Consumer Packaged Goods

Indoor Environmental Air Quality Products Market to Top $7Bn By 2024, Report Says

January 7, 2016

The market for indoor environmental and air quality (IEAQ) technologies used in new construction and retrofit applications is expected to grow from $4.2bn in 2015 to $7.1bn by 2024, according to a Navigant Research report.

Mobile Sales Account for 30 Percent of Holiday Season's Growing E-Commerce

January 7, 2016

Fierce Retail

E-commerce revenue jumped 21 percent this holiday season over last year as mobile sales continue to climb - 30.4 percent of online sales were placed on mobile devices, according to Custora.

US Manufacturer Realizes $1.5M Savings after Implementing Enterprise Labeling Solution

January 6, 2016

Challenge: The leading global manufacturer of advanced plasma, laser and water jet-cutting systems with worldwide operations and partners, experienced significant growth. Due to this growth, their existing label printing system presented considerable risks to operations. Their system was prone to breaking, ultimately causing significant downtime, with five to ten hours of troubleshooting each week. All of this resulted in customer dissatisfaction, brand integrity issues, and lost revenues, equaling $25,000 – $100,000 worth of productivity each week.

If You're Going to Offer Omnichannel Shopping, Do It Properly

January 6, 2016

Apparel

Most retailers are attempting to offer omnichannel shopping experiences for their customers, but few are doing it right (or profitably) so far.

Amazon Reportedly Accounts for Half of Online Sales Growth in U.S.

January 6, 2016

Fierce Retail

Amazon now accounts for roughly 50 percent of all online retail sales growth in the United States and 24 percent of total retail sales growth, according to Macquarie Research.

Considering WMS Implementation? Be Conservative in Your ROI Analysis.

January 5, 2016

EBN

At its core, a warehouse management system offers warehouses and distributors a tool to help improve customer service. That means knowing what you have, where you have it and how soon you can promise delivery.

Most 'Customer Experience' Officers Haven't Used Big Data to Improve Strategy, Survey Finds

January 4, 2016

Consero Group

At a time when businesses continue to expand their use of data, fifty-three percent of so-called customer experience executives do not use big data to improve strategy, according to a new survey by Consero Group.

Cargomatic Launches Service in S.F. Bay Area

January 4, 2016

Cargomatic

Cargomatic has launched service in the San Francisco Bay Area, including San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose and beyond.

Historic Futures Launches Online Risk-Monitoring Tool

December 30, 2015

Historic Futures

Historic Futures has launched String3, an online supply-chain risk-monitoring tool.

Exostar Launches New Service for Cybersecurity Risk Assessment

December 30, 2015

Exostar

Exostar has released Partner Information Manager (PIM), a modular application that measures risk across a business’s extended supply chain.

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.