We share our thoughts on predictions for Christmas 2022 for wholesale, retail and foodservice.
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TWC Trends Summer 22: Part 4 – Sustainability
Part 4 of TWC Trends Summer Edition 2022 considers how much of a priority are sustainability and environmental concerns in light of the cost-of-living crisis?
TWC Trends Summer 22: Part 2 – The cost of living crisis
Our latest TWC Trends research unpicks how consumers are adapting their behaviour in light of increased pressure on household budgets due to the cost-of-living crisis.
CATERFORCE APPOINTS TWC FOR CUSTOMER RESEARCH PROJECT
Foodservice buying group, Caterforce, which brings together nine of the largest independent wholesalers in the UK, has appointed data & digital experts TWC to conduct a customer research project for the group.
Do loyalty schemes need a rethink to engage younger shoppers?
Whilst a third of those aged 55+ claimed to be a member of a grocery loyalty scheme, just 7% of those aged 18-34 did. Surely this is at odds, with those most in need of cheaper prices, least likely to be able to access them – and a strong rationale for creating a loyalty scheme that resonates with these younger shoppers.
TWC Trends – Autumn Edition 2021 – PART 4
Part four of Autumn Trends focuses on ‘do good, feel good’ – the impact of environmental and sustainability concerns on consumer choices.
TWC Trends – Autumn Edition 2021 – PART 3
Part three of Autumn Trends focuses on savvy shopping – balancing value as well as premiumisation to meet divergent consumer needs
TWC Trends – Autumn Edition 2021 – PART 2
Part two of Autumn Trends focuses on the online explosion – the digitalisation and delivery of food and drink and its impact on the convenience and foodservice sectors
An end of year message from Tom Fender
TWC’s Tom Fender shares his end of year message and some key findings from TWC Trends Autumn Edition 2021.
TWC Trends – Autumn Edition 2021 – PART ONE
Part one of Autumn Trends focuses on (Re)-Emerging Behaviours – looking at consumer attitudes to socialising in and out of home.
TWC Trends – Spring Edition 2021
Research on consumer sentiment and attitudes to shopping in: Convenience, Hospitality, Foodservice, Wholesale.
TWC Trends – The Rise of Subscription Services
In the last few weeks, a few headlines have caught my eye.
Firstly, the UK has officially become the 3rd largest ecommerce economy in the world, behind China, and only just behind South Korea (by only 0.1% of GDP).
Will Wholesalers be forced to shape shift one more time post Covid?
Understandably, foodservice wholesalers are currently pre-occupied with the existential threat they face from a large proportion of their customer base being closed.
TWC Talks: The Future of Convenience is Hybrid Stores, is the Future of Wholesale Hybrid too?
TWC Director Tanya Pepin discusses recent mergers in the market and looks at what this could mean for our industry.
How can the on-trade survive the current covid-19 challenges?
Recent research from TWC highlights opportunities for on-trade premises to survive the current Covid-19 situation.
8 October 2020 – Caterforce appoints TWC
8 October 20 – Caterforce appoints TWC
Data-driven companies massively outperform their rivals – we have the stats to prove it
Tom Fender looks at the implications of becoming data-driven and how that affects the competitive landscape of wholesale.
Tom Fender: it’s time to get resistant to the impact of change
In this week’s TWC Talks, Tom discusses how change will continue happening and operators need to ensure their data centres and digital infrastructure are up to the task.
Tom Fender: you’re losing money by not utilising accurate data
Tom Fender looks at how much revenue businesses have lost through inaccurate data and points out that *now* is the time for data transformation.
3 Sept 2020 – TWC launches TWC Talks
TWC launches TWC Talks providing insights, knowledge, and information for the wholesale sector.
Tanya Pepin: the benefits of data visualisation (it all begins with Peter Snow)
TWC’s Tanya Pepin talks about the impacts that data visualisation can have on your business (and the effect it’s had on TWC!)
Rachel James: data quality: would you put your house on the market during a renovation?
TWC’s Consulting Services Director, Rachel, discusses data cleansing and the benefits it can bring.
Tom Fender: licensed operators are embracing digital – there’s no going back now…
A recent visit to the pub has got Tom Fender thinking about the use of data in hospitality – and wholesale.
TWC is nominated for The Grocer Gold Awards 2020 for Technology Initiative of the Year
TWC is delighted to be shortlisted for the Technology Initiative of the Year for Picture Portal, a ground-breaking, pioneering app – set to drive a paradigm shift in how retail and trade compliance is managed here in the UK. Launched in 2019 for Unitas Wholesale...
Tanya Pepin: Blog Edition 1 – Covid-19 – ‘Poacher turned game-keeper’ as foodservice collaboration shows signs of going a step further…
In the wake of Covid-19, we asked; what will consumers make of big pack sizes and changes to the way they shop?
27 November 2019 – About TWC
As a team, we’ve been imbedded in Wholesale, Retail and the Supply Chain for more than a decade (you will have seen us around), but still people say they are not sure what we actually do! We may surprise you…
6 August 2018 – Boutique data specialist, TWC, launches Alchemy into foodservice
Making waves in Foodservice is TWC, which is now offering its unique Alchemy programme and ‘sales out’ data sets, to Foodservice’ distributors and buying consortia to enable them to build their own data-platform and give them unrivalled information and sales data – with which to grow their business and provide transformative advantage to supply partners.
28 June 2018 – TWC promises to make data sing in Foodservice
TWC (formerly The Whole Sale Company) – which prides itself on ‘making data sing’, has launched a series of features that are relevant for Foodservice markets.