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Retailers vs. Disruptors: How legacy brands are competing with startups
The retail industry has transformed significantly, with new disruptors like DTC startups and subscription models challenging established brands. These agile startups have pushed traditional retailers to reassess their strategies,...
The Changing Face of the High Street
Zoe Wakeham and Daniel Wood, Consultants, Consumer and Retail Practice, explore some of the key changes in the retail landscape and adaptations in consumer trends resulting in significant changes to the traditional high street.
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The role of interim executives in mergers and acquisitions
Daniel Wood and Zoe Wakeham, Consultants, Consumer and Retail Practice, delve into the critical role of interim executives in mergers and acquisitions, highlighting the challenges, opportunities, and future trends within this...
What retailers would like to see from the Labour government
In the wake of Labour’s landslide election victory, Daniel Wood and Zoe Wakeham, Consultants in our Consumer & Retail practice, explore the implications of political change for the retail industry.
On 5 July, the day on which Sir...
Balancing financial stability and strategic change: The rising demand for interim CFO's
Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) play a vital role in a company’s financial management and strategic direction. As the business environment becomes increasingly complex, the role of the CFO has evolved to include responsibilities...
Optimising procurement: enhancing financial resilience at Princes Foods
Dan Wood, Consultant of our Consumer and Retail Practice, discusses his recent appointment for Princes Foods
The background
Princes Foods is a leading player in the food and beverage industry, specialising in the production and...
A long goodbye: the slow move away from plastic packaging
Daniel Wood and Zoe Wakeham, Consultants in our Consumer & Retail practice, look at how manufacturers and retailers are wrestling with challenges around making packaging more sustainable.
According to a recent survey of UK-based...
How can PE owners create value from supply chain data in their portfolio companies?
Zoe Wakeham and Daniel Wood from Odgers Interim’s Consumer & Retail Practice, and our Head of Private Equity Solutions, Ross Gordon hosted a virtual round table featuring supply chain experts Jochen Grosspietsch and Raul Portela...
Interim Insights: The steps to a successful transformation
Daniel Wood, Consultant, Consumer and Retail Practice, spoke to Gerry Shaw about his career as a Chief Transformation Officer and the steps to executing a successful transformation.
What motivated you to pursue a career in...
What’s in store? Trends in the retail sector
Zoe Wakeham and Daniel Wood, Consultants in our Consumer & Retail practice, explore six significant issues facing retailers.
As The Body Shop’s woes underline, UK retail is a challenging market in which even long-established...
Interim Insights: A CFO’s insight into a UK retail success story
Daniel Wood, Consultant, Consumer and Retail Practice, spoke to Neil Greenhalgh about his career at JD Sports spanning 19 years.
How did you get into a career in finance?
I went to Edinburgh University where I studied...
Why the plastic tax has delivered more and less than expected
The much-trumpeted plastic packaging tax (PPT) has generated more revenue than forecast for HMRC but in other ways has fallen short, say Zoe Wakeham and Daniel Wood, Consultants in our Consumer & Retail practice.
Cutting...
Interim market snapshot: Consumer and Retail
Daniel Wood, Consultant in our Consumer and Retail Practice, analyses the key market trends evident in the first half of 2023 and looks at what may happen in the coming months.
Every business function is trying to do more with...
Can customer experience power a resurgence in the High Street?
The High Street still has a lot to offer but if retailers are to thrive there they must give their customers something special, write Zoe Wakeham and Daniel Wood, Consultants in our Consumer & Retail practice.
Making money on the...
Empty shelves: overcoming supply and sustainability hurdles
Supermarket shortages have become a familiar sight and illustrate the pressing need to resolve a host of supply chain challenges, say Zoe Wakeham and Daniel Wood, Consultants in our Consumer & Retail practice.
Take a stroll down...
FMCG Environmental Sustainability revisited: a complicated picture
Under pressure from consumers and regulators, retailers and FMCG manufacturers are working hard on Sustainability. But is change happening fast enough, ask Zoe Wakeham and Daniel Wood, Consultants in our Consumer & Retail...
The human angle: when supply chain issues hurt those in need
Zoe Wakeham and Daniel Wood, Consultants in the Consumer and Retail Practice, argue that retailers can and should do more, and collaborate better, to help those struggling during the cost of living crisis.
Today's cost of living...
Battling Inflation: agility in an era of surging prices
Consumer-focused businesses across FMCG, retail and hospitality must explore fresh ideas and react quickly to meet the challenge of high inflation, says Odgers Interim consumer consultant Zoe Wakeham.
The cost of living crisis...