Christmas 2021: How are shoppers preparing for this year’s festive season in the UK? After last year’s ‘cancelled Christmas’, many consumers will be looking forward to a return to more normal festive celebrations. However, with the UK facing a fuel crisis, as ... Read More
What does ASOS’ takeover of Topshop and Miss Selfridge mean for the UK high street? ASOS has recently bought Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge and athleisure brand HIIT for £295 million. Expected to be completed on February 4th, the takeover will rescue 300 jobs, ... Read More
M&S & Ocado go live: A bold move with impeccable timing M&S products are finally live on Ocado this week, marking the start of a new chapter for both retailers. When it became clear that its partnership with Waitrose was ... Read More
Amazon takes on the UK supermarkets with free food delivery Amazon Prime subscribers will be able to order groceries through Amazon Fresh, with free delivery on orders over £40, from today (28 July 2020). Amazon Fresh currently offers ... Read More
What does the 'next normal' look like for retail stores in the UK? Non-essential retail stores in England can reopen for the first time today (15 June 2020) after a three-month lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19. Non-essential retailers in ... Read More
COVID-19’s impact on the UK grocery market Following the social distancing measures put in place by the prime minister last week (16th March), retailers are making changes in how they operate as they react to ... Read More
What does Amazon Clicks and Mortar mean for the UK high street? Under its new Clicks and Mortar scheme, Amazon is opening 10 stores across the UK to put small online businesses on the high street. Here, Nick Carroll, Associate ... Read More
Utilising technology in retail At the recent UK France Retail Night, organised by Business France, I had the pleasure of moderating a panel of French retailers and technology companies, where we discussed ... Read More
What's next for British and French retailing? A channel of opportunities Associate Director of Retail Research at Mintel Nick Carroll, shares his thoughts on the retail industry in 2019 on both sides of the Channel The story so far... The ... Read More
[WATCH] Mintel Retail analysts discuss the Ocado-M&S deal As the dust settles on the Marks & Spencer and Ocado deal, our Associate Retail Director Nick Carroll and Senior Retail Analyst Samantha Dover discuss why the companies ... Read More
What’s next for the Asda - Sainsbury’s merger? The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has released the preliminary findings for its Phase 2 investigation into the merger between Sainsbury’s and Asda, and the report throws serious ... Read More
Boosting sales & customer satisfaction - 3 learnings from Waitrose online Speaking on a panel at a recent Waitrose e-commerce event, I was struck by a comment by Rob McCarthy, the Head of eCommerce at the retailer, where he ... Read More
