STAR Stories Indi
New member to the Hive settling in
A new member joined the HiveMind Network, feeling overwhelmed by the platform and unsure of how to make the most of their membership.
Transforming Retail through Technology Innovation: Empowering Flexible Products and Regulatory Compliance
A top 10 UK clothing and footwear digital retailer with a Home proposition sought to revolutionize their credit platform and explore the possibility of building their own. Their existing credit business was not aligned with market standards and faced regulatory challenges, particularly regarding 28-day statement cycles. Additionally, the client aimed to deliver a credit proposition...
Information Compliance with a Business Change approach
The customer did not have an adequate, user-friendly and modern recordkeeping system for staff to use increasing the risk of breaching the Public Records Act, Freedom of Information Act and the General Data Protection Regulation. They also had no way to monitor or report on information stored across multiple solutions and disparate ways of working...
Doubling eCommerce Sales and Digital Marketing Budgets: A Multi-Year Transformation Success
A Consumer Goods corporation found itself with a lower market share in eCommerce compared to other channels, despite the rapid growth of eCommerce sales. Their digital marketing expenditure was also lagging behind industry competitors, leading to an overall market share decline.
Creation of Category Strategy for Specialist Medical Device Services
Sterilisation services had been in place since the inception of the medical device product and had not been market tested. The initial agreement was agreed when the medical device was first introduced to the market and it was unknown whether the level of service or pricing was still competitive in the market or if there...
Indirects Stock Reduction
Manufacturer had more capital tied up in indirect stock than direct goods. A chemical manufacturer with multiple process plants sourced mechanical seals supplied from one supplier. This was a key supplier and the cost of change to a different provider would be too high. We were also happy with the quality of the goods provided...
Organisation’s First Steps in Digital Procurement
Charity had onerous steps for buying routine, low value purchases and needed to release key colleagues from admin tasks. The main ‘purchase to pay’ cycle was undertaken by the requisitioner, meaning that high-value roles including specialist researchers and scientists were tied up in the administration of raising purchase orders. The current system made it difficult...
Creating a new way of thinking and prioritising
With ambitious goals and lots of activity in discussion and new senior managers, there was a desire to implement an agile approach with reusable tools, that determined priorities and an action plan aligned to the business strategy.
