Consumer Packaged Goods

Opinion: Warehouses Are Going Underwater - Literally

July 28, 2017

I have in front of me US Patent 9,624,034 B1, titled, Aquatic Storage Facilities. The applicant is Amazon Technologies, Inc., and the idea is to use either man-made pools or natural bodies of water to store goods while waiting for fulfillment orders.

Amazon's Threat to Traditional Transportation Providers

July 28, 2017

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

For transportation providers in the e-commerce era, the choice is clear: disrupt, or be disrupted.

Sears Is Giving Shoppers Even Fewer Reasons to Go to Its Stores

July 27, 2017

The Washington Post

Shares of Sears Holdings soared as much as 19 percent last week to their highest level this year, after the limping retailer announced plans to sell its Kenmore appliances on Amazon.com.

How thredUP Upends the Thrift-Shop Concept

July 26, 2017

Apparel

It's a sign of the times that an online secondhand apparel store is running a national TV advertising campaign - and that there is a large online secondhand apparel store to begin with.

Target Tests New Curbside Pickup Program

July 26, 2017

MultiChannel Merchant

After pulling the plug on a vendor pilot program last year, Target is testing its own internal app for curbside pickup in Minneapolis, using associates to kick the tires on its performance before rolling it out to customers.

Unilever Cuts Costs on Flights, Products As Activists Circle

July 26, 2017

Bloomberg

Unilever is sharpening its focus on profitability by lifting prices and cutting spending on everything from employee flights to product ingredients as activist investors take aim at consumer-goods giants wrestling with slow growth.

Water Reduction, Energy Efforts Achieve $72,000 Savings at Meat Processing Plant

July 25, 2017

Environmental Leader

Italian meat processor and producer Inalca SpA's projects to reduce water and energy use at its plant in Rieti, Italy, resulted in annual savings of 3.7 million gallons of water and more than $72,000.

Opinion: The Augmented Reality Boom Will Transform Phones - and Business

July 25, 2017

Mike Elgan, Computerworld contributor

Augmented reality is frivolous, we're told. It's mainly for gimmicks and games. But an important transformation is about to get under way. Starting next year, AR will begin transforming enterprise communications, logistics, manufacturing, analytics, product design, training, marketing, field service and more.

Americans Want U.S. Goods - But Aren't Willing to Pay More, Poll Says

July 25, 2017

The New York Times

Americans say they love U.S.-made goods. They are less enthusiastic, however, about paying a premium for them.

DHL Launches Green E-Commerce Deliveries in Vietnam

July 24, 2017

Air Cargo World

DHL eCommerce has launched a domestic delivery service in Vietnam, helping small, medium and large e-tailers by handling cash-on-delivery services for customers that lack online payment ability.

Consumer Packaged Goods

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the consumer packaged goods industry. Learn how consumer packaged goods companies and their suppliers around the world are managing the flow of products across all channels of the enterprise. Experts sound off on forecasting and demand planning, supply-chain visibility, logistics outsourcing, inventory optimization, transportation management, warehouse management, supply-chain security, corporate social responsibility and more.