
Optimising Cost in times of Inflation: 3 key considerations
Rising input costs are putting significant pressure on businesses to find savings within their P&L. External spending often makes up more than half of the cost
Rising input costs are putting significant pressure on businesses to find savings within their P&L. External spending often makes up more than half of the cost
With the oil price rising and driving increasing energy prices by 50% over the last twelve months, is this now the time for businesses to
Commodity and Energy prices have surged over the past 24 months with the Bloomberg commodity index, a broad basket of commodities including energy, metals, and
The UK is emerging from a 30-year period where inflation has been less than 5%, including the last 10 where it has been less than
Managing a product portfolio is a tricky business at the best of times. There’s a constant tension between product development and its desire to create
It is difficult to predict with any certainty what further twists and turns await the UK grocery sector, but demand for online shopping is likely
In a highly uncertain world, looking backwards to improve procurement will not be enough. It is time to look ahead, to reimagine and to reinvent
Energy price spikes are not a new phenomenon. Like all commodities, when supply and demand fall out of balance prices will rise, or fall sharply.
As we celebrate International Women’s Day, we asked female talent at 4C Associates about their perceptions and key challenges they face at work, being a
Until last Thursday a Russian invasion of Ukraine was seen as a very low likelihood scenario. Then the unthinkable happened, the scale of the conflict
The government’s recent announcement to eradicate the remaining Covid restrictions signals the end to the global pandemic or at least says that we have to
Energy costs are dominating the headlines, with the news that Ofgem will raise the Domestic Price Cap by the equivalent of 54% for the typical