Six iconic retailers and their digital transformation journeys

September 1, 2016UncategorizedDavid Uccelli

Great article by econsultancy. I've worked at 3 of these retailers and have friends at another 2. I've added the eCommerce platforms they use. https://econsultancy.com/blog/68216-six-iconic-retailers-and-their-digital-transformation-journeys How is retail being changed by digital? What better way to find out than by looking at six icons of retail, three from the US (Macy's, Walmart, Walgreens) and three from the UK (John Lewis, Marks & Spencer, and Boots). Here are their Read more [...]

Asda wine costing £4.37 is top of Decanter World Wine Awards

June 20, 2016Articles, SupermarketsDavid Uccelli

La Moneda Reserva Malbec from Central Valley in Chile (2015) was awarded best in show in the best single-varietal red under £15 at this year's Decanter World Wine Awards. An Asda red Malbec priced at £4.37 has been named the best in the world in a blind tasting test with a panel of 240 experts at the world's largest and most influential wine competition. La Moneda Reserva Malbec from Central Valley in Chile (2015) was awarded best in show in the best single-varietal red under £15 at Read more [...]

Sean Clarke to be Asda’s new chief executive

June 14, 2016Retailer NewsDavid Uccelli

Walmart has appointed its China boss Sean Clarke as Asda’s new chief executive, replacing Andy Clarke who will step down at the end of July. Asda said Andy Clarke had “decided the timing is right to step aside from his role with the company” after six years as chief executive and 20 years with the grocer overall. Sean Clarke will join as Asda’s chief executive and president on July 11. Sean Clarke began his retail career at Asda in 1996. Since then, he has worked at an Read more [...]

Amazon’s most profitable quarter ever!

May 2, 2016Articles, Retailer NewsDavid Uccelli

Amazon's hardware division and Amazon Web Services stood out to give the world's biggest online retailer its most profitable quarter ever. The Seattle-based company posted a net income of $513 million, or earnings of $1.07 per share for the first quarter, recording its fourth straight profitable quarter. This is in stark contrast to the company's reported loss of $57 million four quarters back and a marked deviation from analysts' EPS projection of 58 cents. Gross revenue stood at $29.13 billion, Read more [...]

Amazon Fresh to Soft Launch in May & Amazon Appoints ex Asda Exec as UK Managing Director

April 30, 2016Articles, SupermarketsDavid Uccelli

Amazon’s China country manager Douglas Gurr will move back to the UK to replace Christopher North as the Country Managing Director. Mr Gurr will start in late May following the departure North. Before joining Amazon, Gurr was a Senior Executive at Asda for over 5 years. His supermarket experience is likely to come in useful for Amazon as it moves further into online groceries in the UK. The Grocer reported today that they had heard from Amazon Fresh suppliers saying a soft launch of Amazon Read more [...]

Asda hands £95m media and creative to Publicis Group

April 12, 2016Articles, SupermarketsDavid Uccelli

http://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/asda-hands-95m-media-creative-publicis-groupe-double-coup/1390768 Asda has handed both its creative and media accounts, worth an estimated £95 million, to Publicis Groupe agencies without a pitch in a dramatic move. Saatchi & Saatchi, which already handles creative for Asda's US parent company Walmart in New York, has won the creative from VCCP, which has had the account since 2013. Blue 449 has snatched the media from Carat, which has held Read more [...]

Which? Supermarket Review

April 12, 2016Articles, SupermarketsDavid Uccelli

http://www.which.co.uk/home-and-garden/shopping-grooming-and-wellbeing/reviews-ns/best-and-worst-supermarkets/supermarkets-compared/ Which? surveyed more than 7,000 consumers to uncover the nation's favourite supermarket for 2016. Click the link above to find out which supermarket claimed the top spot - and which brand limped into last place. Read more [...]

Sainsbury’s Drops Brand Match scheme

April 8, 2016Articles, SupermarketsDavid Uccelli

Supermarket chain Sainsbury's is to stop running its Brand Match scheme, which gives money back when branded goods are cheaper at rival Asda. Sainsbury's, which has been running the promotion since 2011, will end it in three weeks' time. It says it will use the money saved to cut prices on basics. Increasingly shoppers buy little and often, which means fewer baskets contain the 10 items needed to qualify for Brand Match. Earlier on Thursday, the Co-op credited the "little and often" method Read more [...]

Aldi Starts Selling Wine Online

January 28, 2016Articles, Hybris, Retailer NewsDavid Uccelli

Aldi have launched a site selling wine online. From looking at the cookie we can see they are using a JEE application, which points towards Hybris as we know they are developing their Grocery site on Hybris. Aldi have placed their wine site very prominently on aldi.co.uk home page. The Aldi online wine store launched today (19 January), with the retailer offering home delivery for the first time to UK shoppers. More than 90 wines will be available online and customers will be able to choose Read more [...]