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Stronger Partnerships Drive Better Performance

Retailers and suppliers outperform when trust is stronger, priorities are aligned, and collaboration is consistent. AGI helps you identify where partnership performance breaks down, where friction creates risk, and what actions improve business results.

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Introducing: Advantage LiveLens

Partnership performance is constantly evolving. Delayed visibility creates risk for both retailers and suppliers.

Built on the trusted Advantage Report benchmark, LiveLens delivers a continuous, Always‑On view of retailer-supplier partnership performance, helping you identify emerging gaps sooner, respond faster to shifting priorities, and act with greater confidence.

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Stronger Supplier Performance Starts With Better Partnerships

Retailers perform better when supplier expectations are clear, priorities are aligned, and execution is consistent across key partners. AGI helps retailers identify where supplier performance strengthens alignment, where friction slows execution, and what actions improve accountability, consistency, and performance across supplier networks.  

Grow Faster by Earning More Retailer Trust

Suppliers compete every day for retailer trust, support, and investment. AGI helps you identify where performance improves retailer confidence, where friction slows execution, and what actions improve alignment, accelerate growth, and improve business performance.

Why Stronger Partnerships Matter

Strong retailer-supplier partnerships create measurable business value. When you understand how business partners experience working with your organization, you can make smarter decisions, focus investment where it matters most, and improve performance across your partnership network.

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Competitive Benchmarking

See how your partnerships compare against organizations competing for the same retailer support, resources, and investment. Identify where you lead, where competitors are gaining ground, and where targeted action can drive performance.

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Deeper Partner Understanding

See your performance through your partners’ eyes. Understand where expectations are reinforcing trust, where confidence is weakening, and where action will have the greatest impact on partnership performance.

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Strategic Alignment

Identify where priorities diverge and create clarity around what matters most so teams can align efforts, improve execution, and strengthen business performance.

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Measure What Matters

Track the KPIs that have the greatest impact on partnership strength, execution, and business results. Monitor progress consistently so that teams can prioritize action with greater clarity and confidence.

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Internal Alignment

Create a shared view of partner performance across teams, functions, and markets. Align priorities, improve accountability, and ensure decisions and execution remain consistent across your organization.

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Consistent Performance

Understand how your organization performs across partners, markets, and regions. Ensure teams deliver a consistent experience that reinforces trust, accountability, and performance at scale. 

For Retailers:

Stronger Supplier Engagement Drives Better Retail Performance

Your supplier community plays a critical role in execution, alignment, and commercial performance. AGI helps you identify where stronger supplier engagement can reduce friction, improve accountability, and strengthen outcomes across your supplier network.

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For Suppliers:

Retailers Decide Which Suppliers Earn Greater Support

Suppliers compete every day for retailer trust, investment, and priority. AGI helps you understand how retailers experience working with your organization, where performance gaps create risk, and what actions improve relationships and business growth.

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+1,400 Retail Clients Served
+88,000 Annual Survey Responses
+13,000 Annual Industry Interviews

Testimonials

 “I have perceived Advantage to be a very service-oriented partner. They are always willing to go the extra mile to accommodate the often difficult and short-term questions that companies like ours have. They have been a very good partner for us to become a more customer-centric company.” 
Paul de HartogGlobal Head of Point of Sale Execution, Unilever

“Our Advantage score is not a measurement of whether we are ‘liked.’ A strong Advantage supplier score is about acting with clarity and respectability. If we are tough but clear and focused on achieving mutual business benefits, then we have a sustainable future.”

Ricardo BoarottoCEO, Siam-Makro, Thailand

“Advantage provides highly valuable client feedback and company benchmarking. Advantage is integral in identifying concrete actions to change the mindset and behaviors of our teams in each market. [They] facilitate client centricity and improve capabilities and processes to drive better customer engagement.”

Jean-François DevesCommercial Excellence Project Manager, L'Oréal

“The Advantage survey gives us the right insights and candid feedback on how we are doing and helps us shape the conversation to end up with the ultimate win-win: a true partnership.”

Umut AkbasSales Director, South Africa, Reckitt

Build Partnerships that Perform

Turn retailer-supplier insight into stronger execution, greater alignment, and better business performance.