Consumer Packaged Goods

A High-Tech Solution for Retail's Gift-Return Woes

December 27, 2018

Our post-holiday gifting hangover tends to be a peak time for returns, exacerbating a problem that’s grown more vexing for retailers with the rise of e-commerce.

Trump Tariff War Sends U.S. Retailers on Buying Binge

December 21, 2018

Reuters

In the nearly 40 years she has spent in trade, Amy Magnus has never seen retailers hoarding so much inventory.

U.K. Plans to Bill Packaging Makers for Their Plastic Pollution

December 18, 2018

Bloomberg

U.K. packaging manufacturers will have to pay for the full cost of dealing with the waste their goods produce under new government plans.

Instacart Is Breaking Up With Whole Foods, Thanks to Amazon

December 17, 2018

Bloomberg

In 2014, when Instacart was a younger grocery-delivery startup, Whole Foods was its first major relationship. A lot has changed since then.

How Brands Can Survive the Challenge of Amazon’s Private Label

December 17, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Big-box retailers have long challenged consumer brands with their own private-label alternatives. But it took Amazon.com to turbocharge the practice.

Amazon, Walmart Are Challenging FreshDirect's NYC Grocery Supremacy

December 14, 2018

Bloomberg

For many years, FreshDirect has ruled the online grocery business in a city where most people don’t own cars.

The Route to Smart Warehousing — and Why IoT Matters

The Digital Era Has Arrived, and Supply Chains Must Adjust

December 13, 2018

Hans Thalbauer, SCB Contributor

It's time for companies to move beyond the age of mass production and consumption — and design supply-chain processes that can serve a customer segment of one.

U.S. Producer Prices Exceeded Estimates in November

December 12, 2018

Bloomberg

U.S. producer prices rose in November on advances in foods and transportation services, while a measure of underlying costs accelerated.

In Cancer-Linked Packaging Test, Whole Foods Ranks Worst

December 12, 2018

Bloomberg

Whole Foods Market, hailed for its high standards for healthy food, ranked worst in a study of five major U.S. grocery chains for chemicals it uses in packaging.

Tobacco Farmers Are Getting Closer to Cannabis Switch

December 11, 2018

Bloomberg

The maker of Marlboro cigarettes made a $1.8bn investment in global cannabis company Cronos Group amid pressure to find new growth avenues.

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.