We would just like to wish all our readers a very merry Christmas and a happy new year.

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General by Steve Bagshaw

Tomorrow is expected to be the biggest shopping day ever in the UK. And, with that in mind, there are plenty of opportunities to bring your own purchasing power to bear with some sustainable present choices.

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General by Paul Snell

Everyone in procurement seems to want to get hold of the strategic stuff. Only then can you “add value” to your company, to exploit a rather odious business aphorism.

But I’m wondering if it’s true. Bog-standard supply management – making sure the right products are in the right place at the right time – can alter your company’s profits, for good or for ill.

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General, Supply chain by Lindsay Clark

“Innovative”, “motivated” and “extensive experience” are the words most frequently used on LinkedIn profiles, according to an analysis of 85 million of them.

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Careers, Purchasing by Rebecca Ellinor

Over the course of the next 12 months, CIPS president Peter Rushton will report on what he discovers. This is his first instalment.

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General, Purchasing by Peter Rushton

Part and parcel
Should you accept Christmas gifts from suppliers? In some countries it is part of the culture of building relationships, says Dave Henshall

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General by Dave Henshall

Going ‘glocal’
Will more companies think globally and act locally in the future, asks Rebecca Ellinor

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General, Low cost sourcing, Outsourcing, Purchasing, Supply chain, Sustainability by Rebecca Ellinor

Lindsay Clark follows the long and winding road towards collaborative public procurement

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General, Public sector, Purchasing by Lindsay Clark

Centralised procurement doesn’t always mean lower prices for government departments, warns Colin Maund

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General, Public sector, Purchasing by Colin Maund

The tale of the Treasury’s rather tortured Christmas tree purchase is reported in a number of newspapers this morning, including the Daily Telegraph, the Daily Mail and the Guardian.

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Public sector, Purchasing by Paul Snell