Insight Reports

C-Store Product Availability: At our "Future of International Convenience Retailing" conference last September, industry leaders voted to identify product availability as the number one issue facing the industry. Insight’s C-Store Product Availability report was commissioned to meet this challenge and to investigate root causes of poor product availability, best practice and possible solutions. This new report is intended for use as a benchmarking tool for supplier strategy to maximize the availability of their products.

UK Symbols and Independents 2005: A quantitative survey of the independently owned grocery sector in the UK with additional retailer commentary from depth interviews. 314 retailers responsible for 440 stores in total were interviewed. The report provides data on buying practices, symbol loyalties, promotional implementation, relative category importance, rep visits and attitudes to reps, other sources of information (including the trade press) and future plans. It includes over 60 charts and over 300 pages of tables, with commentary and strategic analysis.

Irish Symbol and Independent Retailing Tracker 2005: A quantitative survey of the independently owned grocery sector in Ireland. 300 retailers responsible for 480 stores in total were interviewed. The report provides data on buying practices, symbol loyalties, promotional implementation, category growth and decline, perceived competition and future plans. It includes over 60 charts and over 400 pages of tables, with commentary and strategic analysis.

Developments in Retailer Media: Is the growth in retailer-owned media an opportunity for suppliers to reach shoppers? Or is it just a way for retailers to drive new revenue? Tesco and Asda's new media centres can handle fully integrated campaigns. Which media combination works best for individual products and categories?

Opportunities in the UK Independent Forecourt Sector This shared cost syndicate research was designed to give a clear picture of the supply channels currently serving the market and the rate at which different sectors of the market are developing their convenience offer. It investigated retailer behaviour in terms of purchasing, pricing, merchandising and promotions, and relationships with oil companies, suppliers, their representatives and other sources of retail support.

Managing Retailer Relationships in a Deflationary Environment: This report evaluates UK and international supplier strategies in a deflationary price selling environment. It is based on a confidential interviewing programme at director level with major UK suppliers to the grocery industry. Their views on the future of the industry have been cross referenced with City and European Retail Analysts.