Consumer Packaged Goods

Digital Experience Innovations Will Be Key To Sustaining Retail, Studies Say

January 23, 2017

Retail sales rose 0.6 percent in December, according to the U.S. Commerce Department, showing a relatively flat holiday spending period after a 0.2 rise in November. However, online retailers in particular reported better sales, indicating a growing need for the integration of e-commerce and use of real-time data within retailers' customer experience, according to IT consulting company Syntel.

Amazon's 1-Click Payment Patent Expires This Year

January 23, 2017

MultiChannel Merchant

Amazon's U.S. patent for one-click payments will expire this year, allowing other retailers to incorporate the same technology on their websites.

AI Adoption Linked To Faster Revenue Growth, Research Shows

January 23, 2017

Infosys

Organizations who reported faster growth in revenue over the past three years were also more likely to be further ahead in using artificial intelligence, according to new research by IT consulting company Infosys.

Lenovo's Key To Boosting Market Share: Become 'Amazon-Like'

January 23, 2017

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Lenovo Group Ltd. is the world's leading original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of personal computers. So why is it determined to overhaul the way it sells and markets product?

Buildings 'Talk' To Tourists In Portugal And Italy With BLE Technology

January 20, 2017

RFID Journal

Mobile software and app services company Mobinteg has deployed a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacon-based solution within several cities and villages throughout Portugal and Italy, in order to connect app users with information about city buildings, businesses and historical monuments.

Unilever Pledges To Go Green On All Plastic Packaging

January 20, 2017

Supply Management

The consumer goods giant Unilever has pledged to make all of its plastic packaging reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025.

Water-Related Supply Chain Risk More Than Quadrupled Last Year

January 20, 2017

Material Handling & Logistics

Companies need to step up their efforts in one supply chain risk area - the threats posed by water scarcity, according to Alexis Bateman in the MIT Sloan Management Review.

Wal-Mart To Shake Up Online Team, Cut Prices In Amazon Fight

January 20, 2017

Bloomberg

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is overhauling its e-commerce team and elevating executives from its recently acquired Jet.com business, aiming to better challenge Amazon.com Inc.with more selection and lower prices.

Tompkins Launches E-Commerce Fulfillment Alliance

January 19, 2017

MultiChannel Merchant

Tompkins International, a supply chain and fulfillment consultant, is launching the MonarchFx Alliance, a consortium of technology and service providers designed for faster, more efficient e-commerce fulfillment across sectors, Tompkins says.

H&M Sales Fall Behind Inditex Due To Poor Weather, Slower Supply Chain Reaction

January 19, 2017

The New York Times

Budget fashion retailer H&M reported this week a 6 percent year-on-year increase in local currency sales in December, the slowest pace since September and lagging expectations.

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