Consumer Packaged Goods

Walmart Offers Discount for Store Pickup

April 20, 2017

In a move designed to save on shipping costs while offering flexibility to customers, Walmart will begin offering discounts when shoppers opt to pick up an online order in store.

With Robots on the Job, It Won't Be IT As Usual

April 20, 2017

Computerworld

With robotics making great strides and more companies welcoming robots into the workforce, IT managers need to start prepping for the changes coming their way.

Sushi Stress: Fishermen Not Catching Many Baby Eels

April 19, 2017

The New York Times

The chilly rivers of Maine are causing trouble in the world of sushi. The state's brief, annual season for baby eels is off to a slow start because of a cold spring that has prevented the fish from running in rivers.

Bosch, Inmarsat Back Startup That Links Canals to the Internet

April 19, 2017

Bloomberg

Actility, the European startup battling with rival Sigfox to connect things from fuel tanks to Amsterdam's canals to the internet, has raised $75m from investors in a bid to win business in the industrial sector.

Dog Attacks on Mail Carriers Rise As Online Sales Boom

April 19, 2017

Los Angeles Times

Booming online retail sales are good news for the U.S. Postal Service, but its carriers are incurring a cost: more dog bites.

eBay and FlipKart Pursue E-Commerce Market in India

April 18, 2017

MultiChannel Merchant

eBay Inc., a global e-commerce marketplace and Flipkart, an e-commerce company in India, have agreed to jointly pursue e-commerce opportunities in the Indian market. In exchange for an equity stake in Flipkart, eBay will make a $500m cash investment in and sell its eBay.in business to Flipkart.

Mylan Epipen Recall Goes Global

April 17, 2017

FiercePharma

A recall of potentially malfunctioning EpiPens that Mylan first announced for Europe, Japan and Asia has now gone global, including the U.S., with the company retrieving tens of thousands more. Mylan, however, says it has plenty of replacements to avoid any interruptions in supply.

Amazon Wants to Create a Grocery Supply Chain That Bypasses Wal-Mart

April 17, 2017

Material Handling & Logistics

Amazon.com Inc. has invited some of the world's biggest brands to its Seattle headquarters in an audacious bid to persuade them that it's time to start shipping products directly to online shoppers and bypass chains like Wal-Mart, Target and Costco.

The Brexit Clock Is Ticking. How Should Global Companies Respond?

April 17, 2017

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

On March 29, British Prime Minister Theresa May officially set into motion the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union, beginning a two-year period of negotiation and closure. The clock is ticking.

Less Than 10 Percent of Retailers Use RFID, Study Says

April 13, 2017

RFID Journal

According to RFID solutions provider SML RFID, the apparel market is still in the earliest steps of a long race toward universal RFID tag use. In fact, the company estimates, apparel market penetration is a conservative 4 to 8 percent thus far. This is considerably less than indicated on some reports, such as one from GS1, which estimate the adoption percentage at more than half.

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.