Each of these businesses is renowned for its unique capabilities and best-in-class tools utilised by the world's leading retailers, manufacturers, consulting organizations and retail services firms. In South Africa, Glendinning will continue to operate under its current name for the near future, but with new branding to reflect the Kantar relationship.
"We are very excited about the future," said Wayne Levings, CEO. “By providing our clients with access to breakthrough retail and shopper insights, industry-leading tools, best-in-class capabilities and training programmes under one umbrella, the group is uniquely positioned to help its clients achieve competitive advantage in the marketplace and ensure they are optimally positioned for the future.
Carmen Roets, director of Glendinning Africa, says, "South Africa's complex retail environment means we have to help clients with some pretty challenging issues. Our local experience, combined with access to this global consolation of insight, thinking, strategy and tools, means we can now offer clients unparalleled support in finding the right solution to the issues that keep them up at night. In particular, our local clients will benefit from our global experience in building capability and skills, providing best-in-class shopper expertise and in sales and marketing organisation design."
