Consumer Packaged Goods

Does Target Finally Have the Right Leader to Fix Its Supply Chain Problems?

September 14, 2015

Target's supply chain woes are coming to a boil. Out-of-stocks and sometimes entirely empty shelves have become all too common, and have come to the attention of the national media.

Retail Imports Are on Rise as Holidays Approach

September 14, 2015

NRF

Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to increase 1.2 percent this month over the same time last year as retailers head toward the holiday season, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

Supplier Compliance Programs: The Gap Between Talk and Walk

September 14, 2015

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Companies say they have effective supplier compliance programs in place. But reality says something quite different.

Blind Spot: How Demand Management and Integrated Business Planning Are Used to Optimize Trade Spend Investment

September 11, 2015

Oliver Wight

Retailers Warned to Prepare for Delivery Expectations of 'Generation Z'

September 11, 2015

Shutl

Retailers should be bracing themselves for heightened delivery expectations of so-called Generation Z, those individuals born after the late 1990s, whose media-saturated world has accustomed to them to instant access to things.

Europeans Experience High Level of Problems with Their Online Retail Orders, Study Says

September 11, 2015

JDA

European adults have experienced a high number of problems with online orders in the last 12 months, according to data from the JDA/Centiro Customer Pulse Report.

Reshoring: Reality or Hype?

September 10, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Are companies really shifting their manufacturing operations out of China and back to the West? The answer isn't a simple one, says Akhil Oltikar, vice president of supply chain solutions at Riverwood Solutions. He looks at the many issues that global manufacturers take into account when deciding where to site their operations.

LED Lamp Market to Surpass $216Bn by 2024, Report Finds

September 10, 2015

Navigant Research

Global revenue from light-emitting diode (LED) lamps and modules is expected to total $216bn from 2015 to 2024, according to a report from Navigant Research.

Google Wants to Be Your Grocer

September 10, 2015

Business Week

Google Inc. will start testing a delivery service for fresh food and groceries in two U.S. cities later this year, stepping up competition with online retailer Amazon.com Inc. and start-up Instacart Inc.

Gabon Tops Ranking of Nations With Best Retail Opportunities in Africa

September 9, 2015

A.T. Kearney

A.T. Kearney's 2015 African Retail Development Index (ARDI) reconfirms the potential of many nations throughout Africa.

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.