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Legal services procurement: Resetting the approach
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Cost Optimization
Ahead of the launch of The Definitive Guide to Buying Legal Services, contributor Nick Williams gives his perspective…
What is shaping finance leaders’ agenda in 2021?
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As the pandemic first took hold in 2020, few finance leaders could have predicted the extent to which…
Three areas that will shape the energy market in 2021
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Energy & Resources
The energy market has been shaken by the Covid-19 pandemic. But like many other sectors, this shake up…
The global vaccination rollout: Supply chain lessons & challenges
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Cost Optimization
When the UK approved the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in December, it became the first country in the world…
How can companies move towards a net zero supply chain?
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Cost Optimization
Procurement teams are playing a key role in the journey to net-zero, and this will likely dominate the…
GNFR is delivering unexpected value for many retailers, here’s why
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GNFR
Goods Not for Resale (GNFR), also known as Indirects or Non-product Related (NPR) depending on an organization’s preferred…
Procurement: Preparing to seize the post-pandemic opportunity
Ed Winterschladen
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Agility
Observations from European Vice President – Edward Winterschladen It would be a vast understatement to say that 2021…
Businesses need to act fast to get ahead of Extended Producer Responsibility
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Cost Optimization
The UK is coming into a period of major change in environmental policy. As Government looks to set…
Moving to digital for a Central Government Department
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Government & Public Sector
This large central government department has a commercial function of over 150 staff managing approximately £1.5bn of third-party…
Why supply chain optimization will be key for retailers in 2021
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Retail
Retail supply chains are set to face another year of challenges in 2021, with uncertainty around bricks and…
Payments will be a key retail battleground in 2021
Clare Harris
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Retail
2020 has accelerated the trend towards digital in retail. In the UK, the ONS reports that online made…
New insight: How retailers can get ahead in 2021
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Cost Optimization
Retail has changed and evolved like never before Proxima’s recent white paper ‘How retailers can get ahead in…
What will shape US procurement practices in 2021?
Kent Mahoney
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Risk & Resilience
COVID-19 posed huge challenges to businesses around the world. As we look ahead in the New Year, US…