The power of food brands


Marks & Spencer’s decision to sell household brands is a natural retail development, says Dr Stuart Roper, retail marketing expert, Manchester Business School.

Buy Ork and save the planet


The beef about beef finally made the front page of The Times today.Lord Stern of Brentford, author of the ‘2006 Stern Review on Tackling Climate Change’ is encouraging us all to think vegetarian.

One Step Beyond: Outsourcing 2.0 for retail


Retailers need to adopt a new approach to outsourcing, argues Bhuwan Agrawal, head of retail, UK and Ireland, Tata Consultancy Services.

Price promotions may be missing the mark


andywoodthbThe current flurry of activity around discount and price promotions may be wasting a considerable proportion of its potential, argues Andy Wood, managing director of GI Insight.

Mid-caps: break out of the pack to drive sales


thumb_herb_sorensenHerb Sorensen, global scientific director at TNS Retail and Shopper takes a fresh look at the impact of exhibiting product on aisle end-caps compared with merchandising elsewhere in store.

Shopper decision making: the facts


thumb_siemon_scamelll-katzThe time has come for the in-store community to stop parroting simplistic and arbitrary figures devised to justify the point-of-sale industry and take a look at the facts about shopper decision making, argues Siemon Scamell-Katz, founder of TNS Magasin.

Despite recession, retailers can be optimistic


It has been a rocky 18 months, characterised by a decimated high street and a crumbling pound. But as 2009 marches on, brands and retailers can learn much from the British public’s response to last year’s alarming trends, says Richard Bussy, Consultant, TNS.

Retailers must make the most of customer satisfaction data


thumb_xavier_cfi_groupXavier Quenaudon, Vice President, CFI Group, discusses how to maximise scarce resources during the economic downturn

Of planograms, Red Bull and manicures


julia_collis_thbJulia Collis, managing director of field marketing agency the Bailey Group UK, gives a personal account of her latest project with a major multiple…

srcg wake-up: Delivering retail growth by better meeting shoppers’ needs


scott annan thbA large group of senior convenience and food retailers from the Europe, The Middle East, Africa, South Asia, South East Asia and the USA gathered in Dubai on 21 April for C-store Connections; three days of presentations, workshops and ‘speed dating’ meetings. srcg director Scott Annan went along…

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