By opening a new chain of budget stores, Tesco is trying to compete in an arena its business model is unsuited to, and which Aldi has taken decades to perfect.
By Mark Ritson
There are two ways to position a brand – ‘about’ something and ‘versus’ something – and the most powerful examples of positioning do both.
Award-winning columnist Edwards will be writing a monthly column for Marketing Week, as well as speaking at the Festival of Marketing in October.
Tesco is reportedly set to launch a discount chain, dubbed Jack’s, across the UK this autumn but can it build a brand from scratch to truly rival the already well-established German discounters?
At the end of every week, we look at the key stories, offering our view on what they mean for you and the industry. From Coca-Cola bringing back its much-lauded ‘Share a Coke’ campaign, to the rise and rise of Bluey, it’s been a busy week. Here is my take.
The retailer has sold its high street branches, but retains its WHSmith travel retail proposition, which now makes up 75% of its revenue.
David Hills will remain at Asda until later this year with the supermarket yet to announce his replacement.
Why are so many companies ditching the CMO? It’s happened before but this time around it feels like a seismic shift in how businesses view marketing leadership.