Consumer Packaged Goods

Dead Mall Space Could Spur Warehouse, E-Commerce Deals

June 2, 2017

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.

Orchestrating a Massive Move - Heavy Haul Ocean Transport

June 1, 2017

Challenge: The Liebherr LR11350 is one of the most powerful cranes in existence. To ship this 1,488 ton load from the factory door in Germany, through the Port of Hamburg and to the Port of Mobile, Alabama, every piece had to move together - which ultimately meant a heavy-haul ocean transport.

Hospital to Track 12,000 Assets With Active RFID

June 1, 2017

RFID Journal

Michigan Medicine, one of the largest healthcare complexes in the world, has deployed active RFID technology to track thousands of assets throughout its facility, the hospital says. The technology is intended to reduce rental costs, as well as the rate of missing equipment as the healthcare provider expands further.

The Future of Fish: Investors Get Into Sustainable Aquaculture

June 1, 2017

Bloomberg

Farmed or wild? Local or imported? Organic? Or some certification you've never heard of?

'Purchase on Google' Program Baits New Customers

June 1, 2017

MultiChannel Merchant

Google has launched its Purchases on Google program, allowing merchants that sell on Google to have a call to action in the search engine results page. At the moment it's a mobile-only feature of product listing ads (PLAs) that allows shoppers to buy on Google from participating merchants.

Why Are Doughnut Boxes Pink? The Answer Comes From Southern California

May 31, 2017

Los Angeles Times

Sharon Vilsack pulled into a San Clemente strip mall on a recent morning to perform one of Southern California's most quintessential rituals - picking a pink box of doughnuts to share.

Experts Weigh In on Wal-Mart's Next-Gen Stores

May 31, 2017

RIS News

Wal-Mart is testing six next-gen approaches in two recently opened supercenters in Tomball, TX, and Lake Nona, FL. These stores were fully reimagined from a new layout, to building and environmental enhancements, to added technology that all improve the shopping experience, according to a blog post written by Jeff Muench, senior director of business development.

Is It Really Organic? Here's Why It's Hard to Know

May 31, 2017

The Washington Post

Last week, 36 million pounds of imported nonorganic soybeans suddenly obtained "organic" labels for domestic sale after entering California. This could happen because soybeans, like other foods, are imported via complex global supply chains, involving many different specialist businesses between the farmer and the final customer.

Industrial Output Rises for Third Straight Month

May 30, 2017

CFO

U.S. industrial production grew at the highest rate in more than three years in April, with all three major industry groups showing gains.

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.