Consumer Packaged Goods

Chinese Continue Their Online Buying Spree of Goods from Abroad

June 30, 2016

More than 15 percent of Chinese will purchase e-commerce goods from abroad this year, according to a recent eMarketer report.

Most Americans Shop Online - Some Up to Five Hours a Week, Report Says

June 30, 2016

Fierce Retail

As many as 96 percent of Americans are now shopping online, averaging about five hours a week making online purchases. A recent survey and report from Bigcommerce in partnership with Kelton Global looked at the online shopping habits of 1,000 U.S. consumers and found that online shopping is becoming a necessity for some consumers.

Analytics, Mobile, Sensors, Beacons, IoT Enable Retailers to Optimize Operations From End to End

June 29, 2016

RIS News

The Internet of Things (IoT) has finally matured to where frictionless retail is becoming real.

Real-Time Location System Enables Clinic to Keep Tabs on Patients, Employees, Assets

June 29, 2016

RFID Journal

Since opening last month, the new Stanford Children's Health Specialty Services - Sunnyvale clinic has received the best patient satisfaction survey results of any of Stanford Children's Health 60-some facilities. The health-care company attributes the high patient satisfaction levels, in large part, to a real-time location system that enables the staff to find patients, personnel and assets efficiently, says Lee Kwiatkowski, Stanford Children's Health's director of ambulatory transformation.

E-Commerce Continues to Drive Changes in Warehousing, Logistics, Institute Reports

June 29, 2016

CCIM Institute

As larger U.S. retailers continue to close underperforming stores with more customers choosing to shop online from their own homes, big-box store vacancies have increased in recent years. But with online sales only increasing and more small shop spaces mimicking the online sales environment, the biggest impacts are being reflected in warehouse space and logistics.

Chasing Amazon: Building a Dynamic Warehouse Network

June 27, 2016

FLEXE

ITE Group, Messe München to Co-locate at MODEX 2018

June 27, 2016

MHI

MHI, Messe München and ITE Group will co-locate at the newly formed Transportation & Logistics America (TLA) exhibit with MODEX 2018.

For E-Tailers Today, the Box Is as Important as Its Contents

June 27, 2016

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

In the world of e-commerce, the packaging is more than just a box. It's meant to "inspire and inform" consumers.

China Continues to Be Attractive Market, Especially Its Large Upper Middle Class

June 24, 2016

BCG Perspectives

China's economy continues to make global headlines, with each uptick or downtick in GDP growth, industrial output, retail sales, or other measure pored over like tea leaves for what it portends.

Program Launched to Attract Women to Manufacturing Jobs

June 24, 2016

APICS

To increase awareness and create ambassadors for manufacturing careers for women, APICS and the Manufacturing Institute have released LEAD: Becoming an Impactful Voice to the Next Generation of Talent.

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.