Food & Beverage

Online Grocery Delivery Is Hard Business to Make a Buck In

January 26, 2015

The online grocery delivery business seems to get more crowded - and more competitive - by the minute. Tech giants Google and Amazon.com are offering it in some major cities, and so are upstarts such as Instacart, Postmates and FreshDirect. These newcomers are battling with more established businesses such as Peapod, which has been delivering groceries for more than 20 years, and services from companies such as Wal-Mart that allow customers to place orders online and pick them up at a nearby store.

Chinese Multinationals on the Hunt for Talent - Especially for Supply Chain Professionals

January 26, 2015

Robert Walters

The growth of Chinese multinational corporations will intensify talent competition in 2015, according to the latest annual Global Salary Survey from professional recruitment consultancy Robert Walters. Professionals now view Chinese companies as an attractive employment option due to their promising prospects and competitive remuneration packages – which often include employee stock options.

Manufacturing Capacity Is Leaving China. But Where's It Going?

January 26, 2015

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

We've heard it before: manufacturing is leaving China and coming back to the West. But the reality isn't that simple.

Combined Procurement Helps Pharma Distributors Stay in the Black

January 23, 2015

IDB

One of the most powerful middleman industries in the global economy – pharmaceutical distributors – is emerging from more than a half-decade of difficult transition.

Is China Manipulating Its Currency?

January 23, 2015

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Is China guilty, as charged by U.S. traders, of keeping its currency artificially weak?

HighJump Issues App for In-Store Fulfillment; Partners With Unata

January 21, 2015

HighJump Software Inc.

HighJump Software Inc. has released HighJump Retail Advantage for in-store fulfillment.

China Is Africa's Biggest Trading Partner, But Not Its Largest Investor

January 21, 2015

The Economist

China has become by far Africa's biggest trading partner, exchanging about $160bn worth of goods a year; more than a million Chinese, most of them labourers and traders, have moved to the continent in the past decade. The mutual adoration between governments continues, with ever more African roads and mines built by Chinese firms. But the talk of Africa becoming Chinese - or "China’s second continent", as the title of one American book puts it - is overdone.

JDA Unveils Retail.Me for Shopper Segmentation, Assortment Management

January 20, 2015

JDA Software Group Inc.

JDA Software Group Inc. has released Retail.Me, a software and services offering that provides retailers with shopper-segmentation capabilities and localized assortment recommendations.

Toshiba Joins With Microsoft in Omnichannel Initiative for Retail

January 20, 2015

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions Inc.

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions Inc. and Microsoft Corp. have jointly launched an initiative to help retailers manage omnichannel customer engagements.

Seven Best Practices to Follow for Smoother Software Implementations

January 20, 2015

Christopher Springer, Director of Operations, QuestaWeb Inc.

Across my career, I've participated in scores of software implementations for companies ranging from SMBs to industry giants. Some have gone exceptionally well, while others have encountered delays. Each effort has served as a learning experience, offering insights and lessons learned about the characteristics "smooth" projects share – and the pitfalls to avoid.

Food & Beverage

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the food and beverage industries. Learn how food and beverage 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.