Consumer Packaged Goods

Bottled Water May Contain Tiny Particles of Plastic, Research Shows

March 16, 2018

A lot of bottled water contains tiny bits of plastic, known as microplastics, according to research conducted by a non-profit journalism organization called Orb Media.

Your Next Sneakers Will Come From Trees

March 16, 2018

Bloomberg

Allbirds, the Silicon Valley startup behind a wildly popular wool sneaker, is pivoting from sheep to trees.

From Big Box to the Last Mile: Tracing Retail's Evolution

March 15, 2018

Matt Powers, Executive VP, JLL

Retail Planning in the Age of Amazon

March 15, 2018

Hank Saiia, Principal Solutions Architect, ToolsGroup

Big Box vs. Amazon: The Retail Battle of Behemoths

March 15, 2018

Colby Beland, VP Sales & Marketing, CaseStack

Most of America’s Fruit Is Now Imported. Is That a Bad Thing?

March 15, 2018

The New York Times

It’s obvious to anyone who visits an American supermarket in winter — past displays brimming with Chilean grapes, Mexican berries and Vietnamese dragon fruit — that foreign farms supply much of our produce.

Trends in Packaging: The State of the Art

March 14, 2018

Dan Dean, VP Consumer Business Development, DHL Supply Chain

What's Disrupting Retail Today?

March 14, 2018

Fab Brasca, Group VP Solutions Strategy, JDA

Dress for Success: Boeing, Ford Test Exoskeletons for Employees

March 14, 2018

Industryweek

Musculoskeletal issues account for 33 percent of all workplace injuries, quietly stealing worker quality of life and plant productivity. Major manufacturers from Ford to Boeing have found industrial exoskeletons sometimes are the best answer.

China’s War on Pollution Will Change the World

March 14, 2018

Bloomberg

China is cracking down on pollution like never before, with new green policies so hard-hitting and extensive they can be felt across the world, transforming everything from electric vehicle demand to commodities markets.

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.