Spend category highlight: Courier services Courier services are essential for any business offering home delivery to customers. During the COVID-19 lockdowns the volume of deliveries and couriers increased dramatically. Whilst there has been some regression towards pre-pandemic levels, courier services remain…
Green Shoots New Store
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…
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…
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…
International Freight
Our Expert View: International Freight The last 2 years have thrown up many challenges in the international freight market. Some of these were; Covid lockdowns impacting freight loading, demand and vessel availability The Ever Given Suez blockage causing a backlog in…
Spend category highlight: MRO
Spend category highlight: MRO A subsection of Facilities Management (FM), MRO stands for Maintenance, Repair and Operations. MRO refers to products and tools used by companies to create a product, encompassing any item that is used in the production process but…
Spend category highlight: Retail packaging
Spend category highlight: Retail packaging Did you know that retail packaging as a spend category can cover a wide range of products and services? Examples include store bags, gift boxes, ecommerce boxes and bags, receipt wallets, labels and invoicing. Packaging spend…
Spend category highlight: Freight logistics
Spend category highlight: Freight logistics Freight Logistics covers the movement of purchased goods across a company’s supply chain. Goods are transported from the place of manufacture to the supplier’s warehousing depot to arrive when needed. These goods can travel by air,…