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NewsWalmart launches GoLocal delivery service for third-party retailers
US giant Walmart has launched GoLocal, a third-party delivery service allowing other retailers to tap into its delivery infrastructure.
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NewsAsda trials shop-in-shops for new start-up investment Lean Kitchen Network
Grocery giant Asda has invested in digital food service start-up Lean Kitchen Network (LKN) and unveiled plans for a four-store shop-in-shop trial, the latest in a string of partnerships designed to repurpose space in its stores.
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NewsTesco online director Rimal Patel quits to join Joules
Joules has poached Tesco’s online director Rimal Patel to spearhead its work with third-party businesses in the UK and overseas.
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AnalysisDeep dive: Tackling the fulfilment nightmare before Christmas
With online sales expected to remain high this golden quarter and the industry facing operational challenges as the first post-Brexit Christmas, Retail Week explores how retailers can shore up their operations and fulfilment to meet consumer demand ahead of peak.
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NewsAsda wades into on-demand grocery battle with new one-hour Express Delivery service
Asda has become the latest established supermarket to move into the rapid grocery delivery space with the launch of its one-hour Express Delivery service.
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AnalysisRetail 100: 21 names soon to be snapping at your heels
Alongside the annual Retail 100 ranking, Retail Week’s team of journalists have highlighted the ones to watch, emerging leaders that they believe have high potential to influence the industry’s future
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AnalysisAnalysis: What will it take to win the rapid-delivery grocery race?
Since the start of the pandemic, the number of rapid delivery grocery startups has exploded. Who will win the race to corner this emerging market?
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DataData: Amazon to topple Tesco as UK’s largest retailer by 2025
Amazon will leapfrog Tesco to become the UK’s biggest retailer within the next four years, new forecasts suggest.
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Opinion‘On-demand grocery is natural next step for shoppers in new hybrid world’
It’s no exaggeration to say that customer shopping habits are changing faster than ever before.
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NewsSainsbury’s launches Carluccio’s trial with three store-in-store formats
Sainsbury’s is set to launch three new Carluccio’s store-in-store concepts, representing the casual-dining brand’s first foray into supermarket retail partnerships.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisThe Body Shop (SWOT)
The Body Shop (TBS) is arguably the first internationally recognised retailer of ethical cosmetics. The business had a presence in some 70 countries around the world, prior to its administration, with an established franchise network.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisBoots (SWOT)
Former retail and operations director Anthony Hemmerdinger stepped into the Boots UK MD role from November 2024 when Seb James departed the business. James made great strides in the modernisation of the business, which is no mean feat given its scale. Hemmerdinger brings vast retail experience and management will be confident he can continue James’ work and move the business on to its next stage of growth, particularly as competition on the beauty and health battleground continues to ramp up.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisIceland (Financials)
Total sales at Iceland grew 6.5% to £4.12bn in the 53-week year to 29 March 2024 (FY2023). Growth came on the back of a 7.2% rise in sales to £3.86bn in FY2022.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisIceland (Overview)
Iceland is the UK’s leading frozen food specialist, with a network of just under 1,000 stores comprising Iceland and The Food Warehouse fascias.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisIceland (Strategy)
Frozen food specialist Iceland has faced intense headwinds in recent years as a combination of consumer uncertainty, changing shopping habits and the rise of the discounters has knocked performance. Compounding this, rising energy prices have hit its bottom lines in the latest financial year.
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Retail Navigator Analysis
Majestic Wine (Overview)
Majestic Wine has been owned by US investment group Fortress since the end of 2019 when it was spun off as a separate entity from former sister company Naked Wines. This has allowed Majestic to focus on the turnaround of the business under well-respected chief executive John Colley.
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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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Retail Navigator AnalysisSainsbury’s (SWOT)
Underpinned by its core own-label food range, Sainsbury’s has built a strong reputation for quality and value, which is supplemented by the Taste the Difference and Stamford Street own-brands, providing the business with universal appeal.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisWaitrose (SWOT)
Waitrose announced plans to open new stores from 2024, the first stores in six years. This will see the retailer target “underserved areas” and expand its geographical reach.
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Opinion‘Big grocers could yet take Deliveroo off their menu’
Newly floated Deliveroo has dished up a banquet of grocery delivery deals since its IPO – but whether there is sustained appetite from the supermarkets for the platform must be open to question.
