Green Shoots & New Stores Is it possible to see the first green shoots of recovery for retailers in the UK? The recent better-than-expected news around increased footfall and sales figures have increased optimism. The news of planned new store openings…
Budgets & Resilience
Making your Budget Resilient in 2023 As we move towards the end of the year executives are renewing their focus and plan for their budgets in the coming year. In these uncertain times there is a focus on cost control and…
Keeping Control of your Contracts
Keeping Control of your Contracts We’ve worked with several businesses over the last few years, helping to identify opportunities to drive savings and service improvements. By identifying and implementing procurement strategies and policies we are able to ensure that their business…
Tail Spend Management
Tail Spend Management Focussing time and resource on tail spend management can often appear daunting and to offer limited returns. When it comes to optimising value, it often makes sense to focus on the largest contracts. However, Tail spend – or…
Indirect Procurement
What Is Indirect Procurement? Understanding & defining the difference between direct and indirect procurement is essential.. Typically, direct procurement is seen in industries such as retail, food and beverage, and manufacturing. In essence it is any industry where there is a…
Virtual Procurement
Introducing Ebit’s Virtual Procurement Service Can you imagine having a complete procurement team on call to provide support when you need it? Ebit’s Virtual Procurement model gives you that flexibility for a monthly fixed fee. We will provide access to our…
Scotland: Deposit Return Scheme
Countdown to the UK’s First Deposit Return Scheme The official “go live” for the UK’s first Deposit Return Scheme is due on August 16th 2023 in Scotland. The scheme is designed to encourage recycling of single use plastic bottles. With less…
Reducing Store Waste
Reducing Store Waste We spoke with Mark Haywood, one of our consultant team, who talked us through some of the challenges faced when trying to reduce waste within retail stores. Having worked within the Retail & B2B sector for over 20…
Stakeholder Engagement and Procurement
Stakeholder Engagement and Procurement As Procurement Consultants we can sometimes feel like an elephant in the room. Nobody necessarily wants to acknowledge we are there and we can be perceived as a barrier to Business-As-Usual activities by unengaged business functions. When…
Private Equity Portfolio Growth & Procurement Services
Private Equity Portfolio Growth & Procurement Services Exploring opportunities, solving challenges and redefining business practices and processes are the normal expectations of the modern procurement department. The challenges faced in recent years have further demonstrated that there is a strong link…