Consumer Packaged Goods

Three Reasons Demand Planning Has Finally Come of Age

October 4, 2017

Wal-Mart Tries to Take Jet.com Upscale

October 4, 2017

One year after Wal-Mart Stores Inc. bought Jet.com for $3.3bn, shoppers will get a glimpse of how it hopes to use the startup to battle Amazon.com Inc.

Ikea Enters 'Gig Economy' by Acquiring TaskRabbit

October 4, 2017

The New York Times

Ikea, the Swedish home goods retailer, says it has agreed to acquire TaskRabbit, a company known for, among other things, sending tool-wielding workers to rescue customers befuddled by build-it-yourself furniture kits.

Toymakers Say There Is 'Widespread Panic' Following Toys "R" Us Bankruptcy

October 4, 2017

The Washington Post

Within hours of Toys "R" Us's bankruptcy filing last month, the maker of Max Tow Truck and Animal Babies Nursery sounded a financial alarm of its own: Jakks Pacific, the company said, expected to swing to a loss this year as a result of the mega-retailer's bankruptcy.

Terminal Operators Seek Changes to Los Angeles Clean Air Plan

October 3, 2017

Maritime Executive

The Pacific Merchant Shipping Association (PMSA), a non-profit group that represents West Coast terminal operators and shipowners, has called for changes to the Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) put forward by the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

VAI and IBM: Smarter Enterprise Management with Mobile and Social Business

October 2, 2017

VAI

VAI S2K Enterprise - Imperial Bag & Paper

October 2, 2017

VAI

VAI S2K - Black River Produce

October 2, 2017

VAI

When Fines Fail, How Can Companies Be Made to Pay for Deforestation?

October 2, 2017

The Guardian

Nearly a year after an Indonesian court ordered a timber company to pay country's largest ever fine for deforestation, the government has been unable to collect the money, prompting campaigners to call for tougher sanctions against illegal loggers.

Best Buy's Secrets for Thriving in the Amazon Age

October 2, 2017

The New York Times

While running errands the other day, I ducked into a local Best Buy to pick up a pair of new headphones. What I saw inside was shocking.

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.