Gap Inc. has recently announced the integration of its four web sites: Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy and Piperlime. So now customers will be able to navigate across all brands and place one single order, saving on shipping costs and having a more convenient and fast shopping experience.
This will allow Gap to improve efficiencies [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Gap: integrating brands to capture operation efficiencies and boost revenues
Posted in Apparel, Operations, tagged Banana Republic, Gap, integration, Old Navy, Piperlime, site on May 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Fresh & Easy: A hard start ?
Posted in Grocery, Market Entry, tagged Fresh & Easy, Tesco on May 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A lot of speculation has already started regarding the performance of Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market, the food chain recently launched by Tesco, the largest British retail, to enter the US market. Questions came up after the announcement that Tesco will put a halt on the opening of additional stores in the next three months. [...]
Toys “R” Us: New Format Strategy
Posted in Store Format, Toys, Uncategorized, tagged Babies "R" Us, Store Format, Toys "R" Us, Wal-Mart on May 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In the past decade, Toys “R” Us experienced a substantial decline in market share with the increasing competition of retail giants such as Wal-Mart and Target. Today Wal-Mart has 25% of the toy market.
The major challenge facing Toys “R” Us was the low frequency of customer visits to its stores. While Wal-Mart and Target see customers coming [...]
Data-mining as a way to create competitive advantage
Posted in Differentiation, Grocery, tagged Assortment, Dunnhumby, Kroger, Loyalty Card, Promotion, Tesco on May 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tesco, the British retail giant, has successfully leveraged its frequent shopping program, the ClubCard – which rewards customers with points every time they shop at Tesco stores and allow them to redeem points for products and airline mileage – as a tool to better understand customer behaviors and preferences.
The ClubCard captures customer buying information [...]
Tesco: First steps into the US market
Posted in Grocery, Market Entry, tagged Carrefour, Fresh & Easy, grocery, Market Entry, Store Format, Tesco, Wal-Mart on May 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tesco, the largest retailer in the United Kingdom and third worldwide after Wal-Mart and the French retailer Carrefour SA with sales over $80 Billion, started its American operations last November by opening the first 20 stores in the West Coast. The grocery store chain is called Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market.
The chain’s strategy is to [...]
Retail Statistics: April 2008
Posted in Market Statistics, tagged 2008, April, Performance, Retail, Same Store Sales on May 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Same store sales – a key indicator of retailer performance measuring sales of stores opened more than one year – were up 2.5% in April compared to the same month last year. The positive performance in April did not boost market analysts’ optimism since Easter fell in March this year which affects comparison. The retail [...]
Blockbuster: what lays ahead?
Posted in Acquisition, Video Rental, tagged Blockbuster, Circuit City, in-store, Netflix, on demand, rental, subscription on May 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Blockbuster has recently announced its intent to acquire Circuit City. Many questions came up regarding the true value and potential synergies that both struggling companies could achieve operating together. Blockbuster’s executives believe synergies will come from the optimization of the store footprint and a broader offering of products under one roof – from DVD players [...]
