John Mercer

With Tesco and M&S both about to announce the results of the Christmas sales period, Mintel’s European Retail Analyst, John Mercer, looks ahead at what to expect… Tesco – ...

As shoppers battle the weather and the crowds to face the January sales, when it comes to clothes shopping in Germany, many consumers turn to the internet to ...

Amazon and Transport for London (TfL) have announced trials of Amazon collection lockers in two London Underground car parks. This follows collection services offered in some Tube station car ...

Dutch variety-store retailer HEMA opened the doors to its first UK store on Thursday 12th June. The UK mixed-goods retail sector is already crowded, but many of the major ...

The UK’s leading DIY chain, B&Q, has just reported a 10.5% surge in sales in Q1. The DIY retail sector grew sales by 5% in 2013 and we expect ...

The UK convenience sector is changing – from being shops used largely for emergency or distress purchases to being a regular part of many consumers’ grocery shopping repertoire. But ...

Online grocery sales surged again in 2013, as we show in our new Online Grocery Retailing report. But the market remains relatively small: online grocery sales accounted for only around ...

The European online market Mintel estimates Europewide online sales of electrical and electronic goods grew by nearly 14% in 2013, taking Internet sales to nearly €45 billion. This strong ...

The online-only electrical goods store AO.com (formerly Appliances Online) on Wednesday launched its much-anticipated initial public offering. Its offer price of 285p per share valued the company at £1.2 ...

Amazon is soon to launch its Amazon Fresh grocery home-delivery service in Germany, according to press reports. Amazon Germany has reportedly already established distribution centres and a fleet ...