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ASDA Launches Collection Point

ASDA launched its first stand-alone collection point for online orders in the Green Park office park in Reading, United Kingdom in mid-December 2012. The collection point allows customers to place orders online and pick them up from the collection point in 4 hour time slots. Customers can order as late as midnight and pick up [...]

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Walmart Adds $7 Billion Through Acquisition in 2011

RetailNet Group recently updated its Walmart forecasts for the UK, Africa, and Asia. This, of course, is the first year that there is an Africa forecast, as the Massmart acquisition was finalized in June 2011. Asda’s acquisition of 193 Netto stores in the UK also closed in Q2 2011. These acquisitions added nearly $7 billion [...]

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Photo Comparison – Retail Pricing Strategy

The world will be a very different place in 2020.  For retailers looking to compete in this new environment, there are some important capabilities that must be embraced.  Price personalization and price communication capabilities are just two areas in which changes may occur. Price Personalization It’s all about delivering a personalized price to each consumer.  [...]

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ASDA, The Walmart Subsidiary, Takes on Added Competition

ASDA has completed its £778m acquisition of Netto Market stores in the UK.  Today, 61 Netto Market (Left) stores have already been rebranded with the ASDA name.  The acquisition will result in a smaller average store size for the retail giant.  Unlike ASDA’s typical focus on big box stores, this new smaller supermarket format will [...]

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