Consumer Packaged Goods

Retailers Welcome Online Sales Tax Push

May 4, 2017

The National Retail Federation recently welcomed renewed efforts in Congress to require online sellers to collect sales tax the same as local stores.

Warehouse Optimization Needed - and Not Just During Holiday Season

May 4, 2017

Adam Mussomeli and Brenna Sniderman of Deloitte

Online retail continues to grow at a rapid rate, with a 14.6-percent increase in the category in 2015, totaling $341.7bn. That has major implications for warehouse optimization.

Q&A: Spurring Innovation Through Zero Waste

May 3, 2017

Environmental Leader

Lawrence Black sees the circular economy finally moving from theory and high-level strategy to practical applications in design, engineering, and marketing. He has a clear view of these changes as senior advisor to the Waste Management-McDonough Sustainable Innovation Collaborative, a partnership formed in 2013 to improve the recyclability of packaging and products.

Puma Supply Chain Racing to Keep Up With Demand for Popular Shoes

May 3, 2017

The New York Times

German sportswear firm Puma has seen such strong demand for products promoted by celebrities like model Cara Delevingne and Canadian rapper The Weeknd that its supply chain is racing to keep up, its chief executive said last week.

China Launches Its First Domestically Made Aircraft Carrier

May 3, 2017

Los Angeles Times

China launched its first aircraft carrier built entirely on its own last week, in a demonstration of the growing technical sophistication of its defense industries and determination to safeguard its maritime territorial claims and crucial trade routes.

From Diapers to Soda, Big Brands Feel Pinch as Consumers Pull Back

May 3, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

Procter & Gamble Co. and PepsiCo Inc. posted lackluster sales in the most recent quarter as producers of some of America's biggest consumer products struggle to give shoppers what they want.

H&M Backs Fabric Made From Cow Manure

May 2, 2017

Supply Management

H&M has pledged to use 100-percent recycled or sustainably sourced materials by 2030 in its latest sustainability report.

Amazon Rival Boxed Sees Narrow Inventory as an Edge

May 2, 2017

Bloomberg

Chieh Huang has borrowed a lot from Amazon.com Inc. to expand his e-commerce startup Boxed Wholesale, which sells bulk packages of paper towels, granola bars and maxi pads, including free delivery within two days on most orders and an inexpensive house brand of products. And, like Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Huang started the company in his garage in 2013.

Companies Not Complying With Bangladesh Garment Plan, Report Says

May 1, 2017

The New York Times

Dozens of global clothing companies are not complying with a plan to ensure better safety in Bangladesh garment factories following the deadly collapse of a building four years ago, a rights group says.

Drop Shipping Could Be Key to Generation Z

April 28, 2017

Apparel

Brands and retailers have been hyper focused on Millennials for years now. But while they've been busy trying to figure out what Millennials want, Generation Z, a maturing and ever more digitized and global generation, is emerging with its formidable buying power.

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.