Dave KnowlesOct 13, 20202 minBudgeting for 2021Forecasting grocery demand during 2020 has been challenging to say the least. We’ve had; panic buying, stockpiling, weekly sales higher...
daveknowlesJun 21, 20202 minThe most important trait of a successful account managerIn a recent poll, we asked industry peers what the most important trait of a successful national account manager was. Typically, an...
daveknowlesMay 27, 20202 minAccount Managers- How to effectively communicate with your buyer during lockdownAs of May 15th, Zoom, the video conferencing service, was more valuable than the world’s top seven airlines combined. This highlights a...
daveknowlesMay 12, 20203 minThirsty Brits send booze sales soaringTrying to forecast accurately during the COVID-19 pandemic, has put even the most robust supply chains under pressure. Many have seen...
daveknowlesApr 7, 20205 minForecasting supply and demand during a global pandemic - Part DeuxIt seems like so much has changed since I last wrote an article on this subject on March 5th, that I wanted to write a follow up piece...
daveknowlesMar 5, 20203 minForecasting supply and demand during a global pandemic 😳Firstly I know it's not officially a pandemic yet...but it certainly looks to be heading that way. As the spread of Coronavirus or COVID...
daveknowlesFeb 4, 20202 minNot everyone's cup of tea!It has recently been reported in the national press that Unilever could be mulling a sale of their iconic tea brand, PG Tips. Kantar have...
daveknowlesJan 13, 20201 minSacla' Bleu! Emergency Product WithdrawalsIt has recently been reported in the UK national and trade press that certain products, from pesto supplier Sacla', have potentially got...
daveknowlesDec 16, 20191 minTesco & WWF team up for Sustainable Basket MetricTesco and the WWF last week announced a tie up to start measuring how sustainable a consumer's basket is. Each product in the basket will...
daveknowlesNov 4, 20191 minWhitley Bay fireworks volunteer litter pickEvery year, the Whitley Bay fireworks display attracts thousands of people to the coast. Unfortunately some people think it's ok to drop...
daveknowlesOct 5, 20191 minDave's Tesco BombshellDave Lewis's shock departure announcement from Tesco, took the industry by surprise earlier this week. After 5 years at the helm since...
daveknowlesSep 16, 20192 minAldi ExpandsAldi have announced it is going to spend £1bn, to open a new store in the UK, every week (on average), for the next two years. This could...
daveknowlesAug 28, 20191 minSupermarkets: Promote at your peril!Price discount promotions, multi-buys, buy one get one free or everyday low price (EDLP)? The plethora or price and promotional options...
daveknowlesAug 20, 20192 minBeer packaging: Driving sustainability? Or moving the problem from plastic to deforestation?Since the monumental shift in public opinion on plastic packaging waste since David Attenborough's Blue Planet II, many retailers and...
daveknowlesAug 19, 20191 minEvery Lidl helps!My wife Danielle, was shopping in Lidl last week and text me about a new initiative they're running before it was in the news. They have...
daveknowlesJun 10, 20191 minBravo Waitrose!Waitrose has started trialling a 'bring your own box' scheme at its Botley Road store in Oxford. The 'Waitrose unpacked' initiative is...