Consumer Packaged Goods

Wal-Mart Will Punish Its Suppliers for Delivering Early

July 18, 2017

Bloomberg

Long known for squeezing its vast network of suppliers, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is about to step up the pressure.

Silicon Valley's New Vision for the Pizzeria Involves Lots of Robots

July 17, 2017

Los Angeles Times

Not long after the pizzeria Zume opened for business last year, its kitchen staff noticed a problem with some of its pizzas: they had holes in them.

How Kroger's Analytic Initiative Powers Its Personalization Efforts

July 14, 2017

RIS News

Kroger says it continues to leverage industry-leading analytics to gain valuable shopper insight and personalize the experience for millions of consumers.

What's Going to Happen to Nafta?

July 14, 2017

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The Northern American Free Trade Agreement is 25 years old, but whether it lives to see another year is an open question.

Free Guides Help Firms Tackle Child Labour and Slavery

July 13, 2017

Supply Management

Two free guides by the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) have been released to help firms address the risk of child labour and modern slavery in supply chains.

Package-Delivery Jobs Rise as More Consumers Shop Online

July 13, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

Package-delivery companies ramped up hiring in June for the third month in a row, swelling payrolls in a sector that has grown as more consumers shop online.

Opinion: Port Truckers Who Carry Goods to Market Are Being Cheated to Save You Money

July 12, 2017

Los Angeles Times

Juan Lara was headed back to the Port of Los Angeles last month from his daily pickup in the Mojave Desert when his truck erupted with engine trouble. He managed to bring the truck and its 50,000-pound load of borax limping into the port.

Can Grocers Survive the Amazon and Wal-Mart Squeeze Play?

July 12, 2017

MultiChannel Merchant

With Alexa now serving grocers as breakfast for Bezos, have we forgotten that Wal-Mart has had their lunch as the #1 grocer since the turn of the century? What will it take for today's grocers to keep a seat at the adult dinner table? And is this seat dependent on beating the titans or staying ahead of remaining, traditional competitors?

Hobby Lobby Fined $3M for Smuggling Ancient Iraqi Artifacts

July 11, 2017

Los Angeles Times

Federal prosecutors say Hobby Lobby Stores has agreed to pay a $3m federal fine and forfeit thousands of ancient Iraqi artifacts smuggled from the Middle East that the government alleges were intentionally mislabeled.

Amazon Robots Poised to Revamp How Whole Foods Runs Warehouses

July 11, 2017

Bloomberg

When Amazon.com Inc.'s $13.7bn bid to buy Whole Foods was announced, John Mackey, the grocer's chief executive officer, addressed employees, gushing about Amazon's technological innovation.

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.