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Retailers have become increasingly dominant in the fight for share of the the customer's wallet. Vendors are faced with margin sapping demands to secure any space at all on the retailer's shelves (real or virtual). But it needn't be this way. Even the world's biggest retailers have needs which vendors can help them address to create additional value for the end consumer. VIA has worked with a number of vendors to create the strategic partnerships with retailers which deliver advantage for both parties. The articles below share some of the insights necessary to achieve effective, committed partnerships with the retail channel. To find out more, contact Michael White at +44 207 585 3399 or at mwhite@viaint.com.


Articles
Using information to win the retail blitzkrieg
Max Hotopf
As industries commoditise, so the lightning-fast battle inside the retail channel becomes ever more important. Success goes to the supplier who can react instantaneously to change. Andy Tallian and Kara Kerker of Marketframes look at how.

Retail: Time to end the game of ‘beat you up’
Michael White
Increasingly, retailers want suppliers with strong account management, robust strategy and a willingness to partner. And suppliers are stepping up to the plate.

The alternative to the discount default
Michael White
Suppliers are wasting hundreds of millions of dollars on following me-too discount strategies with retailers. VIA director Michael White looks at the alternative.

Snuggling up to big retail
Julian Dent
Globalisation, the relentless squeeze on margins and the trend towards consolidation are all driving a new retail landscape and a closer relationship between retailers and their largest suppliers...

Are you ready for the retail revolution
Max Hotopf
In this special focus on retail, we first look at how retailers are changing their attitude to suppliers. In a separate article, Winning at Retail, we look at how this trend towards alliances is playing out in the IT sector and at the tactics suppliers need to adopt if they want to thrive in the new environment.

Winning at retail
Max Hotopf
In the previous feature, we mapped out how retailers are changing their approach to suppliers. But how does this work out today? How do you nurture and improve your relationship with buyers and category managers? Here we look at the things you need to get right today - to ensure a seat at the table tommorrow....





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