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Getir and the rapid rise – and equally rapid downfall – of speedy grocery

Retail Gazette

Turning a blind eye to the mediocre performances of longer standing competitors Deliveroo, Amazon and Just Eat, venture capitalists and start up CEOs forged their way to misguided glory, chasing mirages of untold successes down a dead end path. Dark stores are fulfilment centres only. So what have we learnt from the speedy grocery era?

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Reinventing the phone shop: Dialling up the experience

Retail Gazette

That’s not to say the mobile phone shop is dead. According to managing director of commercial Bridget Lea, the format welcomes in “a new EE” focusing on “fulfilling all our consumer tech needs”. Meanwhile, supermarkets including Tesco and Sainsbury’s have long had a stake in the market.

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How the Supply Chain Disruption Is Sparking Holiday Risk & Resilience

Rangeme

Retail workers are quitting at record rates for higher-paying work: ‘My life isn’t worth a dead-end job.’ Out-of-stocks. To avoid out-of-stocks, many companies have conscientiously prepared for an earlier surge in holiday shopping. Recent labor shortages prompted some supermarket chains to shorten their store hours.