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Rob Gregory
AnalysisInternational news analysis: X5 Moscow shows readiness for Russian fight
Russian grocer X5 Retail Group has acquired Moscow’s 27 Spar stores in an attempt to rival leading supermarket chain Magnit.
OpinionComment: Retailers gear up for Christmas
Get ready, Christmas is almost here. Yes, really. No sooner have the barbecues, pop-up tents and water pistols been consigned to the shed, then retailers’ minds shift towards Christmas.
OpinionComment: Best Buy’s venture into the UK retail market was misjudged
Has any retail foray in recent history promised so much, but ultimately delivered so little as Best Buy’s into the UK?
OpinionComment: Retailers look for new ways to supplement stagnant growth
So, with Tesco recently gobbling up Giraffe, are we about to see a new era of diversification among the UK’s leading grocers?
OpinionComment: Online communities have high expectations
Facing bad PR and a potential consumer backlash, Starbucks in the UK has voluntarily agreed to pay £20m in taxes over the next two years.
OpinionComment: Mascots can provide a powerful brand image
Let’s hear it for retailers with mascots. In some cases the mascots are one of the first things that pop into your head.
OpinionRetailers should be aware of senior shoppers
While many retailers invest in attracting hip and tech-savvy young adults through augmented reality or opening stores so dark you have to shop through touch, a growing sector of the population is often missed entirely – senior shoppers.
AnalysisThe pan-Asian grocery boom continues
While many retailers in Western Europe and North America struggle for growth in saturated markets, retailers well situated in higher growth developing markets continue to grow and expand.
OpinionThe future of bricks and mortar stores
Robert Gregory is the co-Global Research Director at Planet Retail. He has over a decade’s experience in analysing research trends with a particular focus on Asia.
OpinionDo QR codes have a future?
An invasion seems to be under way, spreading across posters, print ads and now into retailers’ stores and onto the very packaging of products themselves.
OpinionAmazon on track to be the world's second largest retailer
Few retailers can touch Amazon at present in terms of growth, innovation, opportunities and pure excitement.
AnalysisGlobal grocers turning to smaller stores for growth
A trend that has become increasingly prevalent among the global grocers has been the focus on smaller footprints.
AnalysisCarrefour resets French strategy as profits dive
After reporting a 22% fall in first half operating profit, including a dramatic 40% decline in France alone, Carrefour has launched a new commercial strategy for France called Reset.
OpinionPoundland distances itself from Poundworld
Fixed pricing, pound retailing, the round pound – call it what you like, but it seems to be everywhere I turn.
NewsColes provides early signs of a successful turnaround
The latest results from Australian conglomerate Wesfarmers suggest that Coles, Australia’s second-largest retailer which Wesfarmers acquired in 2007, is reaping the benefits from its turnaround strategy.