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Building a direct-to-consumer (D2C) fashion brand
The Fashion Exchange 2022 by Enterprise Nation saw a whole host of industry experts, leaders and founders come together to share experiences and insights.
Industry news
10/03/2022
HFSS: your questions answered
The new high fat, sugar, and salt (HFSS) legislation will have far reaching implications for the FMCG market.
Industry news
02/03/2022
Powering effective traceability to improve patient safety
The GS1 UK Healthcare Conference returns on 17–18 March. Building on the key themes of patient safety and digital transformation, it will explore the impact potential of GS1 standards in shaping the future of healthcare.
Industry news
01/03/2022
The engagement gap
Regardless of your job role, what you think is happening and what is actually happening across your NHS trust, may be completely different. Ingenica's Steve Saunders assesses healthcare's engagement gap.
Guest opinion piece
23/02/2022
Help shape future standards
GS1 standards create a common foundation for business by uniquely identifying, accurately capturing, and automatically sharing vital information about products, locations, assets and more.
Industry news
23/02/2022
The billion pound opp with Quick Comm retailers
Every year, 16,000 food and drink brands emerge into the UK market and yet, 90% of them do not make it past their first year of trading. In response to this shocking statistic, GS1 UK community partner, Bread & Jam have been hosting a series of free online panel discussions featu
Industry news
14/02/2022
Launching an industry solution to solve the HFSS dilemma together
GS1 UK has collaborated with leading retailers to create an easy solution to share and manage HFSS data with their suppliers.
Industry news
01/02/2022
GS1 UK partners with the Great British Entrepreneur Awards
To continue our support for small businesses we are delighted to announce that the Great British Entrepreneur Awards have become one of our community partners.
Industry news
11/01/2022
What are the key challenges retailers and suppliers are facing from HFSS?
The new High Fat, Salt and Sugar (HFSS) legislation will see a seismic shift within the FMCG market affecting numerous brands and retailers alike.
Industry news
30/11/2021
New HFSS legislation to tackle obesity: what you need to know
We are all guilty of the occasional indulgence, but in 2021, 28 per cent of the total UK population was deemed to be “obese”, and the country was ranked the 36th most obese nation in the world.
Industry news
19/11/2021