DCS Group hits £350m
It’s been a remarkable year for DCS Group – our 30th anniversary has been a milestone like no other. As the UK’s leading distributor of household, health, and beauty products, we’re thrilled to announce that in 2024, we’ve achieved a monumental sales figure of £350 million for the first time. This achievement not only reflects our dedication and hard work but also underscores the trust and support of our valued customers and partners. Here’s to many more years of success and growth ahead!
How We Know Our Training is Working at DCS
As a business with a heart in distribution and manufacturing, we have a very strong culture of compliance training. It’s never been enough for us to simply meet the basic audit standards for our sector. For many years we have committed to additional accreditations because we believe they’re important – for the safety of our own people and supply partners and for the quality of service we want to deliver.
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The Power of Collaborative Partnerships: How We Create Opportunities and Drive Growth for Our Suppliers and Customers
Whitworths and DCS worked together to identify a strong customer partner to collaborate on a significant distribution and growth opportunity. Both Whitworths and DCS have huge confidence in Whitworths’ healthy snacking solution and the size of the potential opportunity. In-Home Bargains, we found a progressive and entrepreneurial partner. With a shared goal, we then started the discussion, collaborating on creating the right consumer proposition that worked for Whitworths, Home Bargains and DCS. Once on the shelf, we were sure the product would deliver and drive trial and repeat purchases.
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Laundry Add-Ons - The Sure Way to Grow Your Sales
The laundry add-ons category is worth more than £100m in the UK market. Whilst it’s dwarfed by laundry detergents (£900m) and fabric conditioners (£430m), it’s still important to get right. There are many shoppers who are loyal to specific products, and you can encourage customers to grow their baskets by shopping across the full range.
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DCS Expands!
DCS continues to expand, adding an additional warehouse to our Banbury Headquarters and additional business along with it!
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Productive vs Busy: How DCS Are Working on an Age-Old Challenge
In logistics, we can calculate how long it will take to transport products from A to B and can build in robust contingency time based on reliable information. Yet, it seems to be so much more difficult to accurately plan time within other business functions. This is something we are looking at more closely in DCS - how can we make it easier for people to be productive?
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Technical Transfer – Starting on the Right Foot
Moving a product between suppliers is not always an easy process. At DCS we have transitioned many complex products to our factory. Here is a great example of how we can work in a fast and flexible manner to get your product into production and onto shelves so you can focus on growing your brand!
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Maximising Personal Care Sales in Convenience
8 in 10 Convenience retail consumers shop for snacks & drinks but only 1 in 10 shop for deodorants, haircare or skincare. Converting just 5% more shoppers into beauty and personal care (BPC) categories could be a £1.8m RSV opportunity.
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Why It's So Important to Find Time to Train in Sales
In the fast-paced world of sales, it can often be easy to forget the importance of regular and practical training to maintain an effective team across your company. DCS' Grainne Ridge explains how we find time to train at DCS.
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