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Friday 20 September 2019 Press release

The UK’s biggest 150 food and drink producers suffer from falling profits

The UK food and drink sector was under increasing pressure in 2018, with both profit margins and revenue growth falling from the levels reported in previous years

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Wednesday 27 June 2018 News

A golden age of leisure holds eastern (European) promise

As people look to spend their disposable income on experienced-based leisure activities, there are opportunities for businesses in established European markets to take advantage of the demand

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Wednesday 27 June 2018 News

Ask not what a category can do for a SKU, but what a SKU can do for a category

Grocery retail is challenged by the cost base increasing to cover online infrastructures and increased customer experience expectations, the threat of discounters, consolidation of competitors, aggressive suppliers and so on

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Thursday 21 June 2018 News

Opinion: Improving is not winning in retail

The roll call of failed or struggling retailers is growing: Toys R Us, Maplin, Poundworld, Carpetright, Mothercare, House of Fraser. Many more will be added

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Wednesday 20 June 2018 News

Don’t join the gold rush, sell shovels

Smart automotive companies will focus on B2B as consumers ditch cars in favour of pay-per-use mobility

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Friday 15 June 2018 News

Advanced analytics spending in the UK to jump to £24 billion by 2020

Data and Advanced Analytics have been 'hot' topics for some time now, and spending in the segment looks set to double by 2020

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Thursday 14 June 2018 News

Silent commerce

Automated transactions are increasingly woven into the fabric of people’s lives, offering the promise of smooth, seamless efficiency and the freedom to focus on more important things. The question is, how far can this trend go?

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Tuesday 12 June 2018 News

Branded players must learn from own label strategies

For decades private label businesses have been viewed as FMCG sector also-rans, mere commodity players snapping at the heels of big brand producers. However, they have been steadily gaining ground on their rivals

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Tuesday 12 June 2018 News

The Grocer Gold Awards - tonight

OC&C sponsors The Grocer Gold Awards 2018

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Friday 08 June 2018 News

3i Group plc sells stake in SLR Consulting to Charterhouse Capital Partners

OC&C advises on SLR Consulting deal

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Thursday 07 June 2018 News

Vitruvian acquires Travel Counsellors

OC&C advises Vitruvian on Travel Counsellors deal

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Wednesday 06 June 2018 News

Retailers need to inject urgency and talent if they are to survive the digital revolution

Digital superpowers are bringing new technologies into view at lightning speed, creating a structural change in retail so profound, even large retailers need to act now if they’re to hold their own

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Friday 01 June 2018 News

$2.3bn Interoute sale completes

OC&C congratulates Interoute on the completion of sale to GTT Communications

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