retail

Jun 19, 2026

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12 min read

The Self-Checkout Dilemma

Why the Great Retail Automation is Sparking Customer Friction and High Losses

Andrew Dremin

retail

Jun 17, 2026

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1 min read

The Tapas wars

The restaurants vs Mercadona

Andrew Dremin

FMCG

Jun 16, 2026

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1 min read

Caffeine potency breakdown

Espresso vs Matcha

Andrew Dremin

retail

Jun 15, 2026

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1 min read

The highest earning football clubs

How Real Madrid makes money

Andrew Dremin

FMCG

Jun 14, 2026

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8 min read

The Billion-Dollar Illusion

How a Fake Movie Parade Transformed Global Retail and Tourism

Andrew Dremin

retail

Jun 11, 2026

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1 min read

Spain's retail deadline

14% of all supermarket sales in Spain now come from foreign-born shoppers.

Andrew Dremin

retail

Spain reached 19th place on the 2026 HelloSafe Prosperity Index

Jun 8, 2026

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1 min read

Spain reached 19th place on the 2026 HelloSafe Prosperity Index

If you want high margins, sell to Norway or Ireland.

Andrew Dremin

retail

Jun 8, 2026

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1 min read

Summer discount war

Amazon moved Prime Day

Andrew Dremin

retail

2B is expected economical effect of Pope's Spain visit.

Jun 5, 2026

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1 min read

2B is expected economical effect of Pope's Spain visit.

"Leo Lift" is nothing like the "Taylor Swift Effect"

Andrew Dremin

retail

The premium private labels are 28% now in Europe.

Jun 5, 2026

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1 min read

The premium private labels are 28% now in Europe.

Shoppers are trading up and down at the same time.

Andrew Dremin

retail

Jun 1, 2026

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1 min read

Milka's shrinkflation

The Bremen court just ruled this is illegal.

Andrew Dremin

retail

May 29, 2026

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8 min read

The €3.90 Gourmet Threat

How Supermarket Meal Kits are Disrupting Fast Casual Dining

Andrew Dremin

FMCG

May 26, 2026

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9 min read

The $175 Billion Windfall War

Inside the Consumer Backlash and Supply Chain Battle of the IEEPA Tariff Refunds

Andrew Dremin

retail

May 24, 2026

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1 min read

Top retail employers 2026

Why retail employers are not at the top.

Andrew Dremin

retail

The Supermarket That Wants to Be a Restaurant

May 23, 2026

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10 min read

The Supermarket That Wants to Be a Restaurant

How Coffee Corners are Rewriting Retail Rules

Andrew Dremin

FMCG

May 20, 2026

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12 min read

Poland's Growth Engine is a Margin Trap

The Strategic Mechanics and FMCG Implications of Central Europe's Retail Evolution

Andrew Dremin

FMCG

May 18, 2026

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12 min read

The Coming Food Inflation Wave

Geopolitical Disruptions, Transmission Channels, and Strategic Corporate Blueprints

Andrew Dremin

retail

May 17, 2026

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2 min read

The Great Ultra-Fast Fashion War

What the Shein vs. Temu Trial Teaches Us About the Future of Retail

Andrew Dremin

retail

May 15, 2026

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6 min read

The End of Retail Exceptionalism

What the Action Slowdown Teaches the Industry

Andrew Dremin

retail

May 13, 2026

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6 min read

The Discounter that Lost its Soul

A Deep Analysis of the Lidl Plus Loyalty Collapse

Andrew Dremin

retail

May 11, 2026

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3 min read

The rise of "Grab-and-Go" Meals

Do not hide this section deep inside the store.

Andrew Dremin

retail

May 10, 2026

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1 min read

Ahold Delhaize's chess

On in, one out.

Andrew Dremin

FMCG

The Gilded Fortress: Inside LVMH’s High-Stakes Strategy Pivot

May 8, 2026

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7 min read

The Gilded Fortress: Inside LVMH’s High-Stakes Strategy Pivot

For four decades, the world of business followed one simple rule: Bernard Arnault does not sell. He only buys.

Andrew Dremin

retail

74% Leakage: Why Offline Trust is Dying Online

May 5, 2026

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5 min read

74% Leakage: Why Offline Trust is Dying Online

A Special Report on the European Grocery Reset of 2026

Andrew Dremin

retail

May 5, 2026

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1 min read

Bizum: The Spanish payment revolution

Visa and Mastercard are under attack

Andrew Dremin

retail

The Self-Checkout Dilemma

The Tapas wars

Caffeine potency breakdown

The highest earning football clubs

The Billion-Dollar Illusion

Spain's retail deadline

Spain reached 19th place on the 2026 HelloSafe Prosperity Index

Summer discount war

2B is expected economical effect of Pope's Spain visit.

The premium private labels are 28% now in Europe.

Milka's shrinkflation

The €3.90 Gourmet Threat

The $175 Billion Windfall War

Top retail employers 2026

The Supermarket That Wants to Be a Restaurant

Poland's Growth Engine is a Margin Trap

The Coming Food Inflation Wave

The Great Ultra-Fast Fashion War

The End of Retail Exceptionalism

The Discounter that Lost its Soul

The rise of "Grab-and-Go" Meals

Ahold Delhaize's chess

The Gilded Fortress: Inside LVMH’s High-Stakes Strategy Pivot

74% Leakage: Why Offline Trust is Dying Online

Bizum: The Spanish payment revolution

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