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Ten innovative ideas from the around the world

Retail analyst Abi Lawrence gathers bright ideas from around the world highlighting innovations in the food and consumer goods industry. From personalisation with a ‘wow’ factor and GPS tracking to Twitter currency, we’ve outlined five exciting global examples below and we’re offering you the chance to download a presentation of our top 10 innovations from 2012 for FREE.

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Three tips on what online shoppers want

While the economic situation is driving many of the shopper trends that we’re reporting at present, there are a number of ‘continual shopper trends’ that are revolutionising the British grocery landscape irrespective of the economic situation. Our shopper insight manager, Tim Maton looks at one of those trends - online shopping. If you’re not already...

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New online guide:
Developing supply chain talent

Start and develop your career in the food & grocery supply chain with this free online resource from ECR UK. Find out why you should choose the supply chain as a career, see key competencies for success and read case studies showing how companies are...

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The impact of crisis on water stewardship in the UK food and consumer goods industry

A free report highlighting the impact of drought on resilience in the food and grocery industry and...

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Successful account management

Commercial capability manager and Academy trainer Ian Walters explains the main responsibilities of an account manager in the food and grocery industry, why the role is evolving and what it takes to be successful.

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New article:
The Sunshine Vitamin: Why the sudden interest?

Hannah Arnold, nutrition and scientific affairs executive, explains why food businesses have begun to recognise the opportunity in fortifying their products with vitamin D.

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Topics we cover

• Retail

  Our insight from around the world covers everything you need in convenience, online, global trends and much more. From emerging powers to mature markets, Retail Analysis has it covered.

• Supply chain

  Cutting packaging and waste, filling lorries better and reducing HGV miles are just a few examples of our work. In this section we have practical guides, easy-to-use tools and helpful tips.

• Shopper Insight

  Consumer and shopper research underpins everything we do at IGD. Our ability to get to the heart of shoppers' attitudes enables us to offer invaluable research and strategic insight.

• Building trading relationships

  From category management and shopper marketing, to in-store promotions and supply chain collaboration. Some of the biggest wins come from working better together.

• Nutrition, food and farming

  From food labelling and communicating about healthy balanced diets, through cutting edge science and technology, to farmers and supply chains selling more and wasting less.

• Sustainability

  We’ve pulled together everything you need to know about sustainability and the challenges for our industry, plus best practice tips and tools from our industry groups.

• Economics & horizon scanning

  It's crucial to keep one eye on the horizon to see what innovations, economic challenges and global issues are coming. We look at the future landscape and implications for our industry.