Andrew Blatherwick

Andrew Blatherwick

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Author Biography

Andrew Blatherwick joined leading UK and International retailer Boots in 1977 rising to become Group Product Manager Foods before moving on to frozen foods retailer Iceland where he spent ten years, the last five years as Supply Chain Director. He joined inventory management systems company E3 Corporation as International President in 1995 and drove the business forward so that at the time of its acquisition in 2001 it had more than 500 retail and wholesale customers in 20 different countries. Andrew served as President of JDA International before joining Manchester-based Alphameric Retail as Managing Director where he helped reverse the business’s decline. He’s since brought his business development expertise to CoreProcess International (as Group CEO), Argility (as Executive Director – International Business Development), Manthan Systems (as President of Manthan Systems Europe) and is currently CEO at business consultancy A2B4P. He advises a select stable of companies in a non executive capacity focusing on business development and change management.

Convenience stores need to automate or get left behind Discussion

Convenience stores need to automate or get left behind

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Retailers and suppliers need to prioritize collaboration now Discussion

Retailers and suppliers need to prioritize collaboration now

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Retailers can’t forget to prioritize capacity management despite inventory shortages Discussion

Retailers can’t forget to prioritize capacity management despite inventory shortages

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Retailers don’t have to choose between profitability and customer satisfaction Discussion

Retailers don’t have to choose between profitability and customer satisfaction

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Retailers must centralize their data to thrive Discussion

Retailers must centralize their data to thrive

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Are retailers prepared to respond to increasing supply chain complexity? Discussion

Are retailers prepared to respond to increasing supply chain complexity?

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What will it take to get shoppers back into stores in 2021? Discussion

What will it take to get shoppers back into stores in 2021?

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Grocers are primed to compete with Amazon’s free grocery delivery Discussion

Grocers are primed to compete with Amazon’s free grocery delivery

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Is the future of retailing going dark? Discussion

Is the future of retailing going dark?

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Why do so many people working in retail find AI scary? Discussion

Why do so many people working in retail find AI scary?

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Will endless aisles and better supply chain management negate Amazon’s edge? Discussion

Will endless aisles and better supply chain management negate Amazon’s edge?

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AI needs to be more than just a bright, shiny object Discussion

AI needs to be more than just a bright, shiny object

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Stores have cut out-of-stocks. Why don’t consumers know that? Discussion

Stores have cut out-of-stocks. Why don’t consumers know that?

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Retailers take on massive legacy system challenges one module at a time Discussion

Retailers take on massive legacy system challenges one module at a time

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Has food waste become mission critical for grocers’ bottom lines and the planet? Discussion

Has food waste become mission critical for grocers’ bottom lines and the planet?

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