Curb the Panic! Coronavirus Webinar Series

As the unprecedented COVID-19 health crisis is unfolding, retailers and consumer goods companies are looking to their peers to share first-hand perspectives on what they are doing in response to the pandemic. That is why CGT and RIS are enlisting the help of industry experts for this series of webinars.

Digital Darwinism & Generation C: Navigating the Future of Business with Digital Transformation

Digital transformation now isn't a one-and-done event, and it's certainly more than just a collection of data. To really effect change, an organization must embrace a purposeful mindset shift, and cognitive automation can lead the way.

Front-Line Support: CG Brands Thanking Workforces with Cash Bonuses

A number of companies are showing their gratitude toward their front-line employees during the coronavirus health crisis in the form of raised wages and bonuses.

Trade Promotion Management

Rules to Establish an Effective Trade Promotion Management Practice

Trade spend is one of the largest budget line items for consumer goods companies, and here we take a look at the evolving technologies that help support trade promotions in order to reveal a more effective operating model.

Supply Chain

Panic Buying Triggers New Reality for Grocery Supply Chains

How can grocers bounce back in time to keep with consumer demand as long as the coronavirus rages on?

Supply Chain

6 Steps to Predicting Shifting Demand Patterns While Navigating the Coronavirus Crisis

The biggest unknown is whether there will be a delayed economic recovery or a prolonged contraction. Regardless of the outcome, retailers and their CPG suppliers need to think ahead and be prepared to act quickly.

Supply Chain

Setting a New Bar for a New Supply Chain

As manufacturers adapt to a path to purchase that includes meeting customers almost anywhere, they’re now learning how to become as adept at customized fulfillment as they've been at moving mass quantities of products.

Coronavirus News

Newly Remote Workforces & Sales Shifts Top CG Execs’ List of Woes

A leading 29% of respondents in CGT's exclusive poll said they can’t keep up with production of certain products, such as household cleaners and paper products.

Coronavirus News

Walmart & Sam’s Club Streaming Supply Chain Financing & Offering Rent Relief

The retailers have accelerated the onboarding process for qualified suppliers to receive payments from national banks.

Sales & Marketing

Nike’s China Strategy Serving As its U.S. Coronavirus Playbook

The footwear giant anticipates its digital tech investments will help it weather the storm the coronavirus is wreaking upon retail worldwide.

Coronavirus News

Hanesbrand Retrofitting Plants to Make Masks Instead of Shirts and Socks

The company expects to ramp up production of 1.5 million masks weekly.

Product Innovation

Plants Rule in Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies

The media company's annual rankings are out, and it’s a good year for brands keeping their consumers’ health top of mind.

Coronavirus News

Coty Sharpens Focus in Response to COVID-19

Coty is taking steps to adjust its focus as it contends with effects from the new coronavirus.

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Finding the Missing ROI in Digital Transformation

1/28/2020 — Consumer goods companies are under tremendous pressure to transform, but the ROI is missing for many digital transformation projects as it puts new demands on networks. Find the missing piece of consumer goods manufacturers' digital transformation ROI puzzle.

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SAP Offers Free Select Software to Help Tackle COVID-19 Disruptions

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Trax Acquires Survey.com

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Fractal Enters Nielsen Fold

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Analytics Unite: The Summit for Retail and Consumer Brands

RIS News and CGT are joining forces for their seventh annual analytics summit taking place at the Sheraton Grand, Chicago, IL on October 4-6. Registration is now open!

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Tip of the Spear Technology: Digital Spaces

CGT looks at emerging technologies. This week: Digital Spaces' retail management solutions.

Curb the Panic! Coronavirus Webinar Series

Digital Darwinism & Generation C: Navigating the Future of Business with Digital Transformation

Front-Line Support: CG Brands Thanking Workforces with Cash Bonuses

Rules to Establish an Effective Trade Promotion Management Practice

Panic Buying Triggers New Reality for Grocery Supply Chains