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Next Generation Collaboration: The New Frontier for Shopper Value and Industry Growth
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Amid the fast and sweeping change that is transforming the retail and consumer goods marketplace, traditional industry players are struggling to keep up. However by taking collaboration to unprecedented levels, retailers and manufactures can collaborate to form an integrated view of the opportunities to unlock new value and exceed shopper expectations.
Are Your CPG Brands Maximizing the Return on Your Digital Investment?
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A new groundbreaking study by Accenture, comScore, and dunnhumbyUSA reveals a direct correlation between CPG brand website usage and in-store purchase behavior, including CPG brand website visitors spend 37% more on the brand and 53% more on product category in retail stores than non-visitors.
The Waiting is Over: Why Retailers Have to Get Better at Private Label Now
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In today’s fierce competitive environment, private label serves as the lynchpin strategy for winning in retail through differentiation. However, companies need to possess a full range of capabilities to capture the opportunity and value of private label retailing.
Private Label: Don’t Fight It, Thrive In It How Manufacturers and Retailers Can Collaborate on Insight-Driven Product Development and Merchandising
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By sharing consumer and shopper insights—working together on innovation, assortment and marketing toward a mutual consumer—both the manufacturer and retailer can benefit from a more loyal consumer base, stronger overall category sales, better margins and lower costs across areas such as product development, marketing and promotion.
Achieving High Performance in Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages
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Growing commodity prices and stiff competition from emerging market players and private label brands has put enormous pressure on food and non-alcoholic beverage companies. But companies with low-cost operating models and the right talent that can meet the needs of shoppers for convenience, health and value in key growth categories will be well positioned.
Achieving High Performance in the Grocery Industry
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From an original peer set of 30 publicly listed companies with annual turnover in excess of US$6 billion, predominantly from grocery sales, 5 companies emerged from Accenture research as high performers in grocery. In this article, Accenture outlines how these retailers positioned themselves to achieve high performance in the grocery industry.
Achieving High Performance in Home and Personal Care
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The key to sustained growth in the home and personal care market will be emerging markets where the population boom and increase in disposable income will provide much needed growth. To benefit from this opportunity, high performers will focus on specific categories of products in developed markets addressing longer-term trends such as aging, health consciousness and environmental impacts.
Achieving High Performance in Alcoholic Beverages
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The alcoholic beverages industry will face significant challenges and opportunities in the years to come. While growth in beer and spirits is expected to decelerate in traditional markets, emerging markets present a significant area of opportunity. High performers have demonstrated the ability to increase revenues while maintaining strong profitability over five years.