Consumer Packaged Goods

SATO Global Solutions Launches IoT Tool for Retail

February 3, 2016

SATO Global Solutions has joined with Intel to offer a software platform that allows retailers to capitalize on the Internet of Things.

JDA Unveils Retail-Planning Tool; New WMS Capabilities

February 2, 2016

JDA Software Group Inc.

JDA Software Group Inc. has unveiled Retail.me, a new retail-planning application based on the Google Cloud platform, and offered under a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model.

'Click and Collect' Beyond Ability of Many Retailers Looking to Compete with Amazon

February 2, 2016

CRM Daily

A "hat trick" refers to scoring three goals in a game. A remarkable feat for most players and certainly worthy of doffing your hat to honor the player. In magic, a hat trick describes the infamous illusion of pulling something out of an empty hat, typically a rabbit.

Pharma Giant Shows 'Smart Simplicity' Key to Boosting R&D Productivity

February 1, 2016

BCG Perspectives

During the long downturn in R&D productivity, a handful of bio-pharmaceutical companies have consistently bucked the trend. How did they manage it? After all, they have experienced the same industry pressures as their peers - pressures such as lengthier R&D cycle times, higher costs of failure, and sharper regulatory scrutiny.

Defunct Chain Plans to Make Retail Circuit Again

January 29, 2016

Fierce Retail

Circuit City was liquidated in 2008, but there are new owners and a new plan to bring the defunct electronics chain back.

RFID Alternative Helps Consortium Keep Up With Steel Plates Used at Construction Sites

January 28, 2016

RFID Journal

Approximately one million steel plates are rented out for construction projects each year in the Netherlands, and keeping tabs on them is made easier by an alternative to RFID technology.

SEKO Debuts Aerospace, Aviation Industry Vertical

January 28, 2016

Seko Logistics

SEKO Logistics has created an Aerospace & Aviation industry vertical with global centers of excellence and core competencies to deliver value-added services and technology solutions for customers, and opportunities to drive cost out of their supply chains.

Latest Hike in USPS Shipping Rates Burdens Smaller Retailers

January 28, 2016

Fierce Retail

Last week, the U.S. Postal Service announced an increase on several shipping products used by online retailers, including Flat-Rate Priority boxes. On average, rates increased 9.5 percent in the first price hike on commercial Priority Mail in three years.

Hermes Offers Smartful App for Fashion e-Commerce

January 27, 2016

Hermes

Hermes, a provider of e-commerce and omnichannel services for fashion and lifestyle brands, has made available Smartful, a one-stop application that gives U.S.-based companies access to the same global, full-service options that the company has previously offered only to large online retailers.

Epicor Issues Gift and List Registry for Retail-Management App

January 27, 2016

Epicor Software Corp

Epicor Software Corp. has released its Gift and List Registry application for Epicor Eagle N Series, a retail business-management system.

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.