Despite businesses having clear and quantifiable costs, very few have detailed information. What if the true cost included the costs all the way to the shelf, taking into account retailers distribution network, in-store processes and waste levels on shelf? Our CEO Paul Eastwood shares his thoughts...

Advances in data availability mean that we must be smarter in using it to our benefit, advances in computing power mean we can do this cost effectively. Oliver North, Partner at Pollen Consulting Group, shares his insights...

Although it can be tempting to think of Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) as an IT project, organisations that succeed have treated it first and foremost as a business transformation initiative. Our CEO Paul Eastwood shares his thoughts...

Everyone has noticed an inflation in petrol prices, but what is next? Due to the impact of the war between Russia and Ukraine, companies are warning their prices will start to increase. Stephan Mang, Partner at Pollen Consulting Group, shares his thoughts...

Logistics and supply chain functions are truly becoming a competitive advantage for businesses. Smart, forward thinking logistics personnel are finding themselves a seat at the boardroom table, and they are focused on four key areas. Paul Eastwood, Partner at Pollen Consulting Group, shares his thoughts…

Traditional supply chain costs make up 5-10% of the Profit and Loss, where true operating costs (including materials) make up 60-70%, yet so many businesses talk about how they optimised their supply chain in isolation to the true operating costs; very few connect the two. Doing so can unlock so much more in delivering a business strategy. Our CEO Paul Eastwood shares his thoughts...

We take a closer look at the Retail sector with a focus on Forecast Accuracy. We asked industry expert Graeme Douglas to shares his thoughts on how forecasting has evolved. See what he had to say ...

We spoke to industry expert Greg Van Praagh from Real Pet Food Company about the impact of COVID and Brexit and what this means for the future of the Pet Food sector. See what he had to say ...

Traditionally there are two main consulting approaches: boutique players addressing small parts of a business and the Big houses that play across everything, but in a more general way. Launching Pollen was a unique opportunity to hit that sweet spot in the middle. Our CEO Paul Eastwood reflects back to the inception of the business and growth across the years…

Industry expert, Graeme Douglas, shares his thoughts on how retailers can approach reducing waste and how consumers and the government can work with charities to increase the speed of response.