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Looking back in the archive, there were a number of updates posted around new stores, retailer reviews and the like....
Today is 53 (fifty-three) days until Dave Lewis takes the helm at the UK’s biggest retailer. Grocery Insight are counting...
Coming soon….. The retailing mecca of food in the UK – Whole Foods!
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WINNER – after an extension to the voting – Tesco Birmingham Metro have done it, winning the Retail World Cup...
When Philip Clarke speaks of innovative ranging and produce development, it’s fair to say we’ve not really seen anything that...
So, after Philip Clarke said he thought standards in stores were good, operationally. However highlighting that non-food wasn’t great and...
You have to feel for Philip Clarke, taking over a mother ship that had experienced rapid growth in all channels,...
Breaking news (initially via VeryLittleHelps) is that Tesco are embarking upon another store restructure and a pilot of 13 stores...
Word reaches me that a major step towards RFID has been taken by Tesco, with a solid plan to start...
Asda have blazed a trail somewhat with their online offering, they are still offering 2 hour slots but have more...
It seems that the Bakery Project (first seen in Hackney) before being rolled to other London stores such as Kensington...
As the blog and indeed business has evolved, there has been a greater demand for instant updates and news –...
The new financial year for Tesco commenced yesterday and heralded a ‘new’ price campaign, nothing like the ill fated ‘Price...
Tesco are nearing a rollout of a ‘self facing’ shelving solution which will allow shelves to look ‘full’ even when...
A jaunt around my local Asda Supercentre today yielded the first sight of an in store Barclays branch, set to...
Rumour has reached me that Tesco are researching a change of their corporate logo. It’s unclear where the work is...
It looks as though Steve Murrells campaign to revamp the Co-Operative is continuing apace with the launch of a new...
A source indicates that from April, Timpson owned Max Spielmann will take over the operation of the in store photo...
Part of the challenge in the larger stores such as the Extra format is maintaining a suitable range for customers,...
Every now and then, new store concepts appear and make you think that things may well change in the wider...
Every now and then, new store concepts appear and make you think that things may well change in the wider...
Store Formats & Concepts: An area where there has been a great number of developments is store formats, indeed this...
The problems at Tesco had been seen in store for a few years, whilst market share remained in place, the...
Clothing is an area I never thought Morrisons would move into, a limited non food assortment drew criticism from the...
When I first decided to start writing the blog in 2009, it was with an idea to redress the balance...
The Tesco tanker is by no means turned around, there remains a lot of work to do. The recent 0.1%...
In recent years, the Morrisons results announcement had evoked a bit of anticipation as the markets wondered how much the...
Looking back throughout the history of food retail and certainly in more recent times there has always been a laggard...
After a negative Morrisons Q1 performance saw the first decline since 2005 and the tough comparatives such as the lack...
The year end results were announced on the 8th March and we now know M reported record profits and sales...
Since the profit warning and subsequent stock market clamour for news and thoughts on what Tesco would do to sort...
Since the Tesco blogs, it’s been a bit quiet on here – my apologies for that. I’ve been taking care...
Following on from the first part of this blog where I looked at parts of the Tesco business, whilst trying...
Think about the last time you were offered cashback at a checkout, does the cashier even ask anymore? Tesco removed...
Following on from the first blog where I focused on the non food side of the 97,000 sq ft store,...
After hearing a lot about the Sainsbury’s XL store format, especially the Crayford store. I decided to arrange a trip...
It was (based on store visits and anecdotal evidence) a remarkable Christmas for Morrisons with a strong fresh food offering...
I’d planned to write a piece for each retailer in the run up to Christmas, but I’ve been a little...
Regular readers of the blog will know the blog retains a slight bias towards the fortunes of Morrisons(!), so the...
In the next couple of blogs, I’ll be taking a look at how the retailers are setting up for Christmas,...
Part 1 can be found here and charts the entirety of market square / fresh market and the flower shop,...
There was a memorable interview with Dalton around Christmas last year in the Telegraph where he discussed a fresh based strategy...
Ahead of the main blog coming later on today, here are some taster pictures of the new Wrexham store.
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As the Q3 results reveal yet another good performance from Morrisons, the share price had climbed above the £3...
Based not too far from the fledgling M Local store in Ilkley is a Booths store, many of our...
We’ve never been particularly well served in Bradford by Tesco which is surprising considering they are the number 1 retailer...
After the initial ‘soft’ launch of some ready meals into stores last Monday (4th Oct), it was somewhat disappointing that...
This blog post was planned in before the Tesco announcement of £500m worth of price cuts and it’s interesting that...
One of Daltons major planks in his strategy that he revealed in 2010 was to close the gap on own...
One of the biggest mistakes I made on this blog was assuming that the Kirkstall store would be finished when...
So after the story was broken via twitter that Tesco were looking to start some sort of offensive, followed by...
As a fellow blogger puts it, Richard Brasher is indeed a bit of a forgotten man at Tesco. Recently speaking...
Around a week ago now, the Tesco employee forum had a somewhat cryptic message regarding a secret launch with 18...
Probably useful to read the slides that were used at the announcement alongside this blog post. As expected, the half...
According to several sources, Morrisons half year results are expected to be well on target with another good financial performance...
The good old Bakery, an area where retailers love paying lip service to, ‘we’re investing x,y,z in freshness’ and the...
Its been a while since the last blog, for which I apologise, Indeed this blog will be a bit shorter...
Leafy Wilmslow with its Aston Martin garage, Toni + Guy salon and upmarket Space.NK.apothecary (posh high end moisturiser/make up retailer)...
Last month I was tipped off that a new tranche of lab stores were being launched,...
Possibly one of the most impressive hires by Morrisons was Richard Hodgson who was the subject of an 11th hour...
Despite Morrisons long standing aversion to non food taking over vast areas of stores, they’ve always retained a small selection...
The title of this blog is bold and after spending 3 hours with the management team at M Local, it’s...
Tesco have been striving for more efficiency for an age as they continue year in, year out to deliver a...
I heard via the drums (the M company magazine and via email) that Swinton had been selected as the next...
Yesterday saw the formal opening of the Morrisons sourcing office in Hong Kong with Dalton Philips, Richard Hodgson and Morrisons...
Kantar revealed their latest market share findings on 24th May and barely a ripple has been made regarding their findings,...
As the opening date for ‘M’ Local Ilkley gets ever closer I re-visited the store last week to chart...
After the UGO press call in January, I was keen to monitor the ongoing progress of the fledgling chain as...
When the labs were announced by Dalton in September there was a small indicator that they would be in areas...
Open up any Sunday newspaper and there’s a raft of rumours regarding Morrisons launching a purchase for Iceland, ‘close to...
Convenience is something that Morrisons should have been doing a while ago according to the analysts along with online and...
So, the store concept at Kirkstall is finished now barring minor tweaks thus endeth the steady stream of blog posts...
I’ve split this up into 3 parts as there is so much to cover but I am planning to write...
Each time you visit a store you expect an element of variability, your favourite item out of stock, items in...
When ambling around the North American food hall ‘air’ that Kirkstall has these days, it’s not hard to see where...
Dalton Philips and Richard Pennycook alluded to the £100m efficiency savings over 3 years in the interims, their ‘self help’...
Note: I’d recommend reading alongside the Morrisons Interim presentation which can be found on the Morrisons corporate site – Dalton’s...
Morrisons have never done things conventionally, even going back to Sir Ken’s reign and his steadfast refusal to appoint the...
Premiumisation has never been a word associated with Morrisons hammered in the press when the working class hulk of Morrisons...
The 15th February saw the shock news that Morrisons had acquired Childrens e-tailer Kiddicare for £70m, shock because non food...
I managed to get to Kirkstall again to get some more photographs to expand upon the images and trials that...
Dalton Philips ‘lab’ concept gathers pace with further changes to the Kirkstall Store. Dalton’s Produce trial that was reported in...
I had the relative pleasure of attending the press call for the new discounter concept launched by Haldanes yesterday, labelled...
Following on from my suggestion in September (and indeed Jennifer Creevy’s (Retail Week) in July) Morrisons would be looking towards...
In this 4 part blog I’ll turn the focus to each of the supermarket groups and their 2011 outlook, it’s...
Dalton Philips did a small piece on BBC Look North yesterday from the Wetherby store (presumably on his way home...
A report from the OFT is published in December – likely to be one of their last acts before they...
Around 6 years ago, Justin King reviewed the Sainsbury’s business which led to the ‘making Sainsbury’s Great Again’ turnaround plan...
Since Dalton’s initial review of the Morrisons business last month, analysts have been scrambling to assess the convenience move and...
Dalton Philips has lots of scope here. He’s signalled his intent to reduce costs with the efficiency trial, ILP and...
Asda’s purchase of Netto was widely renowned as Asda attempting to buy market share to keep themselves ahead of a...
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