All Retail Navigator Analysis articles – Page 10
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Retail Navigator AnalysisMountain Warehouse (SWOT)
Mountain Warehouse has successfully differentiated its business from other outdoor specialists by its strong focus on own brands, with almost the entire range exclusive to the retailer
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Retail Navigator AnalysisMorrisons (Strategy)
While other grocers have been closing counters in their supermarkets and arguably moving away from more service-led elements of retail, for Morrisons, these Market Street aspects, including its butchery, fishmonger and deli counters, continue to represent its point of difference.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisMorrisons (SWOT)
Morrisons owns most of its supermarkets and, while this is giving it scope to raise cash through some sell-offs, the proportion of stores held freehold is unlikely to be reduced below 80%, which will still be a significantly higher proportion than most of its rivals. It also produces more than half of the products it sells.
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Morrisons (Overview)
Morrisons has been led by chief executive Rami Baitiéh since November 2023 after the departure of David Potts. Under its ‘Fix, Rebuild, Grow, Sustain’ strategy, Morrisons is building a brand that is “broader, stronger, popular and more accessible”. It believes that this has contributed to its profitable and capital-light growth, particularly via further leveraging its vertically integrated assets.
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Moonpig (Overview)
Moonpig is a key player in the UK personalised greetings card market. It also operates across Australia and the US, as well as Greetz in the Netherlands. It began as an online card retailer but has expanded into card-attached gifting, including flowers and balloons, and personalised merchandise such as mugs and smartphone covers. Moonpig acquired Red Letter Days and Buyagift in mid-2022, as it branched into the experiences-as-gifts business.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisMoonpig (Strategy)
The Moonpig Group, which is led by chief executive Nickyl Raithatha, comprises greeting card brand Moonpig and gift experience brands Red Letters Days and Buyagift in the UK, as well as online card and gifting business Greetz in the Netherlands. Moonpig has prioritised greeting card sales amid the cost-of-living crisis, “which have a demonstrable track record of being resilient across the cycle”.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisMoonpig (SWOT)
Moonpig is the market leader in the personalised greetings card market and has continued building on this with solid sales growth in recent years. Its addition of video messages across the card range, as well as allowing consumers to use digital codes for gift experiences in Moonpig cards and add stickers and photos to the inside of cards, should also help extend appeal.
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Missguided (Overview)
Missguided is a fast-fashion etailer targeting the 16- to 29-year old female market with a range of celebrity-inspired, affordable clothing.
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Retail Navigator Analysis
Mint Velvet (Overview)
Mint Velvet is a multichannel women’s fashion retailer launched by the former senior team at Principles in 2009.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisMint Velvet (SWOT)
The founders have extensive experience in the fashion industry and the relationships they have built up over the years enabled them to launch Mint Velvet from scratch and scale up the business in a very short period of time.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisMint Velvet (Strategy)
Mint Velvet was established in 2009 when three former Principles directors – Liz Houghton, Jane Rawlings and Lisa Agar-Rea – set out to fill a gap in the market for affordable fashion for 30-something women following the collapse of Principles at the beginning of that year.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisMint Velvet (People)
Former Principles director Liz Houghton is co-founder and chief executive.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisStores at Mint Velvet
The concession basis to its domestic store network has enabled Mint Velvet to expand rapidly and profitably, but the focus for recent physical expansion has switched to standalone store development as the retailer wants to reduce its dependence on third party store groups.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisTechnology strategy at Mint Velvet
Mint Velvet launched as a multichannel business from its outset in 2009. Over the years, it has grounded its proposition with the growth of its store estate and development of dedicated international websites.
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Retail Navigator Analysis
McColl’s (Overview)
McColl’s is a convenience store and newsagent operator with a strong presence throughout the UK. After falling into administration in May 2022, the retailer has been acquired by Morrisons’ private-equity owner CD&R.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisMcColl’s (SWOT)
McColl’s distribution model, which ensures the delivery of stock directly to its stores by its suppliers, means its stores can quickly respond to the shopping needs of its customers across different store formats in different neighbourhoods. The grocer faces fierce competition from all the big multiple grocery retailers that are, almost without exception, looking to grow their convenience estates.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisMcColl’s (Strategy)
Boss Jonathan Miller stepped down from the business in March 2022 after more than three decades as McColl’s scrambles to secure fresh investment
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Retail Navigator AnalysisMcColl’s (People)
CEO Jonathan Miller stepped down with immediate effect in March 2022 and has been replaced at the helm on an interim basis by former COO Karen Bird.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisStores at McColl’s
The store base is heavily skewed towards convenience stores, with McColl’s operating around 1,200 c-stores. The group is set to shift further towards the convenience sector as it aims to achieve an optimal estate, which will involve the closure of smaller, newsagent stores in favour of larger, convenience-focused stores.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisTechnology strategy at McColl’s
Technology plays a key part in McColl’s strategic change programme with a focus on improving the retailer’s operating model to better serve its customers.
