Reports
Wednesday 25th May 2016
Serving up a winner
China is home to almost 1.4 billion people, close to 8 million foodservice POS and dozens of unique local cuisines
Friday 1st April 2016
Re-assessing industrial footprints
In most manufacturing industries, the rules for designing an optimal 'footprint' have dramatically changed over the last 15 to 20 years
Friday 4th March 2016
A pain in the neck
During the Autumn Statement, the Government announced its intention to clamp down on whiplash claims. Two wide-reaching reforms were proposed
Tuesday 1st March 2016
Going places
Times have been particularly tough for Travel, Transport and Logistics (TTL) operators, with the profits of leading brands such as Holiday Inn, Hertz and...
Monday 22nd February 2016
Tic-tock
Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC) services has been a highly attractive market on the agenda of major investors across the globe. However, growth rates...
Friday 5th February 2016
Damp spirits?
Overall retail like-for-likes were broadly flat in Christmas 2015, continuing the trend of the previous 3 years
Monday 21st December 2015
Organising for value
'Telematics' - capturing and transmitting real-time operational data from business operations - includes everything from basic vehicle tracking solutions to complex fleet management systems...
Wednesday 25th November 2015
Serving it up
After another eventful year in retail, the publication of OC&C's Proposition Index provides an opportunity to reflect on the impact on the UK consumer...
Tuesday 22nd September 2015
Foraging for new growth
Which way is growth? Sales and profit growth has slumped, the latest OC&C Index for The Grocer reveals, but own-label is finding its way...
Wednesday 19th August 2015
Sink or swim
Too many of the world's leading B2B Services firms are at risk of revenue and margin decline - and only a few are acting...
Thursday 13th August 2015
Flat footed
The sustained slowdown being experienced by the Global 50 FMCG giants is partly a reflection of cyclical exchange rate and commodity effects but also...
Wednesday 1st July 2015
Friend or foe
In Autumn 2014, OC&C conducted research focused on the use of 3rd party open video platforms by 'professional' TV players (e.g. broadcasters and content...
Tuesday 7th April 2015
Closing the gap
This is the fifth year we have carried out the International OC&C Proposition Index, a major piece of consumer research measuring shopper attitudes and...
Wednesday 28th January 2015
Flat out or out flat?
The UK economic recovery may be continuing (and wages finally growing faster than inflation), but from a retail Christmas trading perspective progress was uneven
Wednesday 3rd December 2014
Un-blocked
eCommerce has been THE hot topic in Chinese retail for the past few years culminating in the recent listing of Alibaba on the NYSE
Friday 12th September 2014