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Category Archives: Competition
“The Ridiculous is no longer Unimaginable”
The other day I received an email saying that the 2016-2017 Annual Review of the Retail Think Tank was available. It can be accessed and downloaded from here. The Retail Think Tank is just over 10 years old, being conceived … Continue reading
Posted in Black Friday, Brands, Competition, Consumer Change, European Union, International Retailing, Retail Change, Retail Health Index, Retail leadership, Retail Think Tank, Retailers, Store Closures
Tagged Retail Change, Retail Crisis, Retail Health Index, Retail Think Tank, Retailers
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Waaaagaaamaaamaaa – Tesco and Booker spring a surpise (perhaps)
I read something the other day whereby the author noted that such was the bad news coming out of this government and the USA so far in January, they were getting nostalgic for the calm and reason of 2016. When … Continue reading
Posted in Association of Convenience Stores, Booker, Click and Collect, Competition, Competition and Markets Authority, Consumer Change, Consumer Lifestyle, Convenience stores, Food and Beverage, Food Retailing, Mergers, Restaurants, Retail Change, Tesco, Wholesaling
Tagged Booker, CMA, Competition, Consumer change, Convenience Retailing, Convenience stores, Fascias, Mergers, Retailing, Tesco, Wholesaling
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BrickMeetsClick: The Lidl Social Price Drop
A few years ago I was invited to became a “Black Belt” on the retail and retail technology site Brick Meets Click. This involves some occasional retail debate and commentary and some interaction with various retail stories and news. I … Continue reading
“Retailers Urge Holyrood Policy Change to Stem Decline”
Under the headline “Retailers urge Holyrood policy change to stem decline”, Scotland on Sunday on the 11th September (article here) reported on a ‘call to arms’ from the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) arguing for more support from the Scottish Government … Continue reading
Posted in BRC, Closure, Competition, Consumer Change, Costs, Data, Employment, Internet shopping, Online Retailing, Profits, Retail Change, Retailing, Scotland, Scottish Government, Scottish Retail Consortium, Shop Numbers, Statistics
Tagged Employment, internet retailing, Retail Change, Retailing, Sales, Scotland, scottish retail consortium, Shops Numbers, Statistics
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The Conversation: BHS
The University of Stirling is a supporter of The Conversation and I published a piece there today on the travails of BHS. I reblog it here. You will also see and read some other media coverage of mine in other … Continue reading
Posted in administration, BHS, Closure, Competition, Consumer Change, Department Stores, Finance, High Streets, Multichannel, Resilience, Store Closures, Town Centres, Variety Stores
Tagged administration, BHS, Closure, Department Stores, failure, High Streets, Town Centres, Variety Stores
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Retailing in Scotland’s Largest Towns and Cities 2015
On Tuesday, ourselves at the Institute for Retail Studies, University of Stirling and the Local Data Company presented our third annual Retail Review of Scotland’s largest towns and cities. The headlines are that vacancy rates continue to fall, adjustment processes … Continue reading
Posted in Charity Shops, Churn, Competition, Government, High Streets, Local Data Company, Places, Regeneration, Reinvention, Retailers, Scotland's Town and High Streets, Services, Small Towns, Town Centre Action Plan, Town Centre Review, Town Centres, Towns, University of Stirling, Vacancies
Tagged High Streets, Local Data Company, Retailing, Scotland, Services, Town Centres, towns, Vacancies
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Musselburgh, the Scottish Grocers Federation and the Scottish Local Shop Report 2015
Some of you will recall that the Scottish Grocers Federation (SGF) organised a Study Day this year to Musselburgh, with the aim of looking at what the discounters have to offer and the competition that they “provide” to local convenience … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, Aldi, Association of Convenience Stores, Competition, Convenience stores, Discounters, Lidl, Local Retailers, Poundland, Scottish Grocers Federation, Scottish Local Retailer, Small Shops
Tagged Aldi, Competition, Convenience stores, Discounters, Lidl, Local Stores, Musselburgh, Poundland, Scottish Grocers Federation
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