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Retail Refrigeration: Why Supermarket Renovation Is Creating a New Market for Cooling Systems
Refrigeration has become one of the most important investments in modern food retail. For supermarkets, refrigeration is no longer simply equipment used to keep fresh and frozen products at the correct temperature. It is...
Coffee Scandinavia
Scandinavia remains one of the world’s most established coffee markets, with Sweden, Norway and Denmark combining strong per-capita consumption with deeply rooted coffee cultures. Coffee is not simply a beverage in the region; it...
Poundland Could Be Sold Again — Just One Year After Its £1 Takeover
Poundland could be heading for another change of ownership only a year after Gordon Brothers acquired the troubled discount retailer from Pepco Group for a nominal £1, raising fresh questions about the future of...
Aldi and Lidl: The Quiet Discounters That Could Win the Next Five Years
By R Beladi For years, Aldi and Lidl quietly built something that is now proving extremely difficult for Britain’s traditional supermarkets to challenge: a powerful reputation for value, competitive prices and good-quality products. When...
Morrisons Cuts Almost 5,000 Jobs as Supermarket Pushes Through Major Restructuring
Morrisons has cut almost 5,000 jobs over the past year as the supermarket continues a major programme of restructuring, cost reduction and automation. The scale of the reduction was revealed in the retailer’s latest...
Ice Cream Brand Files for Bankruptcy After $23.8m Packaging Battle
A US ice cream brand sold through supermarkets has filed for bankruptcy after losing a major court battle over the design of its packaging. Rebel Creamery, known for its low-carb and keto-friendly ice cream,...
The Mass Market: Why the Most Successful Retailers Understand One Simple Rule
By Riad Beladi The biggest retail successes rarely come from trying to sell to everybody at any price. They come from understanding the mass market, offering value that millions of people can afford and...
The Consumer Has Learned to Trade Down — And Supermarkets May Never Be the Same
Years of food inflation have changed the way people shop. Consumers are comparing prices more carefully, experimenting with private-label products and becoming increasingly comfortable with discount supermarkets. The biggest question for the grocery industry...
Walmart Is Becoming More Than a Supermarket — And That Should Worry Every Grocery Competitor
Walmart’s biggest advantage may no longer be its size. It is the fact that groceries are only one part of the shopping relationship it has built with millions of American households. For decades, Walmart’s...
Kroger Has a Foot-Traffic Problem — Or Does It? The Numbers Tell Two Different Stories
America’s supermarket giant says more customers are coming through its doors. Analyst data suggests the opposite. Behind the disagreement is a much bigger question: are shoppers still choosing traditional supermarkets in the same way?...