Category Archives: Market Shares

Easter, Tesco and M&S

Posted on April 19, 2012 by

Another month, another set of Scottish retail sales figures, another disast…   Oh, hang on, these weren’t the worst figures ever; which makes quite a nice change. The headline figures were actually not so bad; well at first glance. But, look … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumers, Customer Service, Marks and Spencer, Retailers, Scottish Retail Sales, Stock, Tesco | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

Tesco Trails

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

A few weeks ago the “feel” of the university changed dramatically as the undergraduates and new postgraduates descended for the new semester. A sure sign Christmas is round the corner. There are always plenty of students around in the summer … Continue reading →

Posted in Competition, Consumers, Convenience stores, Food Retailing, International Retailing, Market Shares, Retailers, Tesco, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Summertime … … … and the retailing is (far from) easy

Posted on July 11, 2011 by

You know how it is … you go away for a few weeks and when you come back everything is sort of the same, but well also, sort of different. The British (maybe only Scottish) summer is of course a … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumer Change, Consumers, High Streets, Market Shares, Places, Retail Economy, Retail Failure, Retailers | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

The A to W of Scottish Food Retailing

Posted on May 12, 2011 by

Today sees the opening of the 4th Waitrose store in Scotland and the largest so far. The fourth store, at Newton Mearns represents another step forward for the company in Scotland and further competition for retailers already in the market. … Continue reading →

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