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Category Archives: Asda
“We’re in the Money”
A couple of weeks have gone by since the notion of a merger of Asda and Sainsbury began to be debated in the media. During that time I wondered whether to add to the coverage via this blog or to … Continue reading
Posted in Asda, Booker, CMA, Competition and Markets Authority, Consumers, Food Retailing, Government, Mergers, Policy, Retail Change, Retailers, Retailing, Sainsbury, Store Closures, Suppliers, Tesco, Wal-Mart
Tagged Asda, Booker, CMA, Competition, FOI, Job Losses, Market share, Retail, Sainsbury, Store Closures, Tesco, Wal-Mart
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The Future of Work in Retailing? Just Walk Out
There has been quite a lot of attention in the last few days on the Amazon Go unit in Seattle being opened to the public. Much has focused on whether this is the end of retail work and how fast … Continue reading
Posted in Amazon Go, Asda, Automation, BRC, Consumers, Contactless, Convenience stores, Employees, Employment, Food Retailing, Hypermarkets, management, Retail Change, Retailers, Sainsbury, Self-Scanning, Tesco, Urban, WH Smith
Tagged Amazon Go, Asda, BRC, Consumers, Contactless, Employees, Full-time, Just Walk Out, management, Retail Employment, Retail work, Sainsbury, Self-checkouts, technology, Tesco, WH Smith
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A quiet few weeks in retailing (not)
The last few weeks have been really quiet in retailing – no, just kidding. What with Brexit – and the uncertainty it has generated – beginning to take hold in the markets, the unfolding BHS and Sports Direct scandals putting … Continue reading
Posted in administration, Asda, Brexit, Discounters, Food Retailing, Lidl, Marks and Spencer, My Local, Netto, Sainsbury, Sports Direct
Tagged administration, Asda, BHS, Discounters, Food retailing, Marks and Spencer, Netto, Retailing, Sainsbury
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