Will your portfolio weather the storm?

Retailers have slashed product ranges during the Covid-19 crisis to improve both product availability and operational efficiency.  There are now over 13,000 fewer SKUs in the top six UK grocers.  Some categories have been especially impacted – UK Petcare has seen a 27% SKU reduction.  (Source: The Grocer 4th July 2020). Suppliers themselves have been… Read More

Winning that all important 1st purchase

Byron Sharp’s well proven law of growth, that both brands and categories grow primarily as a result of penetration gains and not as much via frequency or AWP as previously understood, sits as a mantra at the heart of the marketing functions of many leading CPG companies. Sharp demonstrates that brands and categories should anticipate… Read More