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Tackling food waste through collaboration
Gary Lynch, CEO at GS1 UK outlines how industry can work together to eliminate the big problem of
Opinion piece
14/09/2018
Retail technology view from the top
Gary Lynch, CEO at GS1 UK talks to Ben Sillitoe, Editor of Essential Retail about GS1 UK’s newest collaborative industry programme, Digital DNA, and how we’re engaging with the whole retail grocery industry to solve the problem of poor quality product data. In the interview, Gary outlin
Industry news
14/09/2018
It’s still all about the standards – 40 years of GS1 UK
At our 40th AGM our CEO, Gary Lynch, looked back in history, and confirmed that standards are a
14/09/2018
Food waste – new industry initiatives to reduce it
Gary Lynch, CEO at GS1 UK revisits the huge food waste problem looking at the steps that indust
Opinion piece
14/09/2018
Collaborating to transform product data management for today's grocery world
Gary Lynch, CEO of GS1 UK explains why only by working together wi
Opinion piece
14/09/2018
The glass is half full for British beverages
If you’ve read a newspaper recently, you could be forgiven for thinking that it’s last orders for the drinks industry. Pubs are certainly suffering. Each day, four pubs close – hammered by business rates, rising rents and expensive alcohol taxes.
Opinion piece
14/09/2018
Union Jacks are flying off the shelves
With food prices on the rise and consumers tightening their belts, Britain’s supermarkets are scratching their heads for ways to boost sales. But they shouldn’t worry too much. Consumers will always be willing to spend when you give them what they really want.
Opinion piece
14/09/2018
Don’t let our exports get stuck in the station
British trade is on the rise.
Opinion piece
14/09/2018
The future of exporting
Gary Lynch, CEO of GS1 UK, looks at what the future holds for British businesses, in light of B
Opinion piece
14/09/2018
Without global standards, can the retail industry give customers what they want?
A new report from PA Consulting Group looks at the role of s
Opinion piece
14/09/2018