ECR Europe Supply Side work Decision at 12 November ECR Europe Executive Board meeting: ‘A working group will meet to discuss the ECR Europe supply side work programme for 2005 – 2006.’

ECR Europe Supply Side meeting – 11 February 2005 Objective of the meeting: –Identify main common challenges for manufacturers and retailers in optimising the supply chain –Agree ways to boost implementation of existing ECR Europe supply side recommendations (blue books) –Agree which new work should be undertaken  Recommendation to ECR Europe Board on 18 March on priority topics and next steps

ECR Europe Supply Side meeting – 11 February 2005 Participants confirmed to date (27) Retailers: Metro, Metro Greece, Rewe, Tradeka, Woolworth (D) Manufacturers: Colgate-Palmolive, Coors Brewers, Douwe Egberts, Kraft Foods, Gillette, Heineken, Henkel, Nestlé, Procter & Gamble, SCA Hygiene Products, SC Johnson Wax, Unilever Others: CCG, ECR France, GS1, Indicod-ECR Italy

ECR Europe Supply Side work Status of ongoing projects Shrinkage: –Focus on implementation via European and national Shrinkage workshops –Next European workshop: 10 March 2005, Prague –National workshops confirmed: Belgium, Netherlands, UK, Russia, Turkey Strong interest for national workshop: Italy, Spain, Sweden, Austria, Poland, Greece –Further development work on ‘hot’ stores, products, managers… Increasing manufacturer participation

ECR Europe Supply Side work Status of ongoing projects OSA: –Focus on implementation via national ECR projects and company implementation –National projects: Austria, Germany, Italy, France, Norway, Switzerland, UK –Break-out session on company implementation at ECR conference –OSA part of GLP

ECR Europe Supply Side work Status of ongoing projects Traceability –Focus on implementation via national ECR projects and company implementation –Draft questionnaire on implementation to ECR Europe Board members