Today officially sees the end of summer and all the demands on the summer period. The rush for getaway escapes, ice creams, beer gardens and BBQ food moves on to a new season. All organisations will know they go through periods where demand is...

The Retail sector is used to periods of drama and uncertainty. Changes in customer demands have impacted the High Street for many years and the growth of e-commerce marketplace business models such as Amazon and eBay paved the way for online retail and shopping a long time ago.   Yet nobody foresaw “non-essential retail” being forced to close its doors and suddenly become entirely...

Going back to a pre-Covid-19 economy isn’t going to happen. So the supply chain sector is adapting to new trading conditions. 2021 will see the continuation of a short-term focus on rapid changes and a need for agility, balanced against a need to adapt to longer-term trends that are...

A Brexit deal has been agreed. The economic catastrophe which would have been caused by leaving the EU without an agreement has been avoided. Nevertheless, the coming months will pose significant challenges to organisations in the rush to achieve compliance with the new rules.     The late announcement of the deal on...