Consumer Packaged Goods

Cybersecurity Is Main Concern for Largest U.S. Retailers, Report Says

May 13, 2016

In today's increasingly digital world, cybersecurity concerns are top of mind for all retailers for the first time in business advisory BDO USA's annual Retail RiskFactor Report, now in its 10th year. Risk associated with a possible security breach was cited unanimously by the 100 largest U.S. retailers analyzed, moving that concern to the top spot, up from 18th in 2007.

Trans-Pacific Partnership Would Bring 'Significant Positive' Impact, Retailers Say

May 13, 2016

NRF

The recently negotiated Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement will have a positive impact on both retailers and American consumers once enacted, according to a report from the National Retail Federation.

The 'Skyrocketing' Cost of Pleasing the Omnichannel Customer

May 13, 2016

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Retailers are shelling out huge amounts of money to keep today's omnichannel customer happy.

Dry Freight Container Prices Hit Lowest Point in 14 Years

May 12, 2016

Drewry

Prices for new dry freight containers declined to their lowest point since 2002 during first-quarter 2016 and are still going down, according to the latest edition of the Container Equipment Insight, published by global shipping consultancy Drewry.

While Lower Than Last Year, Imports Still 'Some of the Highest Ever Seen'

May 12, 2016

NRF

Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to be at some of its highest levels ever during the next few months despite a fall-off from last year's record-setting numbers, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

PTC Releases Update of PLM App for Retail and Apparel

May 11, 2016

PTC

PTC has released version 11 of PTC FlexPLM, the vendor's product lifecycle management (PLM) application for retail, fashion, footwear, apparel and consumer products.

Continued Reduction in Orders for Tanker Vessels Could Help Industry Recover

May 10, 2016

Drewry

Newbuilding orders of tanker ships have seen a sharp reduction, but the slowing trend needs to be sustained for the longer-term health of the market, according to the latest edition of the Tanker Forecaster, published by global shipping consultancy Drewry.

Checkpoint Systems Expands RFID Labels for Health & Beauty

May 9, 2016

Checkpoint Systems, Inc.

Checkpoint Systems, Inc. has expanded its portfolio of radio frequency identification (RFID) labels for health and beauty products, with release of its Compass RFID label for inventory management.

JDA Issues New Transportation Management, Retail Planning Apps

May 9, 2016

JDA Software Group, Inc.

JDA Software Group, Inc. has entered into partnerships with three software providers to extend real-time visibility and predictive analytics within the JDA Transportation Management application.

3-D Printing to Shake Up Supply Chain World, Study Finds

May 9, 2016

UPS

The technology for 3-D printing has roots that go back decades. The minds behind it were visionary. But for many years, 3-D printing appeared - at least in the mainstream view - to be more of a novelty than a practical tool to advance commercial manufacturing, according to a report from UPS. Not any more.

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.