An Alliance of Three Top Retailers in Serbia

The study involved a comprehensive spend analysis, an internal analysis, both an individual and joint one, as well as a comprehensive benchmarking study of industry peers. The study identified several opportunities for improvement for all the parties involved as well as the necessary steps and requirements for further growth. Two of the three parties have already established a joint procurement office. By combining all the three parties’ volumes in the area of large quantities and similar products, huge cost savings can be achieved. After conducting a benchmark study and identifying all the industry trends and fields for improvements, the alliance was able to clearly distinguish to which areas they should give priority in their development.