Consumer Packaged Goods

Household Goods Make Up 'Significant' Portion of Recent Product Recalls, Report Says

November 30, 2015

Household goods account for a significant majority of all consumer product recalls in the U.S. since 2010, according to Recalls Hit Home: Household Goods Drive Consumer Product Recalls, a report from Stericycle ExpertSOLUTIONS.

With Browser Extension, Local Retailers Can Match Their Prices to Those Offered by Amazon

November 25, 2015

Fierce Retail

A new online service called PriceLocal aims to level the playing field and let local retailers price-match items and provide same day availability. PriceLocal was developed by a former Borders executive, Matt Chosid, as a way for smaller merchants to compete.

Technology Companies Speed Ahead of Automakers in Developing Driverless Cars

November 23, 2015

Environmental Leader

In the race to put autonomous vehicles on read roads, technology companies may overtake automakers. According to a report from IHS Automotive, companies like Google and others are currently working toward solutions in the autonomous vehicle space and Google is in the lead. IHS Automotive estimates the technology company has invested nearly $60m so far in autonomous vehicle research and development, at a run rate of nearly $30m per year.

Digitally-savvy Millennials Said Likely to Shop in Brick-and-Mortar Stores on Thanksgiving

November 20, 2015

Fierce Retail

Millennials may be digital natives, but for all their supposed reliance on mobile devices, this group is more likely to shop on Thanksgiving Day and do so in stores, according to a new survey by location-based mobile platform Retale.

Shale Resins Stimulating Development, Employment Increases in Plastics Industry

November 20, 2015

Plastics Today

Shale-advantaged resins are affecting job growth in the plastics industry in a big way, according to Martha Moore, senior director, Policy Analysis and Economics, for the American Chemistry Council.

How to Motivate Your Supplier to Enforce Human Rights

November 20, 2015

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Corporations pay lip service to enforcing human rights and fair working conditions in offshore factories. But the deaths and injuries continue.

Geodis Wraps Up Acquisition of OHL

November 19, 2015

Geodis

Geodis has received regulatory approvals needed for finalizing its acquisition of Ozburn-Hessey Logistics (OHL), a third-party logistics provider with annual revenue of nearly $1.3bn.

African Americans Urged to Spend More in Black-owned Businesses

November 18, 2015

New York Times

Blacks spend less money in black-owned businesses than other racial and ethnic groups spend in businesses owned by members of their groups, including Hispanics and Asians.

Terrorist Attacks, Like Those in Paris, Said Not to Have Lasting Negative Impact on Economy

November 18, 2015

The Economist

For some people, even to discuss the impact on an economy, let alone financial markets, of a tragedy such as the Paris attacks is poor taste. But one of the aims of terrorists is to cause economic and financial damage; hence the attacks on Wall Street on 9/11 or on tourists in Tunisia earlier this year. So the issue is worth considering.

Thirty-two Percent of Shoppers Use Social Media for 'Brand Engagement', Survey Says

November 17, 2015

Chain Store Age

Consumers find it easy to use social media for brand engagement, but that doesn't mean they are using it.

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.