International

As all product manufacturers and retailers are well aware, the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) landscape has grown increasingly complex, and paths to purchase are no longer linear. While [...]

Staying ahead of sales trends in fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) isn’t easy, but by keeping an eye on macroeconomic trends, identifying categories that are showing a surge and anticipating [...]

How many times have you heard that this is the year that the “next big thing” will finally make it big? In each of the last 10 years following the introduction of the first iPhone, I’ve read [...]

Wesfarmers’ chief executive Rob Scott is up against the clock. In nine weeks a decision is due on the future of Bunnings UK and Ireland (BUKI). And investment bank Lazard’s difficult job of [...]

The volume of groceries sold at the UK’s leading supermarkets rose by its highest year-on-year rate for 18 months. Shoppers bought +0.8%¹ more groceries during the four weeks ending 24 February [...]