Consumer Packaged Goods

How a Traveling Vinegar Salesman Innovated the Global Sushi Industry

November 28, 2018

Kunihiko Tanaka was peddling vinegar to sushi restaurants in western Japan when he spotted the opportunity that would change his life.

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Three Keys to Happy Shoppers This Holiday Season

November 28, 2018

Guy Courtin, SCB Contributor

It's the most wonderful time of the year, and customer expectations have never been higher.

Black Friday Weekend Sales Suggest Merry Holiday Shopping Season to Come

November 27, 2018

Bloomberg

Black Friday weekend sales data from third-party analytics providers indicate a merry start to the holiday season — with online sales taking more share.

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In a Global Economy, the Future of Retail Is Local

November 27, 2018

Marc Gorlin, SCB Contributor

Customers increasingly wonder: We have instant delivery for pizza and Chinese food. So why not porch swings and power tools?

Old-School Retailers Stumbled Into Holiday Spending Weekend

November 26, 2018

Bloomberg

Black Friday is increasingly an online shopping event, and that’s not necessarily a good thing for legacy retailers.

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Supply Chain Nightmares: What Keeps a Buyer Up at Night

November 26, 2018

Todd Bauman, SCB Contributor

Managing risk is a critical aspect of any buyer's job — and globalization has made that task more difficult than ever.

Amazon’s Latest Crusade in the Grocery Delivery Wars: Thanksgiving Dinner

November 21, 2018

Bloomberg

The turkey is browning, your guests are on route, and you suddenly remember a forgotten ingredient. Amazon stands ready to bail you out.

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Holiday Hiring Demystified: The Power of Advanced Analytics

November 21, 2018

Vivek Soneja, SCB Contributor

Combined with a strong link between supply-chain and finance departments, advanced analytics can make holiday hiring easy as pie.

U.S. Factory Production Continues Growth Streak

November 16, 2018

Bloomberg

U.S. factory production expanded in October for a fifth straight month, the longest streak since 2011 and indicating a solid start to the fourth quarter, Federal Reserve data shows.

These Retailers Scored Best in Latest Chemical Policy Review

November 14, 2018

SupplyChainBrain

The report ranks companies on how much information they disclose about potentially harmful ingredients in the products they sell — and the steps they’ve taken to eliminate them.

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.