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Haleon make recycling rewarding
The partnership between Haleon and recycling app developer Bower is a milestone in brand innovation and consumer engagement. Using Bower's AI technology (developed in collaboration with Google) Haleon is encouraging people to recycle their empty packaging with an...
Welcome to 2025 – Retailing in the UK has never been tougher!
As we welcome in 2025, there is no denying that it is going to be a challenging year for UK retail. There are several factors that are creating ‘a perfect storm’ of cost pressures. Employers’ National Insurance increase in the minimum wage Increase in shoplifting...
Are you ready for a fast start in 2025? 5 key grocery trends
Here are 5 key grocery trends we are likely to face into in 2025: Hybrid shopping: Customers value both physical and digital shopping experiences, so retailers should create omnichannel experiences that are smooth and connected. On Demand Delivery: Retailers will be...
Chaos Packaging: Rewriting Packaging Design
Increasing numbers of smaller, social-media savvy brands are choosing to package their products to look like something else. Disruptive packaging has become a tool to stand out in competitive markets. This revolutionary marketing strategy transforms ordinary product...
Nescafé instant coffee designed for hot and cold drinks
Nestlé’s has developed a new range of Nescafé soluble coffee that can be used to make both hot and cold drinks. Nescafé Classic hot&cold Launched under Nescafé Classic label, the range comes in two different natural flavours – caramel and hazelnut – that dissolve...
National Insurance payments increasing demands on suppliers
Increased National Insurance payments risks increasing demands from major retailers on their suppliers. Forbes Magazine reported that; ‘UK retailers brace for a £2.5 billion blow in 2025, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC). Industry bodies were quick to...
NEW modular Competition Law virtual training success
The most recent CMA (Competitions and Markets Authority) research discovered that many UK businesses (following a survey of UK businesses across all sectors) have a poor knowledge of competition Law. Less than 25% stated that they understood Competition Law. [fairly...
MYOM wins great taste award for make your own oat milk product
Oat milk company, MYOM, is minimising packaging waste and transportation emissions by selling an oat premix that turns into a milk when mixed with water. Offering a more sustainable alternative to traditional oat, nut and soya milks - which are usually shipped in...
Less than 25% of UK suppliers are aware of Competition Law
Less than 25% of UK suppliers are aware of Competition Law and how it affects their business. In the most recent CMA (Competition and Markets Authority) research there are some startling findings. Did you know that: Less than 25% of suppliers stated that they...
‘Robust’ negotiations over pricing are set to be inflamed further
Major retailer buyers’ have reverted to pre-pandemic and cost of living behaviours regarding cost price increases, the latest report by the Groceries Code Adjudicator found. At a recent conference in London the Groceries Code Adjudicator, Mark White, presented the...