Consumer Packaged Goods

JDA Software Enhances Category Management Application

December 29, 2015

JDA Software Inc. has added capabilities to its JDA Category Management application for retailers.

Growth of 3.6 Percent in 2015 Leads to Chemical Industry 'Renaissance'

December 29, 2015

The business of American chemistry expanded 3.6 percent in 2015 despite global headwinds that included a strong appreciation of the U.S. dollar and a weakness in several key global markets.

Rated Chemicals Companies in Latin America Expected to Stay Stable Even With Oil Prices Tumbling

December 28, 2015

Fitch Ratings

The credit profiles of rated Latin American chemicals companies are expected to remain stable during 2016 despite low petrochemical prices.

Omnichannel Is All About Fulfillment, And Retailers Need to Think The Process Through Carefully

December 28, 2015

ChainLink Research

Today, omnichannel is so much broader than just the technology platform the customer uses for purchases - web, store, mobile, catalogue and so on. At its heart it is really about fulfillment - the customer's choice of fulfillment.

Defense Contractor Supplies Targets for U.S. Air Force Missiles

December 28, 2015

Orbital ATK

Orbital ATK, a provider of aerospace and defense technologies, successfully launched a Patriot Target Vehicle (PTV) for the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC).

Good Customer Service Online as Important as It Is In-Store

December 22, 2015

CRM Daily

Customer service is an indisputably important factor when it comes to online retail. Good customer service can be the greatest sales asset a retailer can have, encouraging loyalty and word-of-mouth recommendations. But bad customer service cannot only see a particular sale lost in an instant, but long-term irreparable damage done to the brand.

Death of Physical Stores Greatly Exaggerated, Says New Head of Shopping Center Trade Group

December 22, 2015

Chain Store Age

The demise of physical stores has become a familiar narrative during the holiday season, but nothing could be further from the truth, according to one man better positioned than most to know.

The Top Challenges for Retailers in the Age of the Omnichannel

December 21, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

A conversation with Chuck Miller, vice president of retail with Logility.

Inventory Optimization Drives SIOP Success

December 17, 2015

Challenge: A leading fixture and faucet manufacturer set out to improve service levels and increase product availability, without increasing its inventory investment. The company also targeted working capital efficiency for improvement.

Chinese Goods Fill World's Marketplaces - But at What Cost When So Many Are Shoddy?

December 17, 2015

New York Times

Across Nigeria, low-cost Chinese goods are everywhere, evidence of Beijing's growing dominance in global trade. The trade flow has helped keep life affordable for millions of Nigerian families, at a time when the country is struggling with economic stagnation and plunging prices, as well as the deadly costs of the Boko Haram insurgency.

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.