Thought Provoking Consulting2 minGrowing through range optimisation – SKU expansion versus editingYears ago, before the birth of online, the physical store was the key constraint on how many items SKUs (or items) you carried....
Thought Provoking Consulting3 minWhat opportunities does Integrated Planning provide retail?How to proactively introduce an integrated planning process and system.
Thought Provoking Consulting2 minHow to access on-demand specialist skills through Service AugmentationOur Service Augmentation offer connects you to leading specialists across product development, planning, merchandising and more.
Thought Provoking Consulting2 minThree myths about AI in RetailArtificial Intelligence capability has developed dramatically over the last couple of years and its adoption across retail has never been...
Thought Provoking Consulting2 minHow service augmentation provides on-demand skillsThe past few years have posed unprecedented challenges for retail businesses, many of which made staff cuts in the hope of surviving the...
Thought Provoking Consulting3 minAre your demand forecasts good enough?Against most forecasts, post-lockdown has seen shoppers returning to stores and leaving online. How well did you forecast this? What does...
Richard Hyman2 minProactive retail – finding the Holy GrailRetail is under siege. Aside from the headache of inflation and how much to pass on to customers, demand is softening as spending power...
Richard Hyman2 minInflation – a growing retail headacheThe latest ONS data confirms that inflation has some way to go yet before peaking. This issue has become the major preoccupation of...
Thought Provoking Consulting2 minRetail Risk Reduction Through Data-Driven DecisionsBuyers and merchandisers need to make hundreds of individual decisions a week, the majority of which have a significant impact to the...