Supermarkets
ASDA’S NEW BOSS HAS BEEN SHOPPING IN DISGUISE – BUT CAN DAVID POTTS REALLY TURN THE SUPERMARKET AROUND?
The former Morrisons chief executive has already been looking at Asda through the eyes of ordinary customers. His biggest challenge now is to turn those observations into lasting improvements across the business. There is...
THE GREAT BRITISH GROCERY SHIFT: How a Decade of Crisis Crowned the Discounters and Forced the Big Three into Survival Mode
Over the past decade, the UK grocery landscape has undergone a brutal structural revolution. What began as a slow, post-2008 encroachment by German discounters Aldi and Lidl has evolved into a dominant market force,...
Kroger-Albertsons Merger Dispute: Former CEO Says Store Sale Plan Undermined Deal
The proposed $24.6 billion merger between Kroger and Albertsons may have been lost before regulators delivered their final verdict, according to testimony from former Albertsons chief executive Vivek Sankaran, who told a Delaware court...
Sainsbury’s, Asda and Aldi push for tougher rules on global suppliers
For supermarkets, the story behind a product does not end when it reaches the shelf. The conditions in which it was grown, manufactured or transported are becoming a bigger issue for retailers, particularly as...
Why Supermarket Loyalty Cards Are Becoming a Powerful Weapon in European Grocery Retail
Supermarket loyalty cards have moved well beyond the traditional idea of collecting points at the checkout. Across Europe, retailers are using them to influence shopping habits, encourage repeat visits and give customers a financial...
Private Label Is Changing the Balance of Power
The supermarket own-brand product was once largely understood as an alternative for shoppers who wanted to spend less. That description no longer explains the full commercial importance of private label. Retailers are increasingly using...
The Supermarket Is Becoming a Software Business — and Retailers Must Rethink What They Own
ISN Analysis | Retail Technology For generations, supermarket success was measured in familiar terms: the number of stores, the strength of buying agreements, the location of outlets and the ability to sell groceries at...
Tesco’s Growth Puts Pressure on Rivals to Rethink Their Value Strategies
Tesco’s latest trading performance highlights a challenge for the rest of the British supermarket industry. Winning customers is no longer simply a question of offering the lowest price. Retailers must convince shoppers that they...
Albertsons’ Business Review Puts Food Suppliers Under Pressure to Deliver More for Less
Albertsons’ efforts to improve its business could have consequences well beyond the supermarket group itself. For food manufacturers and suppliers selling into the American grocery market, the bigger question is whether retailers will increasingly...
The Death of SKU Proliferation: Why PepsiCo is Shrinking the American Aisle
By Elena Rostova, Supply Chain Editor, ISN For three decades, the primary metric of success for a consumer goods brand was shelf-space dominance. If a brand could introduce twenty different flavors of a single...