Retail New Year’s Resolutions
January has a certain energy in retail. Trading teams come back with fresh ideas. Forecasts get revisited. Range and promo plans are refined. And, like every year, we set resolutions – individually and as businesses – about what we want to improve. The problem is not ambition. The problem is execution. In FMCG retail, “We’ll […]
How to uphold stock productivity to limit sales decline throughout scarcity
By Franita Bosman, Founder and MD at BD-Nav · The impact of load-shedding on FMCG operations · What it costs to keep operations running · What happens in the dark between electricity supply switchovers? · How we identify where distribution will provide the best turnover. We know that the country is currently in a devastating […]