Episode 101: European buying groups with Paida Mugudubi

About this episode

This episode discusses the influence of retail buying groups in Europe's grocery landscape with guest Paida Mugudubi.

Retail buying groups are reshaping the balance of power in Europe's grocery landscape. In this episode of Retail Sound Bites, Barry Thomas and Rachel Dalton are joined by Paida Mugudubi to unpack how buying groups work, why they've grown so influential across Europe, and what they mean for brands navigating pricing, negotiations, private label, and retail media in a world where "nothing stays local." Have a topic you'd like us to cover? Contact us at Kantar's Retail Sound Bites Podcast . Contact Barry: Email | LinkedIn Contact Rachel: Email | LinkedIn

People in this episode

Hosts: Barry Thomas, Rachel Dalton

Guest: Paida Mugudubi

Topics covered

• retail buying groups
• grocery landscape
• pricing negotiations
• private label
• retail media

Keywords

• buying groups
• grocery
• Europe
• brands
• negotiations
• private label
• retail media

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kantar

Places: Europe

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