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.

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?

On Shelf Availability: For the first time, the UK grocery industry now looks set to really tackle on-shelf availability issues. This report outlines the wide variety of initiatives which are now being put in place to tackle this perennial problem.

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.

RFID in the Grocery Supply Chain: RFID is now a real issue in future supply-chain development. There is a change of focus, with practical and commercial issues coming more to the forefront. Suppliers need to make sure they are prepared: they need to do trials, make sure their master files are in order, and be ready to move fairly soon.