Wawa, headquartered in Pennsylvania, trades nearly 900 convenience stores in the U.S and posts annual sales of over US$12bn. We highlight its four key strengths and areas to watch. 1) A destination for fresh food Wawa began as a dairy business going back more than 100 years. This background has shaped the retailer’s commitment to delivering fresh food, a category that Wawa is now famous for...

Unilever has reported strong half year results. Its performance was driven by out of home food, prestige beauty and ecommerce. However, the company expects H2 to be challenging, due to the acceleration of cost inflation, driven by rising prices for raw materials and freight. Strong performance driven by changing dynamics The first half of the year marked a shift in terms of Unilever’s perfo...

Earlier this year we published our five trends to watch in North America in 2021. We review our predictions and highlight what’s happened and why we’ve had to revise our outlook. Pandemic duration beyond our initial expectations The first half of the year has progressed broadly in line with our expectations, outlined in our report, North America strategic outlook 2021 . However, the du...