in need
The UK’s cost of living crisis is pushing more and more Brits into food insecurity. Social supermarkets and other surplus food redistributors have sprung up to get good food into the hands of those in need
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Analysis and Features
Celebrating craftsmanship: seven stores around the world every foodie should visit
In the latest part of our series on The Schweitzer Collection of the world’s top 50 food stores, we take a peek at the outlets that best celebrate the expertise and craftsmanship of their staff and suppliers.
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Analysis and Features
Omnichannel experiences: six stores around the world every foodie should visit
In the latest part of our series on The Schweitzer Collection of the world’s top 50 food stores, we take a peek at the outlets that are must-visit destinations for their omnichannel and digital innovation.
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Analysis and Features
Amazing spaces: eight stores around the world every foodie should visit
In the latest part of our series on The Schweitzer Collection of the world’s top 50 food stores, we take a peek at the outlets worth visiting for their unique interiors, settings, architecture and atmosphere.
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Analysis and Features
Dazzling displays: 12 stores around the world every foodie should visit
In the latest part of our series on The Schweitzer Collection of the world’s top 50 food stores, we take a peek at the stores worth visiting for their exemplary product presentation.
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Comment and Opinion
As Covid restrictions end, get out and be inspired by 50 innovative food stores worldwide
There are plenty of inspiring new formats to visit in the UK and further afield
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Analysis and Features
Aldi’s new ‘just walk out’ Greenwich store: what’s it like inside?
It’s the first UK discounter store letting customers simply pick up their shopping and leave, before billing them in an app. So what’s it like?
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Analysis and Features
Amazon’s daring plan to reach its target for 260 stores by 2025
Bold plans are the online giant’s MO, but Amazon’s newly formed team faces a raft of logistical challenges if it is to meet the target
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Comment and Opinion
Amazon may be overly optimistic on stores rollout, but not its end goal
The online giant’s target of 100 store openings per year may seem overly ambitious – but it doesn’t need to rush
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Analysis and Features
Cut: how Farmison & Co is bringing high-end luxury to the butcher’s
Tiffany’s was the unlikely inspiration behind Cut, Farmison’s first bricks & mortar store. The result is a luxury – yet accessible – shopping experience that combines online and offline
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Analysis and Features
Inside Mere, Preston: Russia’s ultra hard discounter opens first UK store
‘You won’t see any frills, shelves or points for convenience,’ says Mere UK business development manager Aleksandr Chkalov. ‘The most important thing in our store is the price tag. It must be the lowest of any on the market’
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Comment and Opinion
‘Hybrid’ retailers will need to invest in technology to keep up with omnichannel shopping
Stores’ IT systems, digital platforms and logistics networks will come under increased pressure, says Perran Jervis of law firm TLT
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Comment and Opinion
How stores can help people with dementia cope with the ‘new normal’
People with complex conditions like dementia will need more support and understanding than ever, says Alzheimer’s Society CEO Kate Lee
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Analysis and Features
What does Carluccio’s move into Sainsbury’s mean for both brands?
Carluccio’s is trialling three new formats at Sainsbury’s, including a café to take on the ‘high street brands’
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Comment and Opinion
What May’s grocery spend tells us about the ‘new normal’
Forecasts of permanent changes in behaviour appear to be coming to pass
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Analysis and Features
Eataly London: finally open and the place to eat, shop and study Italian cuisine
More than just a food court, shop or cookery school, Eataly is all three, insists its manager. Having conquered 15 countries, it’s now arrived in the UK for the first time
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Analysis and Features
The Courtyard Dairy: championing British cheese through the pandemic
Award-winning cheesemonger Andy Swinscoe on trading through covid and his passion for face-to-face retailing
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Comment and Opinion
Co-op should be applauded for a climate plan that goes beyond bags
The society has come up with a 10-point climate plan that seems aimed at delivering real change