In 2009 we posted the first part of an assessment of grocery home delivery. Given the barnstorming results of the online grocery services of the major UK supermarket retailers over Christmas, we thought we should post the second part of the assessment: a blow-by-blow account of the service provided by each. For the record, Tesco [...]

For those of you seeking New Year cheer, look no further than Pali anayst Nick Bubb’s recent interview with Cantos. My advice: watch with a glass of your favourite alcoholic beverage to hand!

Tesco has announced that it is acquiring South Korea’s `Homever’ chain for £958m, which incorporates the old Carrefour stores bought by E.Land in 2006. This involves 36 new stores to integrate, which are marginally profitable (but, in a built-up area such as South Korea, organic growth is more difficult so still huge value in the [...]