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Meet our new Supervisory Board member George Wright, Commercial Director for Strategy & Operations, Tesco PLC
Gary Lynch, CEO at GS1 UK speaks to George Wright, our new Supervisory Board member about the adoption of GS1 standards, their role in the retail grocery industry and the benefits they bring
Industry news
14/09/2018
Industry collaboration is key to retail success in 2016
Gary Lynch, CEO at GS1 UK, discusses what key retail trends to ant
Opinion piece
14/09/2018
How a small family run business has grown into a global success
In this first part of the interview, GS1 UK's CEO Gary Lynch talks to Andrew Cairns about the benefits and challenges he faces growing his own business, Mammy Jamia’s, while having a full-time day job. Andrew is the CEO at
Opinion piece
14/09/2018
How our standards improve the shopper experience
Gary Lynch, CEO at GS1 UK discusses how GS1 standards provide a seamless experience for today’s connected consumers
Opinion piece
14/09/2018
A year of growth and collaboration
As part of our annual review, Gary Lynch, CEO at GS1 UK outlines h
Opinion piece
14/09/2018
Why industry collaboration is more important than ever
Gary Lynch, CEO at GS1 UK, looks at the pressures the retail indus
Opinion piece
14/09/2018
Why apparel retailers and brands really need to get to grips with their cost-to-serve
Gary Lynch, CEO at GS1 UK, looks at our recent research into the apparel sector, which asks som
Opinion piece
14/09/2018
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