Tag Archives: Store Closure

Turning Around another Supertanker; Marks and Spencer

Posted on November 20, 2016 by Leigh Sparks

It has been a while since I have written about Tesco, Marmite excepting, and the last few times I did, I used the analogy of a supertanker and the relative slowness at which lumbering retail giants see their strategies take … Continue reading →

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If I had a hammer …

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Leigh Sparks

I am useless at DIY as anyone who knows me can testify. I can wield a hammer but other tools are beyond me, and whilst in my long ago youth I spent a golden summer as a brickie’s labourer, no … Continue reading →

Posted in B&Q, Catalogues, Closure, DIY, International Retailing, Internet shopping, Online Retailing, Screwfix, Space | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Thoughts on Tesco and M&S

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Leigh Sparks

The obvious cheap shot, unresisted by a number on social media so far today, is that whilst Tesco have revealed their Trading Statement for the last 19 weeks, we need to wait a while to see if these figures are … Continue reading →

Posted in Availability, Click and Collect, Consumer Change, Food Retailing, Logistics, Marks and Spencer, Multichannel, Pricing, Store Closures, Supply Chains, Tesco, Turnaround | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment