Consumer Packaged Goods

What Stores Do With $90Bn in Merchandise Returns

February 21, 2018

Retailers still celebrating their strongest holiday sales in years now face the less-pleasant task of disposing of billions of dollars in returned merchandise.

As Amazon Competition Heats Up, D.C. Mayor Heads West to Talk Tech

February 21, 2018

The Washington Post

Stretched for talent, big tech firms are looking outside of Silicon Valley to expand, and increasingly one of the beneficiaries has been the D.C. area.

Dog Food Brands Recalled Over Concerns About Euthanasia Drug

February 20, 2018

Fortune

J.M. Smucker Co. is recalling several shipments of dog food after an independent investigation found traces of pentobarbital, a euthanasia drug, in samples from a range of popular brands.

Sam's Club, Vying With Costco and Amazon, Offers Free Shipping to Premium Members

February 16, 2018

Los Angeles Times

Sam's Club is offering free shipping for premium members and simplifying its membership tiers.

Freight Brokers See Profits Surge on Shipping Rush

February 16, 2018

The Wall Street Journal

Freight middlemen are seeing a surge in business as growing economic demand and tight capacity sends companies rushing to find shipping space.

Australian Retailers Resilient As They Face Down 'Amazon Effect'

February 16, 2018

The Guardian

Three months after the launch of Amazon in Australia, local competitors say they are still waiting for the dreaded “Amazon effect” to hit their sales.

Why It’s So Hard to Sell Wine on the Internet

February 15, 2018

Bloomberg

In 2012, a startup named Club W set out to help millennials find and buy decent wine on the internet. With bottles from a few boutique vintners, a slick web platform and a simple recommendation algorithm, the Los Angeles-based company had a propitious plan.

Lawsuit Alleges Ulta Resold Used Cosmetics As New

February 14, 2018

Los Angeles Times

A Los Angeles woman is suing Ulta Beauty, alleging that the cosmetics retailer had a practice of reselling used makeup as new to unsuspecting customers.

From Algae to Yeast: The Quest to Find an Alternative to Palm Oil

February 14, 2018

The Guardian

When green cleaning company Ecover announced the launch of a new laundry liquid containing an oil made from algae, as an alternative to the palm oil used in most detergents, it wasn’t prepared for the backlash.

Introducing a Cryptocurrency for the Food Supply Chain

February 12, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

And so the cryptocurrency mania continues, in yet another form.

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.