Asda and Sainsbury’s must balance unity with differentiation to make their merger work
To maximise both revenues and savings, Sainsbury’s and Asda’s merger must get brand architecture right, unifying operations while keeping the brands distinct.
To maximise both revenues and savings, Sainsbury’s and Asda’s merger must get brand architecture right, unifying operations while keeping the brands distinct.
This week’s deal might have created the UK’s biggest supermarket group, but questions remain over how the two businesses will work together when they have such distinctive brand propositions.
The deal between the UK’s second and third biggest supermarkets gives the combined entity about 31% of the supermarket sector, ahead of current market leader Tesco.
Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe believes that just because the two brands will be owned by the same company, that doesn’t mean they can’t co-exist.
If authenticity comes from within, marketers should free themselves from expectations and identify the difference between competencies and skills.
Having created a new category, functional juice shot brand Moju, first had to educate consumers about the product before turning its attention to brand.
While changing jobs frequently may be good for career development, what are the unintended consequences for brand building?
From the persistent data skills gap to rampant restructuring, the Marketing Week Career & Salary Survey reveals how teams are evolving in 2024.