Find out how you could transform the interaction between your Traders/Buyers and Suppliers to drive increased supplier funding and better offers whilst dramatically improving the collection of funds, reducing the cost and timescale of collection.
= Summary: Ed Betts explores the difficulty and inequality of legacy joint business planning, and reveals the ways in which retailers can revolutionise the practice Retailers and suppliers plan in very different ways, because they run very different businesses. Suppliers typically look for certainty and efficiency, given the pressures of production runs and supply chain logistics. Retailers need certainty, too, but must also be able to respond …
How Metcash Transformed Promotions with Retail ExpressMetcash, the backbone of Australia’s largest independent supermarket network, needed to modernise its promotional planning to keep pace with consumer expectations and tough competition. Partnering with Retail Express, they launched Metproms—an AI-enabled platform that automated manual processes, improved forecasting, streamlined supplier collaboration, and scaled seamlessly across banners. The result? Faster, smarter promotions, stronger supplier partnerships, and a new standard in independent …
= Summary: Ed Betts explains that the time to reach for advanced tools is now – and the opportunity to optimise retail processes does not have to be disruptive or difficult Managing supplier interactions can be a minefield. Each vendor comes with different demands and expectations; every product line, promotion and media campaign stretches retail teams further. Finding the space required to jump on growth opportunities is …