All articles by Bryan Roberts – Page 2
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Opinion
Opinion: Don’t write off Lidl’s US expansion just yet
There is very often a perverse sense of glee when a foreign entrant into a retail sector stumbles, or even falls entirely.
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Opinion: Grocers need to wake up to the threat of B&M
Back in the good old days, Aldi and Lidl repulsed the middle-class British shopper.
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The Retail Week: Tesco-Booker, Co-op-Nisa and Asda sales
The Retail Week team discuss the biggest stories from the week, including the CMA’s clearance of the Tesco-Booker merger and Asda’s quarterly sales increase.
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Opinion: Morrisons excels in playing to its strengths
Morrisons posted an eighth consecutive quarter of sales growth today as it built further trading momentum. Bryan Roberts assesses the grocer’s progress.
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The Retail Week: Tesco, DFS, ScS and Ikea
The Retail Week team discuss the biggest stories in the sector over the past week including positive results for Tesco and the rise of services.
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Opinion
Opinion: Is Amazon trying to be the next John Lewis?
The future is not looking golden for the UK’s ‘Never Knowingly Undersold’ high-street stalwart, John Lewis.
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Opinion: Not even Waitrose is immune to Aldi and Lidl
For industry whippersnappers the march of the discounters is a very current phenomenon with new milestones being toppled in every data release from Kantar Worldpanel.
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Bryan Roberts: 'Sainsbury's is not doing itself justice'
Pulling out the headlines from a preliminary results announcement is generally a rather irksome affair.
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The Retail Week: Tesco, Booker, Co-op and Asos
The Retail Week team are joined by analyst Bryan Roberts to discuss the biggest news from the industry, including Asos’ strong profit jump.
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Opinion
Opinion: Sainsbury's is meeting market challenges
One of the joys of observing retailers is the constant challenge they have balancing what is within their control and coping with uncontrollable external influences.
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Opinion
Opinion: Don't hoodwink shoppers over price hikes
Food prices are rising, according to the BRC. Retailers need to treat shoppers like adults and tell them so.
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Opinion
Opinion: ‘Like a Russian supermarket’ is a good thing
A rare opportunity to pen this missive from foreign climes, with your correspondent reporting in live from Moscow.
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Opinion
Opinion: Tesco's Christmas trading 'treasure trove'
So, who won Christmas in grocery? The answer, of course, is the Lincolnshire Co-op, with a cracking 12.6% like-for-like sales uplift.
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Opinion
Opinion: Why Amazon Go is not a grocery game-changer
Will Amazon’s bricks-and-mortar grocery venture prove to be an industry game-changer? TCC’s global insight director, Bryan Roberts, has his say.
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The Retail Week: M&S, Sainsbury’s, Christmas and Asda
The team is joined by analyst Bryan Roberts to discuss M&S’s results, the state of the grocery market and Christmas adverts.
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Opinion
Opinion: Motorway service stations go the extra mile for food
One area of UK retailing that could arguably do with a shot in the arm is the humble motorway service area, or MSA for short.
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Opinion
Opinion: Asda's latest sales setback shows turnaround will be a long slog
Asda’s second-quarter numbers are unsurprisingly disappointing, yet the 7.5% dip in like-for-likes is perhaps heftier than anticipated.
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Opinion
Opinion: Holland & Barrett’s a good fit for Tesco - snail slime and all
Of all of the businesses that Tesco has closed or disposed of recently, the one that never really felt part of the family was Nutricentre.
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News
Opinion: Despite Tesco's missed opportunities, competitors should be worried
This slide from one of Philip Clarke’s final presentations as Tesco boss highlights the retailer’s family of operations and brands.
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The Retail Week with Bryan Roberts: BHS inquiry and launch of Amazon Fresh
Analyst Bryan Roberts joins the team to discuss key moments as Chappell and Topp face MPs and Amazon enters the grocery market.