Beyond OTIF: What Real Collaboration Looks Like in UK Grocery
Collaboration is one of the most talked-about themes in the UK grocery supply chain, but what does it look like in practice?
By Jonathan Kittow on 25/02/26 10:00 in Customer Supply Group, Supply Chain Insights, Supply Chain Collaboration
Collaboration is one of the most talked-about themes in the UK grocery supply chain, but what does it look like in practice?
By Jonathan Kittow on 27/11/25 09:45 in Drop and Drive Supply Group, Supply Chain Insights, Supply Chain Collaboration
At the October Drop & Drive Supply Group event for chilled suppliers, Dan Czuba, Category Supply Manager at Co-op, shared his perspective on how trust, communication and partnership are shaping the future of grocery supply chains.
By Jonathan Kittow on 04/03/24 09:54 in Supply Chain Innovation, Supply Chain Insights, Supply Chain Collaboration
The grocery sector has had a turbulent few years, facing rising costs and increasing availability disruption. In this environment the resilience and agility of supply chains remains critical. While embracing these challenges, supply chains must also...
By Jonathan Kittow on 24/10/23 09:30 in Customer Supply Group, Supply Chain Insights, Supply Chain Collaboration
At our Customer Supply Group Meeting, we discussed how companies were reacting to their Advantage Survey Report feedback, exploring those elements which companies found hardest to influence and the strategies employed to improve their customer...
By Jonathan Kittow on 18/07/23 10:17 in Customer Supply Group, Supply Chain Insights, Supply Chain Collaboration
In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, for many suppliers it feels like they’re re-starting their collaboration journey. Against a backdrop of CPI increases, retailer system changes and leaner supply chain teams, collaboration appears harder than...
By Jonathan Kittow on 13/09/22 13:16 in Supply Chain Insights, Supply Chain Collaboration
Welcome to our recent edition of Simply News, bringing you all the latest insights and trends from across the supply chain industry. Read more on our Q&A sessions with industry experts including Barry Davies, Former Head of Supply Chain at Tesco,...
By Jonathan Kittow on 02/08/22 11:08 in Supply Chain Insights, Supply Chain Collaboration
We were delighted to welcome Barry Davies, former Head of Supply Chain at Tesco to our recent Customer Supply Group meeting held in London.
By Jonathan Kittow on 22/07/22 11:07 in Supply Chain Insights, Supply Chain Collaboration
Mark White, the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) will hold his second annual conference on 28 September 2022,'The Code for a Changing World'
By Jonathan Kittow on 19/07/22 14:11 in Supply Chain Insights, Supply Chain Collaboration
We were delighted to welcome Brian Moore of EMR-NAMNews to a recent customer supply group meeting to talk through how the changes of ownership and market capitalisation of the major retailers would affect their strategic imperatives and likely...
By Jonathan Kittow on 22/03/22 17:08 in Performance Improvement, Logistics, Driver Crisis, Supply Chain Collaboration
Read the latest bulletin release by Driver Require....
At this month’s Driver Crisis review meeting Kieran Smith, CEO of Driver Require shared the Think Tank’s latest insights from the Q4 ‘ONS’ HGV driver data with group.