Consumer Packaged Goods

When It Comes to Customer Personalization, Many Shoppers Say Retailers Miss Target

December 17, 2015

Beacon marketing platform provider Swirl Networks found that few retailers are tailoring their messages successfully across in-store and digital platforms, but rather are pushing irrelevant content. In fact, only 25 percent of consumers say that brick-and-mortar retailers regularly demonstrate an understanding of their individual preferences.

Many Shoppers, Especially Among Millennials, Would Shop on Christmas Day, Survey Says

December 16, 2015

LoyaltyOne Consulting

Why wait until December 26? Throw the doors open on Christmas for returns and sales - or so it appears that's the message to retailers, particularly from millennials.

Shoppers Abandon Retailers Who Sustain Data Breaches, Report Claims

December 16, 2015

Fierce Retail

U.S. shoppers are likely to change their shopping habits if their favorite retailer experienced a data breach, according to a report by Vormetric and Wakefield, which specialize in data security solutions.

Improving Efficiency and Accuracy in Financial Group's Mail Distribution Center

December 15, 2015

Challenge: A financial group was growing steadily and was faced with a lack of accuracy and efficiency in the mail distribution center. Since they received and distributed highly sensitive insurance paperwork it was crucial for them to maintain efficiency and accuracy when expanding the sorting system.

Retailers Say Imports Will Finish Strong Despite Sluggish Holiday Sales

December 15, 2015

Wall Street Journal

Retailers predict import volumes at the nation's major container ports will finish the year on a high note despite weak demand during this year's traditional peak shipping season.

As Overall Retail Sales Slip During Holidays, Online Merchandising Rises

December 14, 2015

Fierce Retail

Retail sales may have been down in stores from Black Friday to Cyber Monday, but online experiences and retailers' ability to meet expectations were up, according to the DynamicAction Retail Holiday Index.

Eyefreight SaaS TMS Improves Freight Management Efficiency

December 11, 2015

Challenge: One of the world's largest steel manufacturers seeks to improve the efficiency of its logistics function. The manufacturer faces two key challenges: 1.) An overall lack of efficiency of all outbound freight flows to worldwide destinations. 2.) A manual, resource-heavy process for managing all shipments, associated costs and billing activity from end to end.

RF-RFID Labels Aids Retailers in Electronic Article Surveillance

December 11, 2015

Checkpoint Systems

Checkpoint Systems, Inc., a global supplier of merchandise availability solutions for the retail industry, has announced patent-pending dual RF-RFID labels that incorporate UCODE 7 chips from NXP.

Decline in Chinese GDP Growth Takes Luster Off Global Diamond Jewelry Sale

December 11, 2015

Bain & Co.

Retail sales of diamond jewelry grew last year and in the first half of 2015 by 4 percent to 8 percent with solid performance from the U.S. Meanwhile, the Chinese market continues to slow, due to stagnant GDP growth, which caused a ripple effect across the entire value chain. In 2015, diamond producers and mid-segment companies should anticipate a 10 percent to 20 percent decrease in revenue with diamond jewelry sales to remain near flat.

Retailers Wrapping Up Holiday Merchandise Supply, Demand

December 11, 2015

NRF

Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to be essentially unchanged from last year this month as stores bring in the last round of merchandise for the holiday season, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

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.