The supermarket price war has dominated the grocery industry for the past few years, with retailers increasingly attempting to gain an advantage over their cut price rivals including foreign import brands such as Aldi and Lidl. The latest manifestation of... Read More
The troubles facing the “Big Four” supermarket chains in the UK have been well documented for some time, with the influx of discount competition and resulting falling sales causing many to rein back on new store openings. However, it appears that the... Read More
Only a few months ago, it seemed that Tesco had fallen to an irreversible low – its high profile financial scandal, teamed with many consecutive months of falling sales and a steadily ebbing market share, led many market analysts to wonder whether the... Read More
As the supermarket price war rages on and the Big Four continue to lose market share to discounters, most are choosing to rein back new openings in favour of closing unprofitable stores. However, Asda has this week announced that it will buck this trend by... Read More
The supermarket price war has been escalating recently as the traditional leading grocery retailers attempt to win back consumers from discounters such as Aldi and Lidl. While this technique has appeared unsuccessful to date, it seems that two of the Big Four... Read More
Tesco's new chief executive, Dave Lewis, has named the 43 stores he is closing as the first phase of his campaign to turn the struggling supermarket around. It's expected at least 2,000 staff will lose their jobs. Already dubbed "Drastic" Dave Lewis by... Read More
The John Lewis Partnership seems virtually untouchable in the new era of retailing, with both its self-titled department store chain and Waitrose supermarket subsidiary proving consistently popular with consumers. In fact, executives have this week announced... Read More
Although supermarkets continue to struggle against the rise of the discounters, certain specialist stores still find that they often lose consumers to the “all under one roof” principle. This has been especially true at chocolatier Throntons, as along... Read More
Although most supermarket brands in the UK are struggling to attract custom at present, Morrisons has consistently been the worst performer out of the “big four”, with its failure to launch an online service until well after its key rivals and minimal... Read More
With the Christmas trading period over, retailers will be turning their minds to the coming year and the ways in which they can best profit from the economic upturn. For Tesco, however, the question is not how to boost profits further but how to prevent a... Read More
