Consumer Packaged Goods

U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May Is Seeking a Free Trade Deal With China

February 1, 2018

Britain is seeking a free trade agreement with China, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday as she flew to the country for talks with Chinese leaders, adding that more should be done immediately to open up market access for British firms.

German Automakers Are Berated Over Tests on Monkeys and Humans

January 31, 2018

Los Angeles Times

Public criticism of the German auto industry has escalated after a report that an industry-sponsored entity commissioned a study of the effects of diesel exhaust using monkeys, and that another study exposed humans to low levels of one type of air pollutant.

In New York City, Warehouses Have Nowhere to Go But Up

January 31, 2018

The Wall Street Journal

In New York, an insatiable demand for warehouse space is colliding with a chronic land shortage. The only place for property developers to go is up.

'Is It Shoplifting If It’s Not the Customer’s Fault?': Amazon Go Raises Questions for the Retail Industry

January 31, 2018

The Washington Post

“Just walk out,” say the signs at the entrance and store windows at Amazon’s newest concept store. “No lines. No checkout. (No, seriously.)”

Your Next Running Shoes Will Be Custom-Built for You

January 30, 2018

Fortune

After he attaches sensors to my ankles, shins, and knees, a technician at Brooks, the Seattle running shoe maker, asks me to do a series of knee bends and run a few steps on a treadmill equipped with a camera. The device will capture my motion with the goal of recording the biomechanics of how I run.

Using LMS to Address Omnichannel Challenges

January 29, 2018

Honeywell Intelligrated

The Put Wall: Versatile Facilitator of Omnichannel Distribution

January 29, 2018

Honeywell Intelligrated

Order Fulfillment Optimization

January 29, 2018

Honeywell Intelligrated

How Brick-and-Mortar Retailers Can Survive in the Age of Amazon

January 29, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

As Amazon tightens its grip on the modern-day consumer, you have to wonder: Do traditional brick-and-mortar retailers have any future at all?

China Is Investing Seriously in Latin America. Should You Worry?

January 29, 2018

The Washington Post

This past week, China held its second ministerial meeting with the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in Santiago, Chile. There China announced plans to have the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), its flagship economic and development program, invest in Latin America.

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