Consumer Packaged Goods

Amazon: If You Can't Beat Them, Join Them

June 8, 2017

Amazon. To the customer the word is synonymous with low prices, unlimited assortment, and fast and free shipping. To retailers it is a constant reminder that the retail landscape has been forever changed and they need to adopt to keep pace or be left on the outside looking in.

Nonprofit Launches $2M Fund to Grow IoT-Focused Blockchain Tech

June 7, 2017

CIO

Open source nonprofit IOTA has launched a $2m fund intended to foster growth of its distributed ledger technology, a derivative of blockchain technology aimed at the internet of things.

U.S. Trade Deficit Rises to Highest Level Since January

June 7, 2017

Los Angeles Times

The U.S. trade deficit rose in April to its highest level since January. The politically sensitive trade gap with China registered a sharp increase.

Wal-Mart Tries Using Store Workers to Deliver Online Orders

June 7, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

Someone in a blue vest could deliver your next online purchase.

Tego Releases Environmental-Monitoring Technology for Pharmaceutical Applications

June 6, 2017

RFID Journal

RFID platform solution provider Tego, Inc. has released an RFID-based solution for tracking environmental-monitoring components to manage the presence of contaminants in places where vaccines or medications are being made.

Harley-Davidson Bets on Artificial Intelligence Sales Campaign

June 6, 2017

RIS News

Harley-Davidson of New York City gambled that artificial intelligence would be the best way to drive the retailer's ad campaigns - and hit it big, the retailer says.

Why Asia Is Accounting for Most of the Growth in Logistics Outsourcing

June 5, 2017

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Logistics outsourcing may be on the rise everywhere, but Asia is where the action is.

'Patch Act' Seeks to Avert WannaCry-like Attacks

June 2, 2017

CFO

Companies could gain greater visibility into hidden cyber vulnerabilities like the one exploited in the recent massive "WannaCry" ransomware attack if the members of Congress who introduced the PATCH Act last month get their way.

Dead Mall Space Could Spur Warehouse, E-Commerce Deals

June 2, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

More shopping center and mall space could be repurposed for industrial distribution as e-commerce continues to take market share from brick-and-mortar retailers, Fitch Ratings analysts said in a report Tuesday.

This Machine Can Knit a Custom Blazer in 90 Minutes - and May Herald a Clothing Revolution

June 2, 2017

Los Angeles Times

With its tidy racks of dress shirts, trousers and sweaters, the Ministry of Supply shop on Boston's Newbury Street looks, in many ways, similar to other clothing stores.

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.