Nando’s (SOC)

Location strategy and prioritisation of new sites for dining chain Nando’s Javelin Group was engaged by senior management at casual dining chain Nando’s to provide a ‘scientific’ and customer-focussed approach to location analysis to support UK growth. Project Deep analytics were deployed to understand customer, store and catchment dynamics to deliver a clear evaluation of […]

Bonds (Pacific Brands) (SOC)

Store strategy and roadmap for Pacific Brands’ iconic underwear brand Bonds Javelin Group was engaged by Australian retailer Pacific Brands to define a three-year store strategy and roadmap for its iconic underwear brand Bonds. Project Javelin Group conducted detailed analysis of Bonds’ current store performance – financial and operational performance and customer experience – using […]

Global Consumer Electronics (SOC)

Retail location strategy and selection playbook for multinational organisation Javelin Group was engaged by the global retail team to provide a detailed retail location ‘playbook’ to help drive consistency within local country subsidiaries. We undertook a detailed assessment of the current business, informed by interviews with selected country teams, and a review of existing operations, […]

Metro Bank (SOC)

UK store roll-out strategy for fast-growth disruptor retail bank With an ambitious store growth plan intersecting with the development of new format propositions and operating models, Metro Bank approached Javelin Group to build a fast-paced data-driven plan for future store estate optimisation. Project The evaluation incorporated a plan for existing store venues together with the […]

Carpetright (SOC)

Conurbation-level network optimisation strategy for Carpetright Having entered into a Company Voluntary Agreement (“CVA”), Carpetright engaged Javelin Group to deliver a high-level store location review identify opportunities to re-shape the store estate. Project Strategic evaluation of current and optimal store network footprint. Assessment of geographic spend universe (current and target) informed customer analytics to quantify […]

Unilabs (SOC)

Location strategy analysis for medical diagnostics company Unilabs Javelin Group was engaged by senior management at Unilabs to provide a scientific’ and customer-focussed approach to location analysis to support French site planning. Project Deep analytics were deployed to construct a model of geographic demand across France (based on the business’s customer profile) and identify opportunity […]

Telco Merger (SOC)

Store estate merger planning for two large telco operators Javelin Group worked with two leading telco operators to create a store network optimisation plan, as a part of a planned merger. Project Javelin Group undertook a comprehensive analysis of the brands’ customer profiles, store performance and location overlap to identify consolidation opportunities and associated operating […]

Primark (SOC)

Shape of chain strategy and interactive property analytics for major UK fashion retailer Javelin Group delivered a combination of strategic store network recommendations and a set of supporting interactive dashboards to support Primark’s property team with network decision making. Project Strategic recommendations were built based on a set of predictive models that were informed by […]

Missguided (STRAT)

Five-year ‘Strategy into Action’ plan for online fashion retailer Missguided. Following rapid growth in its first nine years, UK-based women’s value fashion online pureplay Missguided needed to clarify its continued growth path both within the UK and internationally, along with the actions and investments required to realise this. Project Javelin Group was engaged to define Missguided’s […]

007 Global Yoghurt Company (STRAT)

Shopper journey research and shopper marketing playbook in Spain and the UK for a global yoghurt company. Project With a newly developed Shopper Marketing team, Javelin Group was engaged for a 10 week project to understand the shopping behaviours of yoghurt shoppers in Spain and the UK, and to identify what the company needed to […]