Our Insights
The philosophy of OC&C Strategy Consultants is to treat each problem as unique, providing truly customised solutions rather than generic packages for our clients.
This selection of OC&C's publications illustrates our ability to think creatively, generate new insights and provide a fresh perspective on established thinking.
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Why have U.S. K-12 materials been so slow to "go digital"?
Investors and corporate managers are growing old while waiting for education markets to “go digital”. Other information businesses have made the transition, many over a decade ago
Second globalization
In the course of 2012, Wendel has asked OC&C Strategy Consultants to assess the effects of the globalization of economies on both management practices and governance models of major multinational corporations
Independents’ day
Content producers face rising rights and talent costs as they try to acquire a distinctive edge in a world of over-supplied “me too” vanilla content
Fashion re-designed
The whirlwind in the China apparel market: In the last decade, expanding in China was an easy ride with high sales growth driven by store expansion and same store sales increase...but that is about to change
School of hard knocks
The higher education sector in the UK has witnessed significant growth over the past three decades, with a combination of demographic, economic and policy drivers fuelling demand (as measured by the number of applications) since the 1980s
Hitting a BRIC wall
With growth in Europe static and fmcg groups struggling to find their stride in emerging markets, they’re eyeing up opportunities in the dark continent
On the rebound
It's not just the Premiership that's being taken over by foreign players. Over the last 10 years, UK-based ownership of the Top 150 food & drink suppliers has declined significantly
Would you trust a machine?
This is the fourth year of the OC&C Proposition Index, a major piece of consumer research into shopper attitudes towards the world’s leading retailers
Christmas cheer?
Christmas trading results this year generated some positive headlines suggesting better than expected performance – but the actual like-for-like out-turn for UK retail was negative
The great leap frog
E-commerce is a channel that everyone knows is important. However we believe that it is still frequently underestimated and opportunities are left on the table for retailers and consumers alike. It is not just a channel to sell to consumers – it fundamentally changes the interaction dynamic in consumer businesses