Consumer Packaged Goods

Target Tests Retail ‘Flow Center’ for Faster, Nimbler Distribution

May 18, 2018

Target Corp. is testing a new distribution strategy aimed at speeding up its restocking and making the retailer more nimble at stores and online as it competes with rivals like Amazon.com Inc. and Walmart Inc.

Amazon to Open Checkout-Free Stores in Chicago and San Francisco

May 17, 2018

Reuters

Amazon.com Inc is bringing its grocery store without checkout lines to Chicago and San Francisco, the company said in a statement this week, confirming reports it will expand the concept beyond its pilot in Seattle.

Reinventing the Supply Chain: The Future of Fulfillment Vision Study

May 16, 2018

Zebra Technologies

Making Order Consolidation Work for the Mid-Market Omnichannel

May 16, 2018

Nick McLean

One of the biggest challenges of ship-from-store fulfillment is order consolidation, or the ability to bring an online order with multiple products into a single shippable package. When inventory is located across multiple stores and distribution centers across the country, it is quite the logistical feat, especially for mid-market retailers, to determine the quickest, most efficient way for product to be shipped to the customer.

Nestle Falls Behind As Millennials Warm Up to Frozen Meals

May 15, 2018

Reuters

At Nestle’s $50m research center outside Cleveland, food technicians and packaging experts set out three years ago to remake its frozen food lineup and appeal more to busy, health-conscious adults in their 20s and 30s.

Women in Supply Chain, 2018: A Conversation With Suzanne Judy

May 11, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

With every story of a woman succeeding in the male-dominated world of supply chain and logistics management, another door opens.

Freight Operators Dismiss Threat of Digital Startups

May 10, 2018

The Wall Street Journal

Established U.S. logistics firms say digital-friendly freight startups that are drawing growing interest in Silicon Valley still lack the scale and customer relationships to threaten their share of the market.

Who’s Winning the Self-Driving Car Race?

May 9, 2018

Bloomberg

In the race to start the world’s first driving business without human drivers, everyone is chasing Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo.

Why India Is the New Battleground Between Walmart and Amazon

May 9, 2018

Fortune

No less an authority than Wikipedia attributes the origin of the proverb “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” to Sanskrit, an ancient Hindu language. How appropriate, then, that the saying’s latest proof point is the battle unfolding among global tech players in India.

Why Farmers Only Get 7.8 Cents of Every Dollar Americans Spend on Food

May 8, 2018

The Washington Post

For every dollar consumers spend on food, only 7.8 cents goes to farmers — a record low that reflects shifts in how Americans eat, according to the Department of Agriculture.

Consumer Packaged Goods

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