Our latest TWC Trends research considers how online will settle following the covid boom and where does Amazon fit in?
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TWC Trends Summer 22: Part 1 – Half of consumers find rapid delivery of groceries appealing
Our latest TWC Trends research has revealed that half of consumers find the idea of delivery of groceries in half an hour – or less – appealing. Interest was highest amongst those living in London and younger consumers.
TWC Trends – Autumn Edition 2021 – PART 2
Part two of Autumn Trends focuses on the online explosion – the digitalisation and delivery of food and drink and its impact on the convenience and foodservice sectors
Watch out – there’s an elephant about…!
Here at TWC we work with lots of suppliers, helping them interpret the data they secure from wholesalers (and now retailers!). But, there’s an elephant in the room….
TWC Trends – Spring Edition 2021
Research on consumer sentiment and attitudes to shopping in: Convenience, Hospitality, Foodservice, Wholesale.
TWC Trends – The Rise of Subscription Services
In the last few weeks, a few headlines have caught my eye.
Firstly, the UK has officially become the 3rd largest ecommerce economy in the world, behind China, and only just behind South Korea (by only 0.1% of GDP).
Has the UK Convenience Sector Reached a Digital ‘Tipping Point’?
‘Maybe’ argues TWC’s Tom Fender….but yet again, industry commentators seem to be missing a key point. Over the last few years, we have seen the Retail Multiples reverse engineer themselves into Convenience retail, either by Tesco acquiring Booker or One Stop,...
April 2021: Amazon Could be the 6th Largest Supermarket According to TWC Trends Spring 2021 Report
Launching its inaugural TWC Trends Spring 2021 Report, leading intelligence and technology consultancy, TWC, has revealed that its consumer research indicates that Amazon could be the 6th largest supermarket if current shoppers swapped just one grocery shop per month....
Amazon Fresh ‘Just Walk Out’ Stores: The point most people seem to forget by TWC’s Tom Fender
Those of us who have visited Amazon’s new Fresh store in Ealing (it has now also opened a second store near Wembley) have been impressed by the technology. Some have commented on the fact that the ‘just walk out’ concept reduces the number of jobs. However, I believe...
Amazon Fresh ‘Just Walk Out’ Stores: The point most people seem to forget.
Those of us who have visited Amazon’s new Fresh store in Ealing (it has now also opened a second store near Wembley) have been impressed by the technology.
Will Wholesalers be forced to shape shift one more time post Covid?
Understandably, foodservice wholesalers are currently pre-occupied with the existential threat they face from a large proportion of their customer base being closed.
It’s time to think about your online experience
TWC’s Claire Murray takes a look at how digital and ecommerce optimisation can help wholesalers get more customers. (With a deep dive into what Screwfix does!)
Tom Fender: the next wholesale battleground: e-commerce?
TWC’s Tom Fender looks at recent e-commerce stats and asks – is this the new battleground for wholesalers?
Tom Fender: Amazon takes further steps into the grocery market – worrying or all just hype?
As Amazon takes further steps into the grocery space, TWC’s Tom Fender looks at the implications.
Tom Fender: Domino’s – now an e-commerce company that does pizza
Development Director, Tom, discusses how Domino’s changed their company mindset and achieved huge growth.
Tom Fender: home delivery & click and collect – local retailers’ opportunity to become data-led?
TWC’s Tom Fender asks: could the recent explosion of delivery and click and collect present a unique opportunity for retailers?
6 August 2018 – Alchemy WholeView launches affording suppliers unique data management and marketing excellence
Specialist data house, TWC has launched Alchemy WholeView – a solution that offers suppliers that are selling into Retail, Convenience and Foodservice the unique ability to merge the sales data that they are purchasing from each account, in order to deliver optimum sales insights and achieve marketing excellence.