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- 7/29/2014
General Mills Launches Global Innovation Challenge
General Mills Worldwide Innovation Network announces the launch of a global innovation challenge to reduce greenhouse gases. - 7/29/2014
Danone Strengthens Presence in Africa
The partnership with East Africas leading dairy products group will significantly enhance the platform Danone is currently building in Africa. - 7/29/2014
Crocs Appoints VP of Retail for NA
The exec comes most recently from Reebok and will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the retail footprint in North America, including the entire fleet of full-price and outlet stores. - 7/28/2014
NetSuite Wins New Customers in Pet Products
Companies announced include GameWear, Pet Head and That Pet Place, which are among a growing number of manufacturers, distributors and retailers of pet goods that are leveraging NetSuite. - 7/28/2014
Dollar Tree Buys Family Dollar for $8.5B
On July 28, 2014, Dollar Tree, Inc. announced its intent to takeover Family Dollar for $8.5 billion. Will the merged company, with more than 13,000 stores in 48 states and five Canadian Provinces, create significant competition for big box retailers, like Walmart? - 7/28/2014
Centric Adds Fung Capital, Silver Lake Waterman as Strategic Investors
The investment is expected to support geographic expansion in Asia and acceleration of product innovation. - 7/28/2014
Death of the Shopping Mall? Consumer Goods Manufacturers Adapt
Who will sell consumer product five years from now? And where? The decline of shopping malls, the rise of online shopping and changing consumer habits require consumer goods manufacturers to rethink their approach to moving goods. - 7/28/2014
Dassault Systemes to Acquire Quintiq
The acquisition of Quintiq extends Dassault Systmes 3DEXPERIENCE platform to business operations planning and further enables its longtime goal of harmonizing product, nature and life. - 7/27/2014
Tyson to Sell Mexico and Brazil Poultry Businesses
Tyson Foods President and CEO Donnie Smith says that the company lacked then necessary scale to gain lading share positions in these markets. - 7/27/2014
CG Execs Say They Lack Digital Know-How
New research finds that more than half of business leaders place digital strategy and data analytics high on their agenda. Yet, 32 percent of respondents currently see themselves as having weak or no capabilities in these areas. Meanwhile, the supply chain was rated by consumer goods and retail executives as the No. 1 challenge for their companies and is also the most likely to receive increased investment this year.