Reports
Tuesday 22nd January 2019
A generation without borders
As the newest generation emerges onto the consumer landscape, myth and misconception dominates the discourse about Generation Z. Will they kill the high street...
Wednesday 16th January 2019
A perfect fit
The global market for apparel presents both challenge and opportunity. To be a winner, a brand must plot an ever more careful path: there...
Monday 3rd December 2018
Vertical software
Many of the best vertical software businesses make money with a well-established playbook: pick leading market positions and must-have products, drive pricing, up-sell and...
Wednesday 28th November 2018
Are you up to speed with Due Diligence 2.0?
In an environment of high deal valuations and plentiful dry powder, investors need to work harder than ever to track down the best assets...
Wednesday 21st November 2018
Winning hearts and minds
The UK retail industry is not for the faint-hearted: retailers continue to feel the heat from pressure on consumer spending and new and disruptive...
Friday 16th November 2018
Journey to the centre
Some international media businesses are shifting senior management and front-office roles away from London and back to their central HQs – and Brexit is...
Tuesday 30th October 2018
On the edge
With inflation in raw materials and rising labour costs squeezing margins, the anticipatory impact of Brexit is already being felt large across the UK...
Tuesday 23rd October 2018
Bridging the trust gap
After a three-year slowdown in 2013-2015, the China luxury market is back on a solid growth trajectory
Friday 19th October 2018
The first rule of disruption
At the annual OC&C and Financo Retail CEO Forum, we heard first-hand how retail sector 'disruptors' think about the changing shape of the industry
Monday 3rd September 2018
Placing the right bets
Retailers have a variety of levers at their disposal to drive commercial performance – from price and promotions to range and space
Tuesday 31st July 2018
Making every purchase count
Analytics helps us answer a retailer’s toughest questions, especially when multiple factors – such as price, SKU mix, and promotions – have to be...
Thursday 19th July 2018
Action stations
The Global 50 report is our annual snapshot of the world’s 50 largest CPG businesses
Monday 25th June 2018
Putting analytics to work
Big Data and Advanced Analytics have been 'hot' topics for some time now. It has become clear that the most successful companies spend more...
Monday 5th March 2018
The talking shop
Rapid consumer adoption of smart speakers, combined with a growing tendency to use such devices for shopping, suggests that voice commerce (voice-based eCommerce) will...
Wednesday 28th February 2018
Partnering to win in retail’s digital age
For the last three years we have been living in the era of M-commerce: smartphones now represent over 50% of all online retail transactions...
Sunday 18th February 2018