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Increasing profits trough strategic sourcing

Retail management consulting firm Kurt Salmon Associates (KSA) estimates that most consumer businesses can realise a 2-4% reduction in cost of goods sold by using a strategic sourcing programme. This would imply retailers can increase gross profit margins by 20% through better sourcing and product. Further more, according to KSA retailers can...

Fashion

Super suppliers to solve sourcing challange

Super suppliers with access to production capacity in a diverse range of countries are likely to be in high demand. Retailers are looking to reduce the risk of sourcing from new suppliers as they create a more nimble supply chain that can react faster to consumer demand and maximises working capital, says Kurt Salmon Associates (KSA), the...