PepsiCo, Reckitt, Haleon — A Speaker Sneak Peek for the Consumer Goods Sales & Marketing Tech Summit

At the upcoming Consumer Goods Sales & Marketing Tech Summit, hosted by CGT, commercial and technology executives will gather to address how consumer packaged goods companies can adapt to a market increasingly driven by automated decision-making and real-time analytics.

Industry Awards

Now Accepting Nominations for Visionaries 2026 Awards Program

From Fortune 500 CIOs to leaders at innovative midmarket firms, this award recognizes influential decision-makers executing high-impact strategies across sales, marketing, supply chain and data infrastructure.

Estée Lauder Promotes Tech, Digital Commerce Execs as Part of Transformation Strategy

President and CEO Stéphane de La Faverie said the appointments recognize the deep digital transformation underpinning the company’s next phase of growth.

Mergers and Acquisitions

How Shifting Consumer Preferences Are Fueling Barilla, Ferrero, P&G Health & Wellness Deals

See why these companies are growing their portfolios with health-conscious brands such as Goodles, Purely Elizabeth and Thorne.

Product Information Management

How Ultimate Products Streamlined Global PIM Operations, Saving 9,000 Hours Annually

The company sought out a solution that could provide a central structure and support future automation and AI-led capabilities.

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Digital Marketing

What Does the Transition to a 2D System Look Like?

Consumer goods companies including Procter & Gamble, L’Oréal, Nestlé, PepsiCo and Kenvue have all joined GS1’s “Sunrise 2027” initiative to guide brands and retailers during the transition from linear barcodes to a 2D system.
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09/11/2026
Digital Marketing

Beyond Checkout: Prepare Your Brand for 2D Barcodes

Retailers are updating point-of-sale systems to scan 2D barcodes, but don’t wait for a mandatory switch-over date.
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09/10/2026
Artificial Intelligence

Overhauling Retail Execution With On-Device AI

By integrating on-device AI and real-time image recognition, companies can transform store visits into immediate coaching and outcome-based store manager discussions.
09/10/2026
Personnel Moves

3M Promotes Tushar Kshirsagar to Chief Technology Officer

He is a 3M career veteran, having spent more than 24 years with the company, progressing from technical research roles into high-level global business leadership.
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09/08/2026
Artificial Intelligence

AI Can Only See Half the Deal

Grocery retailers make most of their margin on promotions, largely funded by vendors. But your AI sees the shelf and the calendar, not the trade dollars behind them. That's half the deal, and on $500 billion in trade spend, it's where margin leaks. See what changes when both sides connect.
09/08/2026
Demand Planning

Arc'teryx Embeds AI-Enabled End-to-End Planning

Arc’teryx expects to optimize its inventory management and align planning decisions across the business to more quickly react to changes in demand.
09/08/2026
Consumer Engagement

Consumers to Use AI for 'Coupon Clipping' This Holiday Season

It's becoming increasingly apparent that AI prompting is a skill set that needs to be trained.
09/08/2026
Personnel Moves

KDP Hires Mondelez Career Vet to Lead North America R&D for Coffee Business

He rejoins some of the coffee brands he worked on earlier in his career for which he oversaw end-to-end processes from prototype to commercialization in global coffee R&D efforts.
09/08/2026
Mergers and Acquisitions

Barilla Group to Acquire Better-For-You Mac & Cheese Brand Goodles

Goodles will remain an independent brand under the international food company's umbrella.
09/02/2026
Consumer Goods Sales & Marketing Summit

Mark Anthony Group, Jelmar Execs to Debate AI Impact at Consumer Goods Sales & Marketing Tech Summit

As algorithms evolve trade promotion, pricing models and shelf-space decisions, the CPG industry faces a critical question: Is AI making marketers less important?
09/01/2026
Personnel Moves

Mondelez Insights Expert Cristina Marinucci to Lead Commercial Growth at Righteous Felon Craft Jerky

This executive brings extensive consumer goods experience leading commercial strategy, consumer insights, retail media, analytics and omni-commerce transformation.

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CGT Parent Company Launches GLP-1 Shopper Summit

EnsembleIQ announces the launch of the GLP-1 Shopper Summit, a new one-day industry event held on Nov. 12 in Chicago that will bring together senior leaders from retail, CPG, data and technology organizations to examine how GLP-1 adoption is changing the shopper and what those changes mean for merchandising, product innovation, shopper engagement and business growth.

Kimberly-Clark to Consolidate Operations, Invest in Digital Optimization

Kimberly-Clark Corp. is consolidating 6,000 applications and more than 15 ERP systems as it prepares to finalize its acquisition of Kenvue.

P&G Partners With Albertsons for Media Campaign Supported By Shopper Insights

The series was shaped using a combination of retailer shopper intelligence and brand insights during the creative development phase

PepsiCo, Reckitt, Haleon — A Speaker Sneak Peek for the Consumer Goods Sales & Marketing Tech Summit

Now Accepting Nominations for Visionaries 2026 Awards Program

Estée Lauder Promotes Tech, Digital Commerce Execs as Part of Transformation Strategy

How Shifting Consumer Preferences Are Fueling Barilla, Ferrero, P&G Health & Wellness Deals

How Ultimate Products Streamlined Global PIM Operations, Saving 9,000 Hours Annually

What Does the Transition to a 2D System Look Like?

Beyond Checkout: Prepare Your Brand for 2D Barcodes

Overhauling Retail Execution With On-Device AI

3M Promotes Tushar Kshirsagar to Chief Technology Officer

AI Can Only See Half the Deal

Arc'teryx Embeds AI-Enabled End-to-End Planning

Consumers to Use AI for 'Coupon Clipping' This Holiday Season

KDP Hires Mondelez Career Vet to Lead North America R&D for Coffee Business

Barilla Group to Acquire Better-For-You Mac & Cheese Brand Goodles

Mark Anthony Group, Jelmar Execs to Debate AI Impact at Consumer Goods Sales & Marketing Tech Summit

Mondelez Insights Expert Cristina Marinucci to Lead Commercial Growth at Righteous Felon Craft Jerky

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