The Silver (Stream)lining of SKU Rationalization

Beyond reducing costs and simplifying operations, SKU rationalization is playing a vital role in improving the supplier/retailer relationship during an especially complex moment — and it may even pave the way for new innovation.

Technology Innovation

Coca-Cola’s Largest Bottler Moving to Open Hybrid Cloud

Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) has tapped IBM for a multi-year agreement to unlock additional operations and efficiencies through data.

Technology Innovation

Zydus Wellness Powering Digital Transformation with New Tech Partnership

Zydus Wellness' new partnership helped it develop an intelligent ERP system built on SAP S/4HANA, enabling the company to consolidate and integrate business and operational processes from its recent acquisition of Heinz India Private Limited.

Sales & Marketing

5 Missed E-Commerce Opportunities for Consumer Goods Brands

Consumer goods brands with missing attribute data in their product listings create consumer frustration and lost sales opportunities. Learn about the traps that are easy to fall into.

Supply Chain

Why Additive is the Future of Consumer Manufacturing

Every consumer product company can and should be seriously exploring additive manufacturing. Those that don't risk being disrupted by more nimble competitors and watching from the shore as those competitors sail off to success.

Corporate Strategy

Fast-Moving CG Execs: Ocean Spray, Clorox, Tyson, 3M, ZenWTR, Sauer

It's been a busy time of new roles in the consumer goods industry, so we've rounded up some of the latest appointments and promotions.

Sales & Marketing

Yankee Candle Gets Personal with New Commerce Partnership

Yankee Candle is deepening customer relationships with its new subscription service partnership.

Corporate Strategy

Edgewell Picks Up CREMO

The addition of CREMO’s “barber-grade” beard, hair, shave prep and skin care products will complement such other Edgewell brands as Jack Black and Bulldog.

Assortment Planning/Optimization

Why Transferable Demand is Essential for Grocery Assortment Planning

Given the whirlwind of change grocery retail has experienced in 2020, CPGs and grocers are scrambling to gain insights as to how to best cater to shopper preferences in store.

Case Studies

Mondelez Taps Tech to Transform Global Enterprise Innovation Management

The CPG giant will use a global innovation platform to drive portfolio transparency, speed commercialization, and accelerate response to changing market conditions.

E-commerce

AB InBev Expedites Global Enterprise Commerce to Keep Up with Demand

AB InBev selects VTEX to power global marketplace and POS functionality, facilitating contactless ordering and delivery in multiple markets across the globe.

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Supply Chain Planning That Delivers The Goods For Consumer Products

6/15/2020 — Consumer products supply chains are complex and must deal with many variables, including global raw material sourcing, sprawling distribution networks and dynamic promotions to balance supply and demand. Whatever your challenge, consumers still expect products on shelves when they want them.

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Aug

SAS Offering Free Trial of Demand Planning Analytics Tool

Jul

Bedrock Analytics Expands Nielsen Partnership to Canada

Jul

Trax & Nielsen Dig into Retail Shelf Data for CGs

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Retail & Consumer Goods Analytics Study

Uncover the analytic shifts happening in retail and consumer goods today and benchmark the industry’s analytic maturity in this interactive report.

Tip of the Spear Technology: Converge Retail

Tip of the spear technology with Converge Retail straight from the 2020 NRF Big Show floor.

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Thought Leadership

Growth in Uncertainty

July

Growth in Uncertainty: What Lies Beyond

Consumer products companies want to move forward, but in many cases, their strategies, priorities and actions are being viewed through a historical lens. Even in the best of times, that approach is flawed — and now, in response to COVID-19, it’s fatally flawed.

May