Consumer Packaged Goods

Got Milk - Designer, Specialty Milk?

March 30, 2016

In its quest to slake the world's thirst, Coca-Cola is intent on making milk a billion-dollar brand. But not just any kind of milk. Coke has joined forces with a dairy cooperative to create Fairlife, which produces a filtered, high-protein, low-sugar, lactose-free designer milk also called Fairlife.

Almost Everyone Likes Option to Buy Online, Then Pick Up Items in Physical Stores, Study Says

March 29, 2016

Retale

Ninety-nine percent of consumers who take delivery of online orders in brick-and-mortar stores are pleased with the experience, according to a recent survey. Twenty-nine percent said the option is why they placed the order in the first place.

The Air Waybill Is Going Paperless - Slowly

March 28, 2016

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The electronic air waybill (eAWB) has arrived. But certain air freight forwarders and carriers are still holding on to the paper version for dear life.

Hermes Expands Retail E-Commerce Tools to U.S. Market

March 24, 2016

Hermes

Hermes, operator of a business-to-consumer (B2C) parcel shop network in Europe, has expanded its retail supply-chain digital services to the U.S. electronic-commerce market.

JDA Releases Connect for Manufacturers Running SAP HANA

March 24, 2016

JDA Software Group Inc.

JDA Software Group, Inc. has released JDA Connect for SAP HANA.

Physical Stores Are Alive, But Are They All That Well?

March 22, 2016

Fierce Retail

Brick-and-mortar shopping isn't dead, but it is certainly on the decline: just 57 percent of urban consumers said they preferred to make discretionary purchases in stores, while 39 percent claim their last such purchase was made online.

Narvar Issues App for Managing Product Returns

March 18, 2016

Narvar

Narvar has developed Narvar Returns, a platform for managing product returns for retailers.

How to Move Production Out of China

March 18, 2016

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The reshoring of manufacturing from China is no longer in question. Whether that work ever makes it back to the U.S., however, is another matter entirely.

ShipHawk Offers Platform for Parcel Shipping, Self-Service

March 16, 2016

ShipHawk

ShipHawk, a provider of applications for shipping intelligence, has launched a new suite of products to support parcel, freight and home delivery by retailers of all sizes.

CPG Companies Without Digital-Specific Strategies 'Face Stagnation and Share Loss'

March 16, 2016

BCG and GMA

Today's consumer packaged goods companies are facing a winner-take-all world in which about half the sales growth - more in certain categories and markets - is coming from digital channels. Companies have to earn their online market positions with new approaches and skills tailored to digital sales, says a report released by The Boston Consulting Group and the Grocery Manufacturers Association.

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.