All Grocery articles – Page 105
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AnalysisAnalysis: Has private equity ownership done retail more harm than good?
Buy cheap, pile on debt, flog assets and extract the value, sell high to a new owner and pay yourself handsomely – that’s one characterisation of private equity, with recently collapsed department store group Debenhams seen as the poster child in critics’ eyes.
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Opinion‘As lockdown relaxes, retailers must pick up where they left off in 2019’
After a long, dark winter, Covid restrictions are at last beginning to be relaxed and retailers forced to shut during lockdown can look forward to reopening.
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NewsHeavy discounting in March as low demand plagues fashion and footwear
Shop prices continued to fall in March, as non-food retailers struggled to entice shoppers to buy during lockdown.
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DataData: Is the grocery pandemic uplift over?
After a year of extraordinary sales growth driven by the pandemic over 2020, new data shows that grocers are going to face strong comparables as the market annualises.
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NewsDeliveroo slashes share price amid investor fears over workers’ rights
Deliveroo is set to price its imminent float at the bottom of the range due to investor concerns over the pay and working conditions of its riders.
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AnalysisDeep dive: How much Amazon and Walmart are investing – and should you follow suit?
As retailers ramp up for the new normal, how are titans Inditex, Tesco, Walmart, Amazon and Walgreens investing?
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Retail VoiceRetail’s pandemic: reflections on a year since lockdown
It’s been a little over 12 months to the day since the UK entered lockdown. Conrad Digan, independent consultant at Objectivity, looks back at a year unlike any other for the retail industry.
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NewsRetail sales fall in February as online takes record share of spend
Retail sales registered a year-on-year decline in February as strong grocery sales failed to offset a 50% drop in fashion sales.
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DataData: How Covid-19 has reshaped the European grocery market
From the rise of online to a flight to value, new data produced by McKinsey shows the effect of the coronavirus crisis on the European grocery market.
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NewsCarrefour to buy Brazil’s Grupo Big from Walmart for €1.1bn
Carrefour has struck a deal to buy Brazil’s third-largest food retailer Grupo Big from Walmart for €1.1bn (£950m).
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NewsMcColl’s profits slide as Morrisons partnership extended
McColl’s has recorded a decline in profits as the pandemic altered its shoppers’ spending habits.
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AnalysisDeep dive: Lockdown – how it changed retail forever
12 months after we were told to stay at home, Retail Week takes stock of how the pandemic has changed the industry.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Who will succeed Roger Burnley at Asda?
Following weeks of intense speculation, Asda chief executive Roger Burnley has confirmed he will be stepping down next year.
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NewsAsda chief executive Roger Burnley to step down following £6.8bn takeover
Asda boss Roger Burnley is set to step away from the grocer next year, following the recent £6.8bn takeover of the business by the Issa brothers.
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NewsOcado’s Steiner downplays threat from Amazon and on-demand start-ups
Ocado chief executive Tim Steiner has dismissed the threat of Amazon and emerging on-demand grocery start-ups, comparing them to pureplay convenience stores.
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Opinion‘Thorntons’ plight lays bare risks of chasing revenue over relevance’
Britain’s high streets mourned the loss of another business this week. Thorntons became the latest name to shut up shop as the chocolatier said its 61 stores will not reopen when lockdown restrictions are lifted next month.
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NewsOcado sales climb as customers add M&S lines to baskets
Online grocer Ocado has reported a surge in quarterly sales, helped by demand for food from joint venture partner Marks & Spencer.
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Opinion
‘New partnerships such as Next and Reiss are shaping retail’s future’
Agility and partnerships go hand in hand with brand relevance and evolution. So do innovation and investment.
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NewsJust Eat profits soar as order numbers rise in lockdown
Just Eat Takeaway.com has reported a “strong improvement” in profits as order and active customer numbers grew across multiple markets.
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AnalysisThe Disruptors: Seven businesses changing the face of food retail
Our new series, The Disruptors, highlights the businesses that traditional retailers should be keeping a close eye on as a new breed of competitors emerges post-pandemic.