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In store execution
Festive season: what are the challenges for FMCG brands and retailers?
The festive season is a strategic time for FMCG brands, where flawless in-store execution is essential. From stock management and seasonal merchandising to strategic promotions, brands are facing multiple challenges.
How to build a Mystery shopping project? A step by step guide
This step-by-step guide explains how the mystery shopping process works, from defining project goals to analyzing the results.
Mystery Shopping : the key to optimise your retail performance
Don’t leave your retail success to chance. Discover how Mystery Shopping can help you drive compliance, benchmark competitors, and maximize store ROI.
On trade / Out of home
The Dutch Sports sector in 2025
The range of sports facilities is varied and spread across the country. In this article, we dive into the data of over 13,000 sports locations.
The Dutch hotel market in numbers: 2025
What does the Dutch hotel landscape look like in 2025? In this article, we analyze the current situation based on data from our Location Database.
The impact of rising coffee prices on the Dutch hospitality industry
Over the past five years, the price of Arabica beans (which account for 75% of global coffee production) has nearly quadrupled. Learn more in our article.
Consumer reports
Consumer Report: Bottled Water
In this consumer report we present European statistics regarding consuming an buying bottled water.
Post lockdown shopping behavior
Has retail permanently changed? In this article we’ve gathered some interesting statistics regarding people’s shopping behavior during and post lockdown.
Consumer Report: Whole Wheat
In this consumer report we present European findings about Whole Wheat consumption and purchasing behavior.
Crowd
Crowdsourcing for retailers: the 4 issues the Crowd can solve
Immediacy provided by crowdsourcing is not only useful to producers, retailers have just as much to gain when it comes to capturing real-time feedback on what’s happening in-store. Learn more about 4 pain-points Crowdsourcing can help retailers with.
Featured FAQ: Flexible resourcing business model
In this article we dive into the distinction between our two available transaction forms, giving you an answer on the frequently asked question “How does the flexible resourcing business model work?”.
How crowdsourcing can connect people and companies to new opportunities
By counting on the extended capabilities of the Crowd, businesses can release internal resources from performing in-store activities that do not require their expertise and let them focus on driving growth.
Online Reviews
Tech
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Latest company news
Scott Bellm joins Roamler’s Client Advisory Board
In this blog-series we will introduce the valued members of our recently established Retail – CAB
Paul de Hartog joins Roamler’s Client Advisory Board
In this blog-series we will introduce the valued members of our recently established Retail – CAB
Mike Price joins Roamler’s Client Advisory Board
In this blog-series we will introduce the valued members of our recently established Retail – CAB
Featured article
Discover our latest report on Tomatoes on the vine
market
This report delves into a comprehensive analysis of tomatoes on the vine in the UK and Germany over two distinct periods, from June 2022 to May 2023 and June 2023 to May 2024.