by John Noble | May 30, 2025 | General, The Brands Blog
The Grocer magazine recently featured an interesting article on GSCOP (Grocery Supplies Code of Practice) compliance and the challenge this presents to the GCA (Groceries Code Adjudicator), notably in relation to Amazon. The GCA is fully aware of the current...
by John Noble | May 30, 2025 | General, The Brands Blog
2025 is seeing unprecedented pressures on retailers. There 5 key factors include: Rising Food Inflation: Food inflation is projected to reach 5% by the end of 2025, largely driven by the cost of goods and services. Retailers are also facing challenges, including an...
by John Noble | Jul 1, 2021 | General, The Brands Blog
Changing Lives, Changing Behaviour and the Implications for Brands The last year has brought big changes in how brands get their products to market and maintain their brand relevance, but it also has seen changes in the broader priorities and behaviour of brands,...
by David Haigh | Oct 8, 2020 | General, The Brands Blog, Value of brands
Guest blog: Comparing and contrasting the business models of retailers and brand manufacturers A wide choice of products at a range of prices across the country remains a good measure of an effective grocery market for shoppers. Retailers and suppliers play distinct...
by John Noble | Apr 1, 2020 | General
Brand Success Through Sustainability – Fact or Fiction? Can brands benefit from their sustainability efforts? In the words of Professor Oliver Koll of the Universität Innsbruck School of Management and IMark Strategy & Research, ‘Do people care? Do people inform...
by John Noble | Mar 16, 2020 | General
The brand implications of class actions A trend towards a more friendly class-action regime in the UK needs careful watching, particularly by companies that depend on their brand(s) for their competitiveness. Experience of class actions in other jurisdictions, in...