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New CEO to lead IGD as it works to make a tangible difference for society, business, and the individual. IGD today announces the appointment of Sarah Bradbury as new CEO, effective from 3 July 2023. Sarah succeeds Susan Barratt, who is stepping down as CEO on 30 June 2023. Sarah has more than 25 years’ experience in retail, most recently as Group Quality Director at Tesco. She is responsibl...

Global insight provider IGD has identified six trends set to influence the global retail landscape in 2023. With inflation driving a significant increase in production costs and retail prices across most major markets, there will be an intense focus from retailers and suppliers on driving out costs, improving the efficiency of supply chains and delivering value to consumers in new ways over th...

A new forecast by grocery insight provider IGD suggests that the rate of food price inflation will peak at 17-19% in early 2023, then begin to slow over the next 12 months Food price inflation will be very broad, but most pressure on household budgets will come from meat, fruit and vegetables, dairy and bread (London, Tuesday 8th November 2022) : The rise in the cost of food and drink...

The UK economy is currently seeing slow productivity growth, which is creating problems for both businesses and government and could threaten national prosperity. IGD’s latest Viewpoint report : Three productivity gaps for UK food and drink reveals a number of productivity ‘gaps’ facing the supply chain. The report also discusses how these challenges might be addressed, what the commercia...

Following on from Cold Chain Live! 2022 in Birmingham, IGD CEO Susan Barratt examines how to make the cold chain work for shoppers. Food and grocery supply chains have experienced a torrid time; hit by our exit from the EU, the pandemic, labour shortages and exceptional weather conditions. Therefore, it’s no surprise that supply chain performance is spluttering, with ShopperVista research r...

UK & ROI CEO of Tesco on board to help IGD drive tangible progress for society, business and the individual. Jason Tarry, UK & ROI Chief Executive Officer of Tesco PLC, has been appointed President of IGD by its Board of Trustees. Already an active member of IGD’s Policy Issues Council, Jason will take on the Presidency from Patrick Coveney on 01 January 2023. Jason has been UK & ROI CEO of...

This National Inclusion Week, IGD’s Commercial & Insight Director, Nick Downing shares his experience of taking part in IGD’s reverse mentoring programme, and how it’s helped him better understand colleagues from less diverse backgrounds I want to learn, I think it’s important to keep learning wherever you are in your career. I recognise that I have some inclusion and diversity ‘blindspots’ an...

The UK food-to-go market is predicted to be worth £23.4bn by 2027, 26% more than pre-pandemic levels, according to the new forecast from insight provider IGD. While inflation is set to be the main driver of growth, operators and retailers have an opportunity to support consumers through the cost of living crisis as they look to save money. By 2027 the market will be worth £23.4bn, 26% more th...

Shopper confidence has dropped once again, following a mild lift over the last couple of months, according to the latest Shopper Confidence Index from IGD . June saw shopper confidence drop 3 points to -24, lower than the previous lowest point of -23 in March 2022, reflecting increasing pessimism amongst shoppers this month. As saving money continues to takes priority, shoppers are placing le...

Cost-of-living crisis replaces covid as key challenge to sector The UK grocery market is set to grow by 11.3% – from £216.8bn to £241.3bn – between 2022 and 2027, according to highly anticipated new figures from insight provider IGD. While inflation will underpin the majority of growth in 2022, with a 3.5% value increase predicted, this will moderate from 2023 onwards. With the war in Ukrai...