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FMCG Weekly
Welcome to FMCG Weekly, your go-to podcast for the most insightful trends and innovations in the fast-moving consumer goods and retail industries across the UK and Europe.
Each week, we scan the latest news from the UK, France, Germany, the Benelux, Scandinavia, the US, and beyond, cutting through the noise to deliver the most relevant stories for industry experts and senior managers. A note about our voices: We use AI narration technology to bring you this content.
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Podcasting since 2024 • 42 episodes
FMCG Weekly
Latest Episodes
Decision Framework for Christmas and End-of-Year Promotions
In this special episode of FMCG Weekly, we unpack a structured decision‑framework for Christmas and end‑of‑year promotions tailored to FMCG senior executives. We cover twelve critical questions—from category expandability and market position to...
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Walmart’s CEO is Stepping Down. Here’s What Many Get Wrong About Its RGM Strategy
With CEO Doug McMillon stepping down, we analyze the sophisticated RGM machine he built at Walmart. The "people-led, tech-powered" model, funded by its ad business, uses an EDLP strategy to build trust and create demand stability. This structur...
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Season 1
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Episode 39
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9.4% Promo Spike in the UK, Red Bull's Antitrust Probe; The Italian Pasta War
This week, UK grocery promotions surged 9.4% , a desperate move in a market where 94% of promos fail to add category value. This masks a "hidden cost" , as retailers like Asda see sales collapse 3.9% while shoppers flock to premium own-label. W...
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Episode 38
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Kimberly-Clark’s acquires Kenvue: a Revenue Management Move
Today, Kimberly-Clark announced it buys Kenvue. It is actually investing in a Revenue Management transformation. In this week’s episode, we unpack why this $48.7 billion deal isn’t about scale, but about injecting a disciplined Revenue Growth M...
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The Halloween Hall of Promotional Horrors!
In this ghoulishly good Halloween special of FMCG Weekly, we dig up five bone-chilling promo disasters that left profits six feet under — from Heinz’s saucy domain debacle to supermarket schemes that fed on their own categories like retail can...
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Season 1
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Episode 38
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