Consumer Packaged Goods

How Retailers Are Meeting the Amazon Challenge

March 13, 2018

Asia-Pacific Nations Signed Sweeping Trade Deal Without U.S.

March 12, 2018

Eleven countries including Japan and Canada signed a landmark Asia-Pacific trade agreement without the United States on Thursday in what one minister called a powerful signal against protectionism and trade wars.

Meet the Woman Advising the World's Top Blockchain Companies

March 7, 2018

Lisa Winning, Forbes contributor

The blockchain landscape is commanding an increasing amount of attention. With more first-time companies and applications vying for ICOs, interest in the long-term viabilities of technologies based on the blockchain is also growing.

Global Alarm Bells Sound Over Full-Blown Trade War

March 7, 2018

The Guardian

Fears of the first full-scale tariff war since the 1930s have been raised by the head of the World Trade Organisation, in a direct warning to Donald Trump that his proposed levies on steel and aluminium will trigger a domino effect that will lead to global recession.

Bit by Bit, Whole Foods Gets an Amazon Touch

March 7, 2018

The New York Times

Some signs are subtle, like the “Whole Foods + Amazon” one near the bananas. Others are more obvious, like the kiosk with Amazon devices for sale.

Why Corporate America Hates Trump's Tariffs Proposal

March 6, 2018

Fortune

President Donald Trump has proposed tariffs on aluminum and steel that he says will put the country first. But a broad swath of corporate America strongly disagrees, saying the levies will boost prices on everything from cars to beer and force companies to cut jobs.

Retailers Use Gun Controls to Make Policy Statement and Manage Image, Experts Say

March 5, 2018

Los Angeles Times

Three major U.S. retailers voluntarily restricted gun sales to make a policy statement and manage their image with consumers in the aftermath of the Florida school massacre, marketing experts said Thursday.

Kohl’s Has a New Plan to Get You Into Its Stores: Groceries

March 5, 2018

The Washington Post

Less is more, Kohl’s executives are finding, as the department-store chain continues to shrink its locations and whittle down the items in its stores.

Milkmen Are Returning to London As Millennials Bid to Slash Plastic Waste

March 2, 2018

The Evening Standard

Milkmen and milkwomen are making a comeback in London as millennials have started using glass milk bottles in a bid to cut down plastic waste.

Mattress Start-Up Casper Is Opening Its First Store — With Complimentary Naps

March 1, 2018

The Washington Post

Online mattress start-up Casper is opening its first permanent store, a 3,000-square-foot location in New York, where shoppers are invited to not only look at the company’s mattresses, pillows and bedding, but also to use them. Dozing off is encouraged, executives say.

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.