The objective of both the supplier and the retailer is to ensure that a product is on the shelf when a customer wants ...

FMCG businesses are awash with data, some of which involves parting with hard earned cash in order to buy from third ...

Why reporting monthly numbers is pointless (sometimes!).

All of the top 12 largest supermarkets in the UK are subject to GSCOP (Grocery Suppliers Code of Practice). With ...

In my late twenties my colleague Ray McGrath, now a good friend, passed on the advice that when making decisions it's ...

In an ideal world all suppliers would not only receive data which can accurately forecast their demand levels, but also ...

Many retail businesses feel that they are drowning in data, but also don't have information in the right format to make ...

Customers can’t buy products that aren’t on the shelf. Research by Oliver Wyman (1) states it’s not unusual for a ...