Sainsbury’s/Asda merger: Mintel’s analysis of the deal Richard Perks, Director of Retail Research at Mintel, said: “This is a bold move. Sainsbury’s felt under pressure to make an acquisition and they’ve gone for the jugular. “This is both ... Read More
Predictions for the UK Retail sector in 2018 The downturn that wasn’t 2017 was the year when the downturn didn't happen. All the macroeconomic indicators were turning down - inflation was rising, real incomes were falling, at ... Read More
Christmas 2016: The story so far We are now well into the Christmas trading reporting season. We have the BRC data to indicate total sector trends and enough data from the major players to ... Read More
Black Friday – It’s that time of year again Black Friday is upon us. The idea that it is good to have a major promotional event in the run up to Christmas is an American one, but ... Read More
BHS files for administration: What are the next steps for the brand? The news today that BHS, the high street retailer, is to go into administration today has marked a turning point in the British high street. The struggling retailer has ... Read More
Morrisons extends its online presence unveiling new partnerships with Amazon and Ocado Morrisons today announced a new partnership with Amazon which will see the grocer supply the online retailer with a range of fresh, ambient and frozen products. The products ... Read More
easyFood tests the concept of ultra-discounts It has no bread, no milk, no fresh or chilled products, but the opening of the easyFood store in London has been the most highly publicised grocery store ... Read More
Sainsbury's checks out Home Retail for a potential takeover Sainsbury's revealed today that it is interested in buying Argos and Homebase-owner Home Retail. The announcement comes after an approach by Sainsbury’s was turned down in November 2015. ... Read More
What does Black Friday 2015 hold for retailers in the UK? With Black Friday almost upon us it’s worth taking stock of where we are, why it is such bad news for retailers and what they are trying to ... Read More
Will the new plastic bag charge encourage greener ways in the UK? Many consumers do not think twice about putting their pint of milk into the plastic bags provided at the tills; however new laws requiring large retailers to charge ... Read More
The Click-and-Collect Evolution Online retailing is still incredibly new. Amazon is still only 20 years old and for most people e-commerce has been around for little more than a decade. So ... Read More
Metro agrees to sell Germany’s Kaufhof to Canada’s Hudson’s Bay Hudson’s Bay, one of Canada’s most iconic department stores, recently announced that it has purchased the German Galeria Kaufhof department store chain for €2.83bn. The acquisition includes the Kaufhof ... Read More
