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
The future of grocery retailing: we answer your questions! Following Mintel’s London Bitesize Briefing on the changing face of grocery retailing, Nick Carroll, Senior Retail Analyst, and Jack Duckett, Senior Consumer Lifestyles Analyst, answer a selection of ... Read More
Can Tesco’s new discounter Jack’s take on Aldi and Lidl? Tesco has unveiled its new discount chain Jack's in a move to take on competitors Aldi and Lidl, which have been taking market share over the past few ... Read More
Augmented reality goes mainstream Augmented reality (AR) has been around for some time, with Pokemon Go a high profile success story in 2016, but the launch of the latest mobile operating system ... Read More
Why does M&S Food want to launch online? M&S Food is in the trial phase and looking to launch a full online offer in the second half of 2017. Here we analyse why the retailer might ... Read More
Asda looks to pastures old to revamp value own-brand It has taken 16 years, but Asda has relaunched its Farm Stores value brand, last seen on the shelves in 2001. The range was replaced by the own-label ... Read More
Implications of the Tesco/Booker merger for the grocery sector In a surprise announcement made last week, Tesco and Booker have announced that they are to merge in a multi-billion pound deal. This operation has significant implications for ... Read More
